 Disabling Airbags for track use |
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 Apr 21 2005, 01:42 AM
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Dave B  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 292 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Whitby Ontario Member No.: 169  |
Yea, I have done the search but haven't got a great answer for how to do this. I gather there is a capacitor that is designed to fire the bag even without power from the fuse. Any idea how I could disconnect this? Also how about just removing the bag from the wheel? Is this easy to do?
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Apr 21 2005, 02:43 AM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
QUOTE (Dave B @ Apr 20 2005, 20:42) Yea, I have done the search but haven't got a great answer for how to do this. I gather there is a capacitor that is designed to fire the bag even without power from the fuse. Any idea how I could disconnect this? Also how about just removing the bag from the wheel? Is this easy to do? Removing the airbag from the wheel is harder than you'd think. It requires pulling the steering wheel lock out, and disconnecting and feeding the wiring harness up throught the tightly packed steering column. To disarm the airbag, you need to pull the fuse, and disconnect the yellow airbag wire which is under the dash behind the kick panel (4 screws, 2 hex, 2 phillips). I always disconnected the passenger one too which is also behind the passenger side kick panel (just push clips). The whole thing takes about 5 minutes. |
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Apr 21 2005, 04:37 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 545 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Germantown, MD USA Member No.: 99 |
... yea, what he said.
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Apr 22 2005, 02:32 AM
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Dave B Group: Advanced Members Posts: 292 Joined: 30-January 04 From: Whitby Ontario Member No.: 169 |
QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Apr 20 2005, 20:43) To disarm the airbag, you need to pull the fuse, and disconnect the yellow airbag wire which is under the dash behind the kick panel (4 screws, 2 hex, 2 phillips). I always disconnected the passenger one too which is also behind the passenger side kick panel (just push clips). The whole thing takes about 5 minutes. Do I need to disconnect the battery to do this? Is there a risk of the bag going off if I don't? |
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Apr 23 2005, 04:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 545 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Germantown, MD USA Member No.: 99 |
... no need to disconnect the battery, just pull the fuse and undo the wiring.
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Apr 24 2005, 03:04 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 143 Joined: 4-January 04 From: Sarnia Member No.: 97 |
Will the SRS light be left on when thisis done?
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Apr 24 2005, 07:15 PM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
QUOTE (JonV @ Apr 24 2005, 10:04) Will the SRS light be left on when thisis done? The red airbag light will remain on after the car attempts to check it. Then when it realizes the airbag isn't functioning, the orange "service vehicle" light will remain on. |
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