Disabling airbag

[Treeworld]

Apparently the police can tell whether the driver was female and whether they were wearing their seatbelt by because there is always a lipstick kiss mark in the centre of a deployed airbag.

 

Lets hope, if yours deploys whilst unplugging it, that you dont leave a lipstick mark on it

 

 

Being that I'm not in the pink shirt wearing brigade then the lippy shouldn't appear!!

[Mozza]

If you disable it and take it out completely, Make yourself a couch airbag, like this one

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppxu70Wojo]YouTube - Couch Airbag Explosion Prank[/ame]

[scuff]

As a retained firefighter as well as a woody, we are taught that yellow wires and plugs are feed and control for air bags and other crash related safety devices, we have to unplug before cutting pillers and popping doors to help stop un deployed bags going off.

[Beezy]

Hi all,

 

Dont want to de-rail, but kind of relevant! Does anyone know the situation re an MOT pass/fail if the airbag warning light shows on the display?

 

The girlfriends Golf is displayed, apparently after the battery was replaced, hopefully just a case of getting it plugged into a VW diagnostic system, and getting fleeced for £50 for the privalage of a 2 minute re-set!

 

Although its getting round to sorting it, super busy! MOT due end of month! any advice if i can get it through with light on appreciated.

 

Thanks all

Beez

[brewx1]

Not a fail, just gone through one myself with same problem.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Apparently the light comes on after, I think ten years anyway because they are supposed to be serviced/checked every so many years

[brewx1]

Think what Dean says is correct.

[kev7937]

Disconnected mine from behind the glove box a few months ago all it set off was the warning light and passed the mot fine.

[Beezy]

Cheers fellas, much appreciated.

Beezy

[Cracker]

Hi all,

 

Dont want to de-rail, but kind of relevant! Does anyone know the situation re an MOT pass/fail if the airbag warning light shows on the display?

 

The girlfriends Golf is displayed, apparently after the battery was replaced, hopefully just a case of getting it plugged into a VW diagnostic system, and getting fleeced for £50 for the privalage of a 2 minute re-set!

 

Although its getting round to sorting it, super busy! MOT due end of month! any advice if i can get it through with light on appreciated.

 

Thanks all

Beez

 

The last MOT test I did was back in 2002, so unless the rules have changed it's not a fail. Even if the pretensioners have fired and the flags popped up it's only an advisory point at testers discretion.