Help with Buckets and Airbags

[saxotourdecorse]

hi all,
i am looking to fit buckets but i need help. when you disconnect the airbag wiring thing under the standard seat this will turn off the airbags. Both sides with it bein a vts. Is there anyway of making the airbags work. will they work in a crash with buckets in etc.

also - if you reconnect the wiring when you put standard seats back in do the airbags work again and the light go off? thanks

[AlexB]

put the pretensioners on the subframes hidden away so that they are plugged in

or put a resistor across the plug (theres a guide on doing the steering wheel with the correct type of resistor)

[saxotourdecorse]

do you not have to un plug the airbags when you take the standard seats out.? i have never changed seats before so i dont now what to do with pretensiors etc so anyone who can explain would be good :)

[stu-n-shell]

just unplug it and remove the seat as for the air bad light i just took the dials out and covered the bulb with duck tape so it doesnt shine through.lol

[saxotourdecorse]

i may decide to put the standard seats back in after a while so if i reconnect them will the airbags work again and will the light go off?

[bluearmy]

i may decide to put the standard seats back in after a while so if i reconnect them will the airbags work again and will the light go off?

yes they should do mate

[saxotourdecorse]

final question as i am goin to fit them soon - i am just goona leave the orange airbag cable loose under the seat- is this ok? i will diconnect battery. when i am finished and i have reconnected the battery can you just start the car or will the loss of connection cause the airbags to go off?? cheers

[Andy_Mack]

final question as i am goin to fit them soon - i am just goona leave the orange airbag cable loose under the seat- is this ok? i will diconnect battery. when i am finished and i have reconnected the battery can you just start the car or will the loss of connection cause the airbags to go off?? cheers


when i changed my seats i just pulled the plug out, didnt bother disconnecting the battery, probably should have to be safe but I didnt get an airbag to the back of the head either :P

[AlexB]

tbh if your going all out strippage remove the whle airbag system
its what i do
no lights in the dash
no silly oranger wires you need to hide
and less weight
if you wanna go back to standard just put it all in

plus before you ask about the steeringwheel bag if your in harnesses your not gunna hit the wheel so its not needed (so you can get a lighter wheel aswell