MuZiZZle
12th July 2011, 07:25
Okay guys, first guide so go easy on me.
Here's a guide to removing the passenger airbag without removing the dash.
You will need the following:
A couple of flat head screwdrivers, 1 small for the vent, 1 large for the airbag
A shifter, I personally used the shifter as I used it to grip the bolts from "above" as it was easier to get the shifter in than a ring spanner or socket, I could also feel where the nuts were alowing me to work blind.
Here we go!
1, remove the vent with a bit of screwdriver action, pop the surround out, then work the gubbins out prying the top then bottom, repeat
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3254/img2285wz.jpg
2, Once the vent is off you will be able to see the pipe leading to it from the heater, this runs from the vent, behind the airbag & joins the center heating vents, you can reach up under the dash & with some jiggery pokery you can remove it. I deformed mine & pulled it out, it's plastic like a strong 4 pint milk container so don't worry
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/549/img2286z.jpg
3, Now you can remove the nuts, they are on the back of the unit, locations shown as below
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6929/img2291s.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8048/img2294kq.jpg
You can get the 2 left hand nuts by coing in through the vent hole, the 2 on the far right you might have to do blind.
As soon as the nut moves you can get it off by hand, they're not very stiff, and once you have the left hand 2 off, I would use one of the nuts to set your shifter, then reach up through the fusebox flap and feel for the other 2 nuts.
Slip the shifter over the top of the nut & twist, it's tight in there so getting it on sideways is a bit of a non starter.
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/5830/img2289pr.jpg
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/1706/img2290a.jpg
4, gently remove the airbag unit with a flat head screwdriver
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6929/img2291s.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5606/img2292r.jpg
The unit is connected by 2 wires, the green cable just unclips, you will probably need a small flat head to remove the clip on the orange cable
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5607/img2293g.jpg
There you go, airbag out, lovely big hole in your dash!
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8048/img2294kq.jpg
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3290/img2295g.jpg
Now if you feel adventurous, you can remove all of the associated under carpet wiring and the module under the dash
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/3441/img2296e.jpg
:afro:
Here's a guide to removing the passenger airbag without removing the dash.
You will need the following:
A couple of flat head screwdrivers, 1 small for the vent, 1 large for the airbag
A shifter, I personally used the shifter as I used it to grip the bolts from "above" as it was easier to get the shifter in than a ring spanner or socket, I could also feel where the nuts were alowing me to work blind.
Here we go!
1, remove the vent with a bit of screwdriver action, pop the surround out, then work the gubbins out prying the top then bottom, repeat
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3254/img2285wz.jpg
2, Once the vent is off you will be able to see the pipe leading to it from the heater, this runs from the vent, behind the airbag & joins the center heating vents, you can reach up under the dash & with some jiggery pokery you can remove it. I deformed mine & pulled it out, it's plastic like a strong 4 pint milk container so don't worry
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/549/img2286z.jpg
3, Now you can remove the nuts, they are on the back of the unit, locations shown as below
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6929/img2291s.jpg
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8048/img2294kq.jpg
You can get the 2 left hand nuts by coing in through the vent hole, the 2 on the far right you might have to do blind.
As soon as the nut moves you can get it off by hand, they're not very stiff, and once you have the left hand 2 off, I would use one of the nuts to set your shifter, then reach up through the fusebox flap and feel for the other 2 nuts.
Slip the shifter over the top of the nut & twist, it's tight in there so getting it on sideways is a bit of a non starter.
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/5830/img2289pr.jpg
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/1706/img2290a.jpg
4, gently remove the airbag unit with a flat head screwdriver
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6929/img2291s.jpg
http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/5606/img2292r.jpg
The unit is connected by 2 wires, the green cable just unclips, you will probably need a small flat head to remove the clip on the orange cable
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5607/img2293g.jpg
There you go, airbag out, lovely big hole in your dash!
http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8048/img2294kq.jpg
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/3290/img2295g.jpg
Now if you feel adventurous, you can remove all of the associated under carpet wiring and the module under the dash
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/3441/img2296e.jpg
:afro: