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Hazmanscoop
15th June 2014, 15:23
I've just soldered resistors to both seat wires and the steering wheel.

Light has stayed on!

Any ideas?
MuZiZZle
15th June 2014, 15:56
Have you crashed, has your airbag deployed?
Hazmanscoop
15th June 2014, 16:07
No, don't believe that's happened mate. There's no airbag on the steering wheel at all as it aftermarket.

I think the seats I have may have been in an accident (low speed) but they aren't plugged in.
dontpannic
15th June 2014, 16:09
Dude, if you've not got any airbags any more just remove the airbag ECU and wiring harness, the light doesn't come on at all then and there's no evidence there should be an airbag system installed.
MuZiZZle
15th June 2014, 16:21
Dude, if you've not got any airbags any more just remove the airbag ECU and wiring harness, the light doesn't come on at all then and there's no evidence there should be an airbag system installed.

As he says, just rip its brain out, its in front of the gear stick iirc like under the dash on the central thingymabobbins :y:
Hazmanscoop
15th June 2014, 19:16
I've still got the passenger airbag though, pretty big hole to fill :/
Hazmanscoop
20th June 2014, 05:44
Anyone any ideas as to why it would have stopped on?
dontpannic
21st June 2014, 07:55
Ditch the passenger airbag too, can fill the hole with a mk1 glovebox if you're that bothered

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106gavlar
23rd June 2014, 16:19
What size res did you put in?
MartinObviously
23rd June 2014, 16:38
2.7 ohm is the magic number!

1-3ohm usually does work though.

Could be you've heated one of the resistors too much or you've soldered a dry joint.
106gavlar
23rd June 2014, 18:34
I did mine under the column and not under seats.
Hazmanscoop
24th June 2014, 04:56
Not sure on resistor size. Got them off a lad on here that did his and they worked.

Dry joint?
MartinObviously
24th June 2014, 22:45
Not sure on resistor size. Got them off a lad on here that did his and they worked.

Dry joint?

Dry joint is when it looks like it's joined, but the solder isn't actually stuck.
Hazmanscoop
25th June 2014, 08:23
^^^

That confuses me! ha
MartinObviously
25th June 2014, 18:40
joints are probably okay :p
Hazmanscoop
25th June 2014, 20:28
the resistors are stuck to the wire with the solder and dont move, so im assuming they are ok??? :/

Havent fiddled with resistors since school 10 years ago!