bignum Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Basically i want to stop the airbag triggering in the event of an accident, must add, mainly on trackdays, whats the best way of doing this, i thought there would be a fuse but nothing is marked up as airbag etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Swap the steering wheel when on track? i have a stock non air bag one you can have FOC mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Take out the airbag ECU, it's located under the centre console storage box. It will probably trigger an error code though. Not sure how to get around that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 Swap the steering wheel when on track? i have a stock non air bag one you can have FOC mate. Might take you up on that cheers! Take out the airbag ECU, it's located under the centre console storage box. It will probably trigger an error code though. Not sure how to get around that.. Is that a black box marked up with "decceleration unit" by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2 MSW Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Is that a black box marked up with "decceleration unit" by any chance? Apt name Whats the plan for Sat night btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Disabling active lifesaver features just seems wrong. Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Can't you just unplug them? The airbag unit unscrews from the wheel and plugs into the loom. Probably a better solution than disconnecting the ECU. I'm with Ian on this though. I think it's an over-reaction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4packet Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Don't do what a styling bod did at an OEM I used to work for. In removing the drivers seat he decided to 'cut' the yellow wires that were hindering his progress. Nearly took his head off when the safety devices erupted! Its always adviseable to disconnect the battery before working on or around the air bag circuit just to be on the safe side. Edited October 13, 2009 by 4packet (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 A friend of mine went blind when shunting another car. Someone hit into him from behind causing him to shunt the vehicle in front. The air bag went off, Probably helped alot even at low speed. But as a result his thumb was wedged between his eye and eye socket. Thought of that actually scares me. I have the passanger bag, But no drivers bag. Not due to the above. I just wanted a nice steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I have the passanger bag, But no drivers bag. Not due to the above. I just wanted a nice steering wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 What ? Supra is the 1st car i've owned with any air bags. I totally understand its there for a good reason. I used to drive little renault 5 turbos. They are like tin cans compared to the supra, Not a valid reason to get rid i understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 If you remove the airbag controller under the centre armrest, make sure you put plenty of insulating tape over the connectors on the end of the wiring loom, and cable tie them down out of the way somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevins Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 easiest way to stop air bags going of is disconnect the pre tensioner on one of the seats, the reason being is that if the air bag light is lit up then the air bag will not go off as the system is designed to pull you into your seat and that extra bit away from the air bag itself when deployed, so where the module senses a problem with the pre tensioner it disables the air bag firing mechanism, tried and tested method while recovering crashed cars where the bag did not deploy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmer Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Done this to mine as it had a fault somewhere. As others have said just unplug the Airbag ECU. It kills the whole system so no lights or anything. Then if you want it back just plug it in (with the battery disconnected and after waiting 90 seconds of course) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Disabling active lifesaver features just seems wrong. Discuss. I wear harnesses so will never make it to the windscreen, have you ever had an airbag hit you in the face? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesG Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 A friend of mine went blind when shunting another car. Someone hit into him from behind causing him to shunt the vehicle in front. The air bag went off, Probably helped alot even at low speed. But as a result his thumb was wedged between his eye and eye socket. Thought of that actually scares me. I have the passanger bag, But no drivers bag. Not due to the above. I just wanted a nice steering wheel. Ouch! That's one reason why you should avoid crossing your arms while steering. You also risk breaking your arm if the airbag goes off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 I can`t believe the damage they cause, the passenger side airbag actually smashed the windscreen on 1 particular supra!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 I can`t believe the damage they cause, the passenger side airbag actually smashed the windscreen on 1 particular supra!! The windscreen is designed to be pretty weak from inside -> out for safety reasons (i.e. your head passing through it when you didn't wear a seatbelt - but then who'd be stupid enough to not use an active safety device...?) so it's not that bad. I know someone who punched theirs while in a strop once, and broke it Thus increasing to strop factor 9, Mr Sulu -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thats crazy not using active safety devices, tut,tut:innocent: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelboyne Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 14 yrs original airbags are these still ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 (edited) 14 yrs original airbags are these still ok. Good point. They do have a shelf life. But to what component needs changing needs some googling i think. Maybe its the explosive part? or the material weakens over the years? And i found - The time limit is due to two things, one the stability of the propellant and two the structural integrity of the bag/stitching itself. Not much good if the charge ignites and the bag disintegrates rather than inflating. Also - theft of airbags is on the increase as breakers are not allowed to sell them on ? As they have to detonate them or be banned from purchasing cat b's? Edited February 11, 2010 by edge (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Sort of on topic question here....... Whenn fitting an aftermarket steering wheel in place of the OEM ones that have an airbag is it just simply unbolt the old and bolt on the new or do you have to disconnect things or do error codes come up etc?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigelboyne Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 i want them removed is it still posible to keep the original sterring wheel. want a glove box in the passenger side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movistar Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 To my knowledge it 15 years and airbags should be replaced! As to remove, you can get a little gadget off of snap-on which plugs onto the airbag wiring harness which replicates the resistance of an airbag and thus then able to drive with no error codes or light on and the rest of the system still working :-)...other wise do what the other chap said and disconnect the pretensioner and isolate the whole system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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