How to disable airbags?
Originally Posted by crazeethai
Disabling the air bags is not a stupid idea if you have children or ride with little people. Deployed airbags can seriously injure a child.
If you buckle your kids up, don't put a rear-facing child seat in the front, and, especially, keep your kids in the back, you have nothing to worry about.
Airbag injuries to children generally only occur from rear-facing child seats in front and unbuckled children - both of these things can cause premature impact with the airbag, which is when airbag-related injuries occur.
Originally Posted by crazeethai
Disabling the air bags is not a stupid idea if you have children or ride with little people. Deployed airbags can seriously injure a child.
I wouldn't recommend disabling your airbags but you can just unplug them from the computer module and they shouldn't go off anymore but you will have the airbag blinker on. the module is located in between the driver and passenger seats right where you store your cd's.
Originally Posted by Stinkfist480
I understand your point, but how can predict at what speed you're going to have an accident? (If you could, it wouldn't be an accident!)
I'll take a 30mph airbag to the face over a steering wheel anytime!
I'll take a 30mph airbag to the face over a steering wheel anytime!
I really don't understand why everyone takes such offense to my question.
It's my decision to make and not anyone elses and I'll be concerned about my own safety.
Some of the responses on here sound as if I forcefully disabled the airbags on someone elses car. It's my car and my own safety. Not anyone elses.
Now about those resistors. Where do I get them? What kind do I need?
It's my decision to make and not anyone elses and I'll be concerned about my own safety.
Some of the responses on here sound as if I forcefully disabled the airbags on someone elses car. It's my car and my own safety. Not anyone elses.
Now about those resistors. Where do I get them? What kind do I need?
I think you would be begging to get sued if you ever give a ride to anyone and an accident occured and during the accident invesitgation or findings it was revealed that your airbags had been tampered with by you.
Hey, there's a record of it now on the public internet. GL.
Hey, there's a record of it now on the public internet. GL.
Originally Posted by clifftrail
I think you would be begging to get sued if you ever give a ride to anyone and an accident occured and during the accident invesitgation or findings it was revealed that your airbags had been tampered with by you.
Hey, there's a record of it now on the public internet. GL.
Hey, there's a record of it now on the public internet. GL.
Last edited by Stinkfist480; Apr 11, 2008 at 10:17 AM.
Originally Posted by crazeethai
Disabling the air bags is not a stupid idea if you have children or ride with little people. Deployed airbags can seriously injure a child.
Side airbags have been proven to help no matter what the cause.
not only is it a bad idea for obvious injury reasons... disabling airbags will open a huge liability claim against you for any passenger injury in the event of an accident... your insurance will absolutely not cover any medical claim (for you or passengers) when they find out the airbag didn’t go off because it was disabled.
All & all it is an absolutely categorically undeniably incredibly bad if not stupid thing to do.
All & all it is an absolutely categorically undeniably incredibly bad if not stupid thing to do.
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What the NHTSA says (not sure about owner doing it themselves):
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/...002fd17898RCRD
and
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/...002fd17898RCRD
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/...002fd17898RCRD
1. Under what circumstances will NHTSA allow air bag deactivation?
If the vehicle manufacturer does not make an ON-OFF switch available for a particular vehicle, NHTSA will authorize deactivation for the following reasons only:
If the vehicle manufacturer does not make an ON-OFF switch available for a particular vehicle, NHTSA will authorize deactivation for the following reasons only:
- A rear-facing infant restraint must be placed in the front seat of a vehicle because there is no back seat or the back seat is too small for the child restraint. (For the passenger air bag only.)
- A child 12 years old or younger must ride in the front seat because the child has a condition that requires frequent medical monitoring in the front seat. (For the passenger air bag only,.)
- An individual with a medical condition is safer if the frontal air bag is turned off. A written statement from a physician must accompany each request based on a medical condition unless the request is based on a medical condition for which the National Conference on Medical Indications for Air Bag Deactivation recommends deactivation. (For driver and/or passenger frontal air bag as appropriate.)
- Drivers must sit within a few inches of the air bag (typically because they are of extremely small-stature, i.e., four feet, six inches or less). (For the driver frontal air bag only.)
http://www.safercar.gov/portal/site/...002fd17898RCRD
2. Who can get an air bag ON-OFF switch?
Vehicle owners can get air bag ON-OFF switches installed for one or both of the frontal air bags in their vehicles if they, or users of their vehicle, fall into one or more of the four specific risk groups below:
Vehicle owners can get air bag ON-OFF switches installed for one or both of the frontal air bags in their vehicles if they, or users of their vehicle, fall into one or more of the four specific risk groups below:
- Individuals with medical conditions where the risks of a deploying air bag exceed the risk of impacting the steering wheel, dashboard or windshield in the absence of an air bag. (For both driver and passenger side.)
- Individuals who cannot position themselves to properly operate the vehicle with breastbone at least 10 inches back from the center of the steering wheel air bag cover. (For driver side only.)
- Individuals with the need to transport an infant in a rear-facing child restraint in the front seat because the vehicle has no rear seat, the rear seat is too small to accommodate a rear-facing child restraint, or because it is necessary to constantly monitor the child's medical condition. (For passenger side only.)
- Individuals with the need to carry children between one year old and 12 years old in the front seat because the vehicle has no rear seat, the consumer must carry more children than can be accommodated in the rear seat, or because it is necessary to constantly monitor a child's medical condition. (For passenger side only.)
Originally Posted by QBridg3
Actually my insurance is $306 per month since the car is financed.
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i agree. its not a stupid idea. i would like to do the same. i might get into xcross. i have a 5pt harness in my car so i dont need them. i hate airbags as well i rather drive wearing a racing helmet and 5pt harness and maybe a a squirrel biting at my nuts then ever get popped in the face by a explosion bag (air bag). 