Sports Steering Wheel - Airbag disconnection, How do I disconnect airbag Options

[racingmcfly]

I want to fit a Smaller sportier steering wheel to my ST202 (UK spec). It has a drivers and passenger airbag. If i disconect the airbag will I get a fault light on the dash? How can I remove the fault and will the passanger airbag still work. Someone has metioned putting a resistor accros the airbag connections to remove fault? Anyone done this before?

[gas65]

Most airbag fatalities happen because the person does'nt use the seatbelt like their suppose to, so when they are in a crash they get thrown face first into the airbag which is going in the opposite direction at 200 mph and with a force of 2000 lbs. Your neck cannot take that much pressure. So make sure you buckle up also.


Watch how fast one opens fully.

http://www.highwaysafety.org/video/stabgmo.mov

Airbags are designed to save lives and prevent injuries by cushioning occupants as they move forward in a front-end crash. By providing a cushion, an air bag keeps the occupant's head, neck, and chest from hitting the steering wheel or dashboard. To perform well, an air bag must deploy quickly and forcefully. The force is greatest in the first 2-3 inches after the air bag bursts through its cover and begins to inflate. Those 2-3 inches are the "risk zone." The force decreases as the air bag inflates farther.

Occupants who are very close to or on top of the air bag when it begins to inflate can be hit with enough force to suffer serious injury or death. However, occupants who are properly restrained and sit 10 inches away from the air bag cover will contact the air bag only after it has completely or almost completely inflated. The air bag then will cushion and protect them from hitting the hard surfaces in the vehicle.



This post has been edited by gas65: Jan 25, 2005 - 2:46 PM