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DIY: Getting rid of the airbag light after WRX seat install


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#1 Morgan

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 04:29 PM

There are a few topics around on the subject but I did it this afternoon and took some pics along the way. Hopefully it can help someone out in the future.

Tools and equipment used:

3.3 ohm resistors
Air bag plugs
Soldering iron and solder
Wire cutters
Wire strippers
Stanley knife
Heat shrink
Lighter

I went to the wreckers and picked up some airbag plugs off a Suby in the yard. Cost $10 for two of them and it beats hacking up my stock ones as I'll probably put them back in my car when the time comes to sell.

Resistors were bought at Jaycar for about 40c (for a pack of two).

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Using Stanley, I cut and peeled back the condute piping, then exposed the wires then put heat shrink over each wire.

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Soldered the exposed wires onto the resistor. Both pos and neg are yellow cables... Took a punt and it doesn't seem to matter which is which?

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Pulled the heat shrink up and fixed it to the joints as well as the rest of the exposed resistor.

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Plugged it back into the car and the airbag light magically went away!

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Will obviously need to be done for both driver and passenger seats.

Easy, simple and effective :)


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Posted 08 October 2013 - 07:00 PM

awesome man! i need to do this after installing sti seats in my foz.



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Posted 09 October 2013 - 10:44 AM

Nice work Morgan. 

 

Resistors arent polarity specific. 


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Posted 09 October 2013 - 08:44 PM

If this sounds way to complicated just remove the globe from the dash panel! LOL



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Posted 09 October 2013 - 08:46 PM

Nice. :)

 

SRS code will still be in the SRS module. Just clear it next time a scan tool gets hooked up.


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Posted 29 November 2013 - 04:51 AM

Morgan, you need to lock this thread.

 

Admin, can you sort this shit out?


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Posted 07 December 2013 - 03:07 PM

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Posted 25 August 2014 - 05:18 PM

Thanks heaps dude, although if i left the connectors unplugged what will happen?? I can put up with them for a few days but the airbags won't go off at any time will it haha



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Posted 25 August 2014 - 06:19 PM

Airbags are sensor driven. If they detect impact, they deploy.


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Posted 25 August 2014 - 06:32 PM

dat solder joint....


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