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Old 04-19-06, 08:17 PM
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5 beeps - Airbag warning? What to do?

Okay. I see that repeated 5 beeps (from the info on sun visor) means there is a problem with the airbag. I replaced my stock wheel with an aftermarket one a couple months ago, & just got the beeps tonight. What I did do today was to pull the instrument panel because one of the bulbs wasn't working (it was the defrost one). I also pulled the light bulb for the aibrag warning, since I do not have an airbag installed. My stock alarm also kept going off, so I unplugged the 8 & 20 pin white connectors behind the driver left pick panel.

Any advice... I must stop the beeping! I'd rather not undo what I did today & see if it stops beeping... especially since if I reconnect the 8 & 20 pin white connectors... the alarm will again go off like crazy!

SOMEBODY SAVE ME! Thanks in advance.
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Is the missing airbag warning light what is causing this? How can I black out that light while avoiding the beeps?
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There's a controller behind the HVAC panel (If memory serves me I think you can see it from the driver side footwell). Two white plugs into a box approximately 3"X4"X2" (I recall black with a yellow sticker)... unplug them - no more beeps.
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I actually found out it WAS the airbag light... so I wrapped some electrical tape around the bulb, & voila! No more beeping OR airbag warning light!
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Originally Posted by mcf
There's a controller behind the HVAC panel (If memory serves me I think you can see it from the driver side footwell). Two white plugs into a box approximately 3"X4"X2" (I recall black with a yellow sticker)... unplug them - no more beeps.
He's right. I pulled out the controller aka airbag CPU to get rid of the beep cuz I pulled my bulb as well...only to realize that I now disabled the passenger side airbag too Oh well hehe

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We have passenger air bags!?
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We have passenger air bags!?
The 94s and 95s have 'em
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Back from the dead, does anyone have pics of the airbag controller referenced above?
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It's under the dash on the driver's side bolted to the heater core. It should be pretty obvious, yellow warning sticker on it. I don't have a link to a picture handy.

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Thanks Dale—you can just unplug that thing and get rid of any peeping/alarms/dash lights?

I have a resistor for my aftemarket wheel, but would love to pull all the related airbag sensors and whatnot.
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Pretty much, I pulled all my airbag stuff some time back. The airbag system is pretty much on separate harnesses from everything else.

I think the only loose end was the airbag light was on after everything was removed, simply pulling the bulb was the end of that.

Some parts I cut wire, to really fully remove would be a dash-out operation, but you can get 95% without going to that extreme.

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Got it. I've got a Haltech IC-7 dash now, so no real bulb to remove, but I'll unplug it and see what happens
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