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Old 04-10-16, 10:59 AM
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Airbag disable, resistor required?

I recently swapped the OEM steering wheel and disabled the airbag by shorting the airbag connector with a 3/16" female quick connect. This solves the issue with the airbag check when turning on the car. However, some searching shows airbag delete plugs using a resistor. Will the lack of a resistor be ok or does that need to be present to prevent damage in case I decide to enable airbag again? Thanks!
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Not sure. To be on the safe side, I would remove the airbag computer - it's under the driver's side of the dash. You will also have to remove the airbag light or it will stay on.

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Sounds good, I'll remove the airbag computer, thanks for the quick reply!
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The resistor is needed to turn off the airbag light if you don't want to pull the bulb.
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is the passenger side airbag controlled by the driver side computer too ? will it cause any problem if I remove the driver side cpu and put a resistor to prevent the airbag light
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