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Airbag Impact Sensor by Door Hinge

Old Sep 18, 2009 | 03:18 PM
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Airbag Impact Sensor by Door Hinge

The little black box with the arrow on it that's attached to the door hinge, and the wire from it goes to the blue and orange connector near the passenger side firewall... I was wondering if it's okay to unplug it at that blue/orange connector?

I don't have any airbags anymore, but I'm hoping unplugging it won't trip something bad. I also have a PowerFC if that makes any difference

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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 02:30 PM
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bump! anyone know if its cool to disconnect it?
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 03:48 PM
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Crap I just noticed I said door and I can't edit anymore, I meant "HOOD HINGE"

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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:14 PM
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lol. I was sitting here scratching my head, bc I didn't remember seeing one by the door hinge. If you don't have the Airbag, and a PFC, I would say no it shouldn't matter. There are three sensors in the front though, if you wanted to remove them all, you'll have to pull the fender liners out, if not remove the front qp's. The others are right above the oil cooler/s. Same kind of connector, one on each side of the car.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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Cool thanks, I'm going to unplug them then Hopefully a light or some ECU code won't come up
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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i tore all mine out back in the day it should be fine. i dont think i had any lights or codes either but you can just remove the bulb or good ol electrical tape over it
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 01:22 AM
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I was reading around and it looks like the airbag light will flash repeatedly if one of the sensors are faulty? Will the same happen if I remove all 3 sensors?
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 01:46 AM
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hmm....I'm actually trying to hook all mine back up from an aftermarket steering wheel to a nardi airbagged weel. My light flashes repeatedly.... So the three sensors are by the hood hinge,and both fender liners? thanks!
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 02:40 AM
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The airbag system has it's own ECU located under the dash, right in the middle. You could unplug it, and I don't think it would blink at all.

As for the connectors, yes there are 3. One by the hood hinge, the other two on each side of the front, right above the oil coolers. I believe the SakeBomb Garage oil cooler kits uses these bolts for a mounting spot, so if you need a pic of the location, do a search for their Dual Oil Cooler kit. The Wires for the 2 "side" sensors run up under the front QP's and connect to the main control harness outside of the car, before entering the car through a grommet.
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Old Oct 20, 2009 | 03:13 AM
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I believe the Sake Bomb oil cooler kit just attaches the bracket to one of the lower bolts on the side airbag sensors, but the sensors still stay on

Do you have a picture of this ECU under the dash by anychance?
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No pics, but look in the S section of the 94 body electrical manual. It goes through the Air Bag System completely. It has some good reference pics in there for diagnostics, that should give you an idea of its location.

And reference to the SBG Kit was for picture purposes only. Just in case, he wanted a picture of the modules/location, to help him find them.

Heres the pic

http://i723.photobucket.com/albums/w...%20Shots/7.jpg

See the black box thing with the UPC code on it, right above the Oil Cooler? That's what you're looking for.

Sorry SBG if I wasn't supposed to use this photo. It was for reference only.
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