Hi, I have a 95 lhd and would like to remove the passenger side airbag. Is this something I should`t attempt?

Thank`s

-Jimmy

 

If you don't want the airbag, swap it out with a US 1993 LHD Dash.

 

I would swap you, (93 for 95) but it's a 6-10hr job to remove the dash, and not something you can just do as a goof...

 

Why....out of curiousity?

 

wait, it takes around 6-10 hours to remove the dash? I was thinking more of around 2 hrs? I'm not sure, haven't done it before, but 6-10 hours seems a bit long....

 

That's my question too.

 

It does NOT take 6-10hrs to pull a dash, either you have never done it before or you only have one arm.

 

Would like to have this in the passenger seat; attached... Than I can`t have a airbag, and dont know if it`s god enough to remove the fuse... ?

 

2 hours tops - I have done just a couple of times.

 

Pulling the dash is not that hard. Why do you want to remove the air bag ? Gauges ?


Later

 

I had a wrecked '94 and someone wanted to buy the dash out of it, I helped him in certain spots, but he had done a 3 Rotor conversion by himself and would not consider him mechanically challenged, but took him from about 10am to about 8pm... 10 hours to get everything disconnected, and removed, incl. carpeting, since he wanted the black carpet as well... once done all that was left was steering column... given that was with lunch and everything but I didn't see him take long breathers, and like I said I had to help a couple of times.

Most of the time is carefully searching for bolts, and removing them, checking so that you don't break things upon disassembly... 2 Hours maybe if you've done that 3-4 times already. Either way it's not a minor task...

I know the airbag in the steering wheel has a wire/plug going to it, and so should the passenger side, for replacement purposes, there's typically only one wire and a ground, with 1-2v on the hot one, because 12v would set it off, and there has to be a way to "test" for its presence... Put a switch to it, and don't disable the light in the dash, and you should know when it's on or off... if you want to get real fancy, the new cars have a pressure switch in the seat that measures weight, and if it's under some weight (guess is 60lbs) it assumes it's a kid, or the absence of a person and turns the bag off.... otherwise it turns it on...

 

Do you try this with the switch?
i have a airbag switch from another car, so in theory i can just disable one wire going to the airbag? guess the earth would be the best one to ensure there is no current surge

 

Remove the glove box and there are 4 bolts holding the entire pass airbag in. Disconnect the airbag and the assembly slides out of the dash, its on its own little shelf.
hard part is removing the actual air bag from the housing. I used a cutoff wheel and just ha ked until that heavy explosive thing could slide out.
then you can slide the carriage back in and it will look stock.

 

i don’t want to remove it though, just disable it when I have my kid in the car, will fit the switch I have on the trigger wire and see how it goes

 

"Safest" thing to do would be to unplug the airbag control module under the dash on the driver's side, and do the airbag light jumper bypass. Takes a couple of minutes to do/undo once you know how to do it.

This disables the entire system, but does not risk any mishaps that could cause the passenger airbag to deploy unexpectedly.

Honestly I wouldn't do any of this though. I'd look into the JDM backseat setup which would probably be an overall safer solution.

 

93 is best dash

 

I have the back seat as its a JDM car in the UK but there is no way you would get a car seat in the back

 

Ah bummer. I've never seen them in person but always figured that was about all they would be good for.

 

I have known people that have used the JDM back seats for small (elementary school age) kids. But that may or may not be legal where you live. I don't have kids so I don't know jack about car seats, but it seems like kids are in car seats until they're ready to drive or something .

Dale

 

lol yes thats about right Dale, you can push the seat fully back and use but obviously this is at your own risk.....