"halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in message
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> Yes but we are not talking about repair work to a car. We are talking
> about a guy who is driving the car and is not obligated to any authority
> to replace them.


Thanks for checking, good work.


> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:iZmdnc0ARrxOE8TfRVn-3g@rogers.com...
>>
>> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
>> news:OLf6e.15500$VF5.1372@edtnps89...
>>>
>>> "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in message
>>> news:f_WdnYEByOvt8sTfRVn-vw@comcast.com...
>>>>I doubt there would be anyplace in the USA that REQUIRES airbags to be
>>>>installed and operational. That is only on new cars. The airbags do
>>>>not contribute to the safety and road worthiness of the vehicle itself.
>>>
>>> What's the point in having safety features installed in a vehicle if
>>> they're not required to be there?
>>
>> Google easily spit up Utah as one place that requires blown airbags to be
>> replaced, *I think* at least if the work is being done by a shop.
>>
>
>

 

"halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in message
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> Yes but we are not talking about repair work to a car. We are talking
> about a guy who is driving the car and is not obligated to any authority
> to replace them.


Thanks for checking, good work.


> "Steve Bigelow" <stevebigelowXXX@rogers.com> wrote in message
> news:iZmdnc0ARrxOE8TfRVn-3g@rogers.com...
>>
>> "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
>> news:OLf6e.15500$VF5.1372@edtnps89...
>>>
>>> "halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in message
>>> news:f_WdnYEByOvt8sTfRVn-vw@comcast.com...
>>>>I doubt there would be anyplace in the USA that REQUIRES airbags to be
>>>>installed and operational. That is only on new cars. The airbags do
>>>>not contribute to the safety and road worthiness of the vehicle itself.
>>>
>>> What's the point in having safety features installed in a vehicle if
>>> they're not required to be there?
>>
>> Google easily spit up Utah as one place that requires blown airbags to be
>> replaced, *I think* at least if the work is being done by a shop.
>>
>
>

 

"JIM via CarKB.com" wrote:

If you put the correct value resistor across the wires going to each
(now missing) air bag, the air bag controller unit will believe the air
bags are in place. You still have to reset the system to turn off the
light, but it will not come back on again. People will often install
kill-switches for the passenger air bag if they have a baby seat there.
This kill switch disconnects the air bag and connects a resistor in its
place. Perhaps if you search for "airbag disable switch" you can find
information about resistor values etc.
>
> I BOUGHT A A 97 HONDA ACCORD LX USED....WITH NO AIRBAGS..(BEEN WRECKED)
> ....I HAVE NO PLANS OF REPLACEING THE AIRBAGS...SO IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE
> THE SRS LIGHT GO OFF AND STAY OFF...(FUSE)...(CUT A WIRE)
> ................ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL...TY
>
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"JIM via CarKB.com" wrote:

If you put the correct value resistor across the wires going to each
(now missing) air bag, the air bag controller unit will believe the air
bags are in place. You still have to reset the system to turn off the
light, but it will not come back on again. People will often install
kill-switches for the passenger air bag if they have a baby seat there.
This kill switch disconnects the air bag and connects a resistor in its
place. Perhaps if you search for "airbag disable switch" you can find
information about resistor values etc.
>
> I BOUGHT A A 97 HONDA ACCORD LX USED....WITH NO AIRBAGS..(BEEN WRECKED)
> ....I HAVE NO PLANS OF REPLACEING THE AIRBAGS...SO IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE
> THE SRS LIGHT GO OFF AND STAY OFF...(FUSE)...(CUT A WIRE)
> ................ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL...TY
>
> --
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"halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in
news:f_WdnYEByOvt8sTfRVn-vw@comcast.com:

> I doubt there would be anyplace in the USA that REQUIRES airbags to be
> installed and operational. That is only on new cars. The airbags do
> not contribute to the safety and road worthiness of the vehicle
> itself.


The NHTSA specifically prohibits disablement without written permission.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/airbags/pag...sABDeactiv.htm

I would guess that they would take a dim view of simply not replacing them.

But then you need to get caught first...

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"halo2 guy" <somewhereovethe@rainbow.com> wrote in
news:f_WdnYEByOvt8sTfRVn-vw@comcast.com:

> I doubt there would be anyplace in the USA that REQUIRES airbags to be
> installed and operational. That is only on new cars. The airbags do
> not contribute to the safety and road worthiness of the vehicle
> itself.


The NHTSA specifically prohibits disablement without written permission.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/airbags/pag...sABDeactiv.htm

I would guess that they would take a dim view of simply not replacing them.

But then you need to get caught first...

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"E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in
news:BE7EF846.C9873%e52.meyer@ieee.org:

> On 4/10/05 8:47 AM, in article
> b8805c3375304e2bb4d5ae677618fd69@CarKB.com, "JIM via CarKB.com"
> <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote:
>
>> I BOUGHT A A 97 HONDA ACCORD LX USED....WITH NO AIRBAGS..(BEEN
>> WRECKED) ....I HAVE NO PLANS OF REPLACEING THE AIRBAGS...SO IS THERE
>> A WAY TO MAKE THE SRS LIGHT GO OFF AND STAY OFF...(FUSE)...(CUT A
>> WIRE) ................ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL...TY
>
> Remove the bulb.
>



I disabled the airbag in our 1999 Tercel. All it took was to unplug the
yellow connector from the airbag ECU. That turned off the SRS light as
well.

I'm in Ontario, Canada, so it's legal for me to do this.

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"E. Meyer" <e52.meyer@ieee.org> wrote in
news:BE7EF846.C9873%e52.meyer@ieee.org:

> On 4/10/05 8:47 AM, in article
> b8805c3375304e2bb4d5ae677618fd69@CarKB.com, "JIM via CarKB.com"
> <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote:
>
>> I BOUGHT A A 97 HONDA ACCORD LX USED....WITH NO AIRBAGS..(BEEN
>> WRECKED) ....I HAVE NO PLANS OF REPLACEING THE AIRBAGS...SO IS THERE
>> A WAY TO MAKE THE SRS LIGHT GO OFF AND STAY OFF...(FUSE)...(CUT A
>> WIRE) ................ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL...TY
>
> Remove the bulb.
>



I disabled the airbag in our 1999 Tercel. All it took was to unplug the
yellow connector from the airbag ECU. That turned off the SRS light as
well.

I'm in Ontario, Canada, so it's legal for me to do this.

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Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
news:4259DC19.43C3FF2B@junkmail.com:

>
> "JIM via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> If you put the correct value resistor across the wires going to each
> (now missing) air bag, the air bag controller unit will believe the
> air bags are in place.



Why can't he just unplug the connector at the ECU? That works with Toyotas.

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Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
news:4259DC19.43C3FF2B@junkmail.com:

>
> "JIM via CarKB.com" wrote:
>
> If you put the correct value resistor across the wires going to each
> (now missing) air bag, the air bag controller unit will believe the
> air bags are in place.



Why can't he just unplug the connector at the ECU? That works with Toyotas.

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and if any of those don't work, you could always do the obvious, remove the
light bulb.......
Robb

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and if any of those don't work, you could always do the obvious, remove the
light bulb.......
Robb

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"TeGGer®" wrote:
>
> Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
> >
> > If you put the correct value resistor across the wires going to each
> > (now missing) air bag, the air bag controller unit will believe the
> > air bags are in place.
>
> Why can't he just unplug the connector at the ECU? That works with Toyotas.
> --
> TeGGeR®

On my '94 Civic there is a piece of circuitry in the cluster that lights
up the SRS light. Looking at the wiring diagram, it seemed to me that
disconnecting the wire harness at the control unit will turn the light
/on/. The wiring diagram does not show any component values, so it's
hard to tell.

After reading you comment about removing the main connector, I dug a
little deeper in the service manual. In the trouble shooting section, it
says that after unplugging the connector at the SRS unit, the SRS light
should be /off/, so I guess that would be the simplest solution.

 

"TeGGer®" wrote:
>
> Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
> >
> > If you put the correct value resistor across the wires going to each
> > (now missing) air bag, the air bag controller unit will believe the
> > air bags are in place.
>
> Why can't he just unplug the connector at the ECU? That works with Toyotas.
> --
> TeGGeR®

On my '94 Civic there is a piece of circuitry in the cluster that lights
up the SRS light. Looking at the wiring diagram, it seemed to me that
disconnecting the wire harness at the control unit will turn the light
/on/. The wiring diagram does not show any component values, so it's
hard to tell.

After reading you comment about removing the main connector, I dug a
little deeper in the service manual. In the trouble shooting section, it
says that after unplugging the connector at the SRS unit, the SRS light
should be /off/, so I guess that would be the simplest solution.

 

"JIM via CarKB.com" <forum@nospam.CarKB.com> wrote in message
news:b8805c3375304e2bb4d5ae677618fd69@CarKB.com...
: I BOUGHT A A 97 HONDA ACCORD LX USED....WITH NO AIRBAGS..(BEEN WRECKED)
: ....I HAVE NO PLANS OF REPLACEING THE AIRBAGS...SO IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE
: THE SRS LIGHT GO OFF AND STAY OFF...(FUSE)...(CUT A WIRE)
: ................ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE HELPFUL...TY
:
I would suggest that you get out of my insurance risk pool.

Paul