What happens if I remove Airbag?
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Topic: What happens if I remove Airbag?
Posted By: quick4321
Subject: What happens if I remove Airbag?
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 2:15 AM
Id like to remove the airbag from the passenger side of my 94 mustang so I can install a LCD screen. What will happen if I remove the airbag? What kind of problems will arise when the car sees the airbag is no longer installed?
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Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 5:21 AM
It will throw the airbag light on..
Mike
Posted By: quick4321
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 6:33 AM
Which is no big deal? Just an annoyance?
Posted By: russ lund
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 9:25 AM
Do not remove the air bag!!!!!!!!.I'm a firefighter and I just love when some one removes the air bag or seatbelts and gets into an accident.We love packing your lifeless body in a bag and sending you to the morgue.Your damn stereo and video system isn't worth your life Get it!
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BigDog
Posted By: kidtransam
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 10:19 AM
lol, you go russ.
I am an ex-firefighter myself and yes, you see all kinds of crap that makes you cringe. heads stuck through the windshield, entire bodies thrown through the windshield, necks snapped from hitting the steering wheel, etc.
But to be perfectly honest, an airbag can kill you just as fast as the wreck if you dont have your seat belt on.
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With a torch and a big enough hammer...it WILL friggin fit!!
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 11:17 AM
I dont see a problem with taking out one, or both airbags. Airbags hurt people in accidents all the time, and I personally wouldnt want airbags in my car. Seatbelts are a whole differant story, but I dont see people removing seatbelts to put in LCD screens either. Just my 2 cents. -------------
Posted By: fatgotti
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 11:55 AM
I can personally second that pimpincavy my brother had a 20 mph fender bender in his Jeep Grand Cherokee had his seatbelt on and everything the airbag deployed blackened both of his eyes broke his nose and he even chipped a tooth. I am scared to death of my airbag I have heard awful stories of people being burned by the airbag deploying.
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Fatgotti Yeah my name is John and I am FAT!! YEAH BABY
Posted By: s7726
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 12:59 PM
I hate the airbag idea, Something exploding from my dash in an accident that would otherwise only require a new bumper, and in such case has now rendered my car "Totalled" sucks my left one. Just my opinion ------------- Gavin
SWEDISH RICE!
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 1:46 PM
Burned, or DEAD? Which would you prefer? Not to mention the legal issues that might arise from tampering with federally mandated safety equipment. AND, if you tamper with the safety equipment and somebody is hurt (or ends up dead) in your car in an accident, your insurance ain't gonna do sh*t for you, jack! Your choice.
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It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 4:03 PM
Removing an air bag to install a video screen into a vehicle is...... absurd.
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Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 7:01 PM
Here is what will happen if removed.....It wont work, Be warned, face the concuences...
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2007 USACI World Champion
2007 World Record
2006 USACI Finals 2nd Place
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 7:04 PM
Jeff, please repost. Your link (and I am assuming you DID want to put one in there) didn't work.  ------------- It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
Posted By: quick4321
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 10:31 PM
WOW, I didnt expect this kind of response. The passenger side airbag covers a great spot to put a PS2/LCD, but after weighing out the Pro's and cons I think Ill leave it in so I dont get sued if I get in an accident and the passenger gets beat up becasue the airbag didnt deploy. Ill just have to put the lcd in the visor instead. That keeps my passenger safe and I dont have to have passengers sign waivers to ride in my car. Thanks fellas!
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 11:06 PM
You can just go the route I did, modify a set of slide hinges to fold as well. and mount the screen in the glove box...pull out and fold up, in the works of putting a 15" in there ...And no link. I was just saying if you remove it, it wont work
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2009 0-1000 Trunk WR 154.0DB 2009 1001+ Trunk WR
2007 USACI World Champion
2007 World Record
2006 USACI Finals 2nd Place
Posted By: quick4321
Date Posted: November 08, 2004 at 11:33 PM
Thats a good idea, but you only pull the screen out when your parked I would assume. Havign that LCD in front of the air bag would be more dangerous than not having the airbag at all. Id love to see a pic of your setup????
Posted By: NowYaKnow
Date Posted: November 09, 2004 at 7:13 AM
The safety thing is a big issue as many have mentioned. If it is a full out show car/demo car, I don't see any reason to keep the airbags around. On a daily driver, I wouldn't even consider removing them.
Mike
Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: November 09, 2004 at 11:15 AM
If I had a car with airbags I would pull the airbag fuse or something so the airbags wouldnt work, I dont like em and I woldnt want one in my car. Just my opinion though.
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Posted By: russ lund
Date Posted: November 10, 2004 at 9:23 AM
Good choice!!!! have fun.
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BigDog
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