[Harvey]

How hard is it to put in a new "set off" unit in the 968? I'm not sure if it's some complex electrical part that could go bad with age and set off when I don't want it or if it's a mechanical part (like a 12 gage shotshell blank or something that gets set off on impact).



Anyone ever dealt with this, other than to turn it off? I want to keep the airbag feature. Had my dad had an airbag in this wreck, he'd still be alive. He almost make it anyway. The airbag would have tipped things in his favor, I believe.



Then again, a friend had an airbag deploy in a minor bumper hit and his arm was rammed through the side window (breaking the arm also).



Harvey

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[Greimann]

The only way to renew the air bag system is to replace the entire unit. For the steering wheel it is the big vinyl lump in the center. The passenger side has two inflation units. They are an explosive device.



I can imagine the cost to replace these with new items would quite likely give you a heat attack, and then, what would be the point! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Decidedly no user servicable parts inside.

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/airbag1.htm

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[Harvey]

Sooo...it sounds like the 968 air bag crash sensor can't be easily replaced? I was thinking it was something connected to the bumper system that triggered the bag to explode open. That is, something easy to replace. At the age of my car, I suspec that the original sensor probably wouldn't work in a crash.



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[Greimann]

The crash sensor is a bit different than the ignitor and inflation unit. The crash sensor is an electromechanical device that senses deceleration. It is mounted on the floor, behind the console. It really doesn't age. In a crash - X number of G's and it triggers the system. The ignition and inflation devices are chemical components and are usually recognized as the components that can "age" and degrade with time.

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[Harvey]

[quote name='Greimann' date='Mar 26 2006, 12:30 AM']The crash sensor is a bit different than the ignitor and inflation unit. The crash sensor is an electromechanical device that senses deceleration. It is mounted on the floor, behind the console. It really doesn't age. In a crash -  X number of G's and it triggers the system. The ignition and inflation devices are chemical components and are usually recognized as the components that can "age" and degrade with time.

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Thanks, Greimann. Sounds like the airbag may NOT inflate on impact...or it might. Hmmm. I was hoping for a simple and cheap update...sounds improbable.



Harvey

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