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wiggs Member Since: 27 Apr 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 99 |
Here's how I changed mine
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Sat Dec 08 2012 11:27pm |
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Mckelvr Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 47 |
Ive been at it with a screwdrider but how much prodding can i do before the airbag goes off ? |
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Sat Dec 08 2012 11:49pm |
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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 |
Try feeding some strong cotton either side of the badge then tug away at it. |
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Sat Dec 08 2012 11:56pm |
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Mckelvr Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 47 |
Will do , thanks. Will it take a bit of abuse before the airbag goes off ? |
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Sun Dec 09 2012 12:02am |
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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 |
Sorry i can't answer that one. |
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Sun Dec 09 2012 12:13am |
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Mckelvr Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 47 |
Ive read up lots on it and ive never heard of any going off but every time i try im terrified mine goes off as its difficult to get off. |
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Sun Dec 09 2012 12:17am |
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Morpheus-RRS Member Since: 29 Oct 2012 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 83 |
The air bag will only be activated by a collision it is impossible to set them off even by taking a hammer to the steering wheel. The control module which is normally situated on the drive train tunnel has to detect the impact and takes into account things like speed. angle of impact and how much g force is transmitted etc before it will send the signal to set off the airbag, every airbag has separate control modules which is why only certain bags will go off depending on point of impact. Mostly it will take around at least 9 g worth of impact to set them off which is a hell of a dunt
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Sun Dec 09 2012 12:28am |
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Mckelvr Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 47 |
Thanks . But the reason im so paranoid about this is because many years ago i had an older rover car , i took a wrong turn and in a fit or bad temper i punched the steering wheel and wham. I got an airbag in my face, now this might be different in a modern range rover but that did happen to me by a hit on the steering wheel. |
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Sun Dec 09 2012 12:35am |
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Morpheus-RRS Member Since: 29 Oct 2012 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 83 |
things have moved on a bit since the old Rover days
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Sun Dec 09 2012 1:07am |
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Mckelvr Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: Ayrshire Posts: 47 |
Cheers im gonna give it a go tomorrow |
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Thu Dec 13 2012 7:21pm |
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