Airbag removal?
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Airbag removal?
I have taken the airbag out of the steering wheel of my 99frc and removed the single wire with spring, how do you remove the large yellow wire that feeds into the back of the air bag? Can the passenger side be removed without takeing out the dash?
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Looks like Ken King has removed the instructions from his site, but if I recall correctly, it's just a "clip in" connection, similiar to a Cat5 cable.
As for the other one, I do belive the dash has to come off.
As for the other one, I do belive the dash has to come off.
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Why would you want to remove the airbags?
You could be opening yourself up to lawsuits, remember you are in the USA where lawsuits are a dime a dozen.
You could be opening yourself up to lawsuits, remember you are in the USA where lawsuits are a dime a dozen.
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yeah your right...why are you removing them?? You know you can turn them off right?? Also if you sell that car you are gonna have issues....and lighten up
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Originally Posted by bpirate
No one asked about the political, social, or moral reasons for removing the air bags. So back to my original question please. If you don't know anything about how to help don't reply. Thanks.
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Be nice now no one on the forum wants to see you get hurt or in trouble that's all.
If it's for weight reduction it's a waste of time. 
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Originally Posted by bpirate
No one asked about the political, social, or moral reasons for removing the air bags. So back to my original question please. If you don't know anything about how to help don't reply. Thanks.
I personally would have my wife holding the airbag firmly in front of her until I made sure the connection was terminated. If not..........damn did i say that aloud????????
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I have removed both bags from my 99 FRC.. In order to remove the
drivers side coil, you need to remove the steering shroud. It's too big to
pull thru otherwise. The dash has to come off to get out the
passenger bag without breaking anything. The filler panel (with the word CORVETTE) is part of the bag, so you will need to soap it up and slide it out of it's slot.
And if anyone needs to know, I took them out because I don't feel
comfortable sitting in front of a loaded gun.
drivers side coil, you need to remove the steering shroud. It's too big to
pull thru otherwise. The dash has to come off to get out the
passenger bag without breaking anything. The filler panel (with the word CORVETTE) is part of the bag, so you will need to soap it up and slide it out of it's slot.
And if anyone needs to know, I took them out because I don't feel
comfortable sitting in front of a loaded gun.
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No air bag needed with Safety Harness?
I might be wrong, but if you using a safety harness, like for racing, what good would an air bag be? You'll never move forward enough to contact the air bag.
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Originally Posted by bpirate
No one asked about the political, social, or moral reasons for removing the air bags. So back to my original question please. If you don't know anything about how to help don't reply. Thanks.
