Replacing Passenger Air Bag Door
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 3,640
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From: . New York
I was looking at this also, for another reason. Was thinking of mounting a display there (ya, I know, shades of airbag deployment, waking up in hospital and finding that my passenger now has the display permanently mounted in their head). But wondered if the air bag blew from the bottom (forcing the cover up, hinged on the top), from the top (forcing the cover down, hinged at the bottom) or just split in the middle ?
Anyone know ?
(looked for pictures of deployed passenger airbags and checked the parts drawings, cant tell).
Anyone know ?
(looked for pictures of deployed passenger airbags and checked the parts drawings, cant tell).
Racer
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 452
Likes: 2
From: Lynnfield MA
DON'T mess with the airbag facing.
The covering on airbags is calibrated to tear with the specific
force of the airbag. Any item on the facing will be propelled at
the passenger with tremendous velocity.
The airbag deploys by tearing a hole in the center of the cover.
The cover is designed so that it will tear cleanly and not send
chunks of cover at the passenger.
Just...don't.
The covering on airbags is calibrated to tear with the specific
force of the airbag. Any item on the facing will be propelled at
the passenger with tremendous velocity.
The airbag deploys by tearing a hole in the center of the cover.
The cover is designed so that it will tear cleanly and not send
chunks of cover at the passenger.
Just...don't.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 2,482
Likes: 0
From: Worden Illinois
DON'T mess with the airbag facing.
The covering on airbags is calibrated to tear with the specific
force of the airbag. Any item on the facing will be propelled at
the passenger with tremendous velocity.
The airbag deploys by tearing a hole in the center of the cover.
The cover is designed so that it will tear cleanly and not send
chunks of cover at the passenger.
Just...don't.
The covering on airbags is calibrated to tear with the specific
force of the airbag. Any item on the facing will be propelled at
the passenger with tremendous velocity.
The airbag deploys by tearing a hole in the center of the cover.
The cover is designed so that it will tear cleanly and not send
chunks of cover at the passenger.
Just...don't.
Advanced
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
From: Costa Mesa Ca
passenger side cover just flips down upon airbag deployment, so it could be wrapped in leather
to get to it you must pull the dash pad, its a simple job
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 6,276
Likes: 227
From: Farmington CT
Cruise-In VII Veteran
pull dash pad, pass bag is bolted in through the bottom, 4 nuts; the cover actually slides off the bag assembly, I swapped one once, someone decided to superglue the 'corvette' letters into the cover
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 6,774
Likes: 363
From: Midland TX
This is the response I was expecting. In the photos I have seen where the airbag deployed in a collision it looked like the cover just hinged at the bottom and swung out of the way when the bag deployed and stayed attached or very close to the dash panel.
