Pass side airbag

[TwistedCU]

Does anyone know a way or seen a writeup for disabling the passenger side airbag on a TJ/LJ?

I'm looking into installing a cutoff switch for it like many vehicles have. This would be so I could allow one of the bigger kids ride up front around town.

 

[PhattyX]

Hey TC,

My '98 TJ had a key switch from the factory near the gear shift that disabled the airbag. I don't know any write-ups, but I would think you could get all the parts out of a yard.

-X

 

[OutOfStep]

I've looked but haven't found anything, annoys the hell out of me too that they stopped giving me the choice of disengaging it

 

[dropseys]

I guarantee someone sued them because they forgot to re-engage the air bag and thus, they take away the option.

 

[TwistedCU]

I guarantee someone sued them because they forgot to re-engage the air bag and thus, they take away the option.

Maybe, but my father-in-law's 05 Chevy 2500HD has the option. My Jetta's pass airbag was weight sensitive, if the pass weighed under 40 lbs it would not turn on.

If I could just find out what wire to get into I could simply put a toggle or better yet an illuminated rocker switch...

 

[Sparky-Watts]

My Jetta's pass airbag was weight sensitive, if the pass weighed under 40 lbs it would not turn on.

All of the newer Fords after 2004 were like this. Only the airbag would deploy at different strengths depending on the weight of the person, whether it was passenger or driver, and if they were under a certain weight, they wouldn't deploy at all. Also was tied into the seatbelt somehow, and the seatbelt would actually self-tighten in the event of an accident. I don't know why all companies haven't gone to this system. I'm sure it's pricey, but it's worth it.

Like I've said before, just be careful messing with the airbags.

 

[TwistedCU]

Like I've said before, just be careful messing with the airbags.

When I was installing car audio systems many many moons ago I watched a guy deploy a Jaguar's airbag by poking around with a test light. That was an expensive mistake :lol:

I won't do anything to it without concrete advice/instructions.

 

[Sparky-Watts]

When I was installing car audio systems many many moons ago I watched a guy deploy a Jaguar's airbag by poking around with a test light. That was an expensive mistake :lol:

I won't do anything to it without concrete advice/instructions.

I used to have a video of the Boston Fire Rescue squad setting one off. They were working on the backseat passenger of a Mustang that had hit a tree sideways, and his feet were pinned under the driver's seat. They had already cut off the roof and were using the jaws to pry the seat up. The control module for the airbags was on the transmission hump between the front seats, and they had the jaws against it. One firefighter was leaning over the passenger front seat, the other over the driver's seat when the bags went off. The guy on the passenger side was thrown into the "B" pillar, breaking several ribs and puncturing a lung. The guy on the driver's side was thrown 20 feet through the air, landing on his head. He had multiple broken ribs, a fractured vertebra, and a closed head injury. Quite a bang! Ever since I saw that video, I was always very careful around them when working car accidents. Scary stuff!

 

[TwistedCU]

I used to have a video of the Boston Fire Rescue squad setting one off. They were working on the backseat passenger of a Mustang that had hit a tree sideways, and his feet were pinned under the driver's seat. They had already cut off the roof and were using the jaws to pry the seat up. The control module for the airbags was on the transmission hump between the front seats, and they had the jaws against it. One firefighter was leaning over the passenger front seat, the other over the driver's seat when the bags went off. The guy on the passenger side was thrown into the "B" pillar, breaking several ribs and puncturing a lung. The guy on the driver's side was thrown 20 feet through the air, landing on his head. He had multiple broken ribs, a fractured vertebra, and a closed head injury. Quite a bang! Ever since I saw that video, I was always very careful around them when working car accidents. Scary stuff!

Well the guy (Wayne) was lying on his back on the floor so he was clear but it sure puckered him up a bit!