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I want to replace my driver's seat with a Recaro seat. Can I disconnect the in seat air bag from the driver's seat without causing a problem? Can I replace it with a resistor to fake the computer into thinking it is still there? A service manager suggested that removing one air bag will cause them all to fail but that seems odd.
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in most systems the side air bags not only operate separately from the front airbags, they operate separate from each other as well..
saying what you need to trick the computer would need more research. dependent of how the system detects the airbags presence.
what recaro are you going with?
hopefully not a cheap one, we advocate high quailty seats to offset having no airbags :D
Who's "we", hunter? ;) 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by thehunterooo
not you :P
nah, we had a dicussion about this on aveonetwork about how cheap seats are dangerous
Recaro does not make cheap seats. They are top quality. I've had them in 3 previous Mazda 323s and have a second pair in my racing tow van.
^^^pics i love recaro!!
Yea but hs anyone got in a car crash with those seats. What's better just a quality seat or a seat with an airbag.
I'm actuly thinking about racing seats too if not just reupholstered seats n the airbags n them to do either is definitely my question too
a good racing seat with bolsters hold you in the seat, head bolsters keep you head still. side air bags are to keep you head from hitting the window.. so they can both do the same thing different ways,,,
a truly bolstered racing seat would be hard to get out of in a crash though, if time is important.
i thought it cushions side impact which sounds pretty good to me. is the actual seat made out of steel? how safe are harnesses.
properly mounted 4 or 5 point harness are very safe, they are used in racing etc. they hold you in the seat regardless of point of impact, but they take time to adjust between drivers versus the standard lap belt if your car has multiple drivers. They may not be street legal in your area, some laws are written to help you get out of the car "with assistance" as well as your own safety. (like having outside door handles is a requirement so firemen can open your door in case of an accident.)
matched to a truly bolsters racing seat you will definitely not going anywhere in the instance of a crash, which is good and bad. You will stay in your seat and not be moved which is good, unless the car crushes around you. without the rest of the safety equipment used in association with the racing seat etc, the side airbag and lap belt is not a bad idea because they are both easy to get out of your way in an accident. Especially when the bag deflates.
hmm. thanks.
not legal in texas? yea makes sense havent seen almost no one but people in car shows with harnesses. my husband works with guys that like literally have supped up hondas acuras 240 corollas bimmers mazdas and none have harnesses with their racing seats.
Also you have to look at the build of the harnesses. you want ones with the safety stitch on them, the small folded part thats sewn together for no apparant reason. Those are there to give a small amount of give in an accident, the stitching tears out and allows you move forward a very small amount to soften the impact, but still hold you in place. If you were held right tight in place in an impact, your body would stay there, but your internal organs would still be moving forward, causing organ damage or internal bleeding. And thats just no fun