04-07-2008, 11:43 AM
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Airbag Warning
Hey tuners,
I was working on my 1998 Eclipse GS-T yesterday, rewiring the speakers, when the passenger side airbag deployed rendering me unconscious. I was not messing with any wires other than SPEAKER WIRES. I will be taking the vehicle to a local dealership to determine why the airbag was set off. But just to warn you all. Messing with speakers wires apparently CAN SET OFF AN AIRBAG! So be smart and do something I didn't, DISCONNECT THE DANG BATTERY!
Also I am thanking God that I am still alive, I was about 8 inches away when it went off, that could have easily killed me, so please be careful with your own rides. Thanks guys.
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04-07-2008, 12:10 PM
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wow that sux....
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04-07-2008, 12:40 PM
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lol
Was your center console out? Did you hit the SRS unit with your foot or something?
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04-07-2008, 01:06 PM
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Wow. Crazy. If you need an extra airbag or srs unit pm me. FYI dealership will charge alot to put a new one in.
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04-07-2008, 01:34 PM
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no i didn't hit anything. It's going to the dealership tomorrow to get checked out because i talked to them and even they said there is NO reason for it to have gone off. I will keep everyone updated.I'm just thankful to be alive. Thanks for the support guys.
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04-07-2008, 02:57 PM
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Damn! That sucks.
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04-07-2008, 03:12 PM
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That sucks man. I have always worried about that happening to me.
Something like BOOM! Headshot! comes to mind..
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04-08-2008, 01:59 AM
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Fcking goddamned face bombs. You have no grasp of how much I hate the things.
Glad you're still around to pass-on the warning.
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04-08-2008, 11:57 AM
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Fcking goddamned face bombs. You have no grasp of how much I hate the things.
Glad you're still around to pass-on the warning.
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That makes two of us that hate god damn airbags. 
After reading this, now I have to figure out how to dismantle the passenger side air bag and just put the airbag casing back since my SRS ECU is out. 
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04-08-2008, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 98GS-T-G16
no i didn't hit anything. It's going to the dealership tomorrow to get checked out because i talked to them and even they said there is NO reason for it to have gone off. I will keep everyone updated.I'm just thankful to be alive. Thanks for the support guys.
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04-09-2008, 05:02 PM
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no it didnt crack the windshield, just my face, haha.Thanks for the support guys.
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04-10-2008, 11:31 AM
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your lucky your neck wasnt broken, glad to here your ok. I'd check and see if the wires cross path and if there is a short there.
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04-10-2008, 11:48 AM
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glad your alright Tim, and we'll get that thing fixed back up ASAP!
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04-10-2008, 11:58 AM
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DANG, I havent heard of anything like that happen before, When you fix it make sure it wont happen again, ide hate to see you or anyone get hurt, i know its dangerous but im getting an aftermarket grant steering wheel so that takes away the airbag on the driver side and im taking the airbag out of the passenger side to make that area a extra compartment....
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