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Posted by ON N2O (Member # 2067) on :
 
i am relocating my heater controls to where my radio was, and the radio where the heater controls are.... the big blue thing is in the way... anyone know what it is and what it does?? do i need it, can i unplug it, or do i need to move it?? thanks

it is a 1991 4 cylinder canadian LX if that matters..


 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE (Member # 904) on :
 
if i remember right all the blue boxes are air bag vibration sensors
 

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Posted by ON N2O (Member # 2067) on :
 

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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE:
if i remember right all the blue boxes are air bag vibration sensors

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Originally posted by cobraman_1994:
theres only one way to find out, but make sure your head isnt anywhere near the steering wheel. im not a fan of funerals

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it couldnt still go off could it?? i already removed all the sensors under the hood what can i put in place of my air bag in the wheel... no point of having that there, if it wont do anything????
 

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Posted by shiftylx (Member # 2670) on :
 
disconnect the air bag, get an after market steering wheel, and you'll have no problem. except for the blinking air bag light!
 

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Posted by ON N2O (Member # 2067) on :
 

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Originally posted by shiftylx:
disconnect the air bag, get an after market steering wheel, and you'll have no problem. except for the blinking air bag light!

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i like the sleeper look this place sells what i want so ill get this from them
 

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Posted by KCmustangboy (Member # 1927) on :
 

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Originally posted by zpyro35:
i could just see someone smackin and pullin on one of those, hear a big bang, and watch em stumble out of the car with a bewildered look o their faces asking "WTF WAS THAT?!?!"

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OMG AHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH THAT WAS SO FUNNY TO READ!!!!!!!!
 

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Posted by cobraracer46 (Member # 1142) on :
 
The blue box is the air bag control modual, I know that for a fact. If you plan on keeping your air bag system working, It would be advisable not to modifiy the location of the modual or the wiring in any way.
 

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Posted by J's90-LX (Member # 2987) on :
 

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Originally posted by zpyro35:
i could just see someone smackin and pullin on one of those, hear a big bang, and watch em stumble out of the car with a bewildered look o their faces asking "WTF WAS THAT?!?!"

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One of the tech's i used to work with told Dave and me stories about people doin deck installs and cuttin the wrong wire, BOOM! They were killed. So i would deffinatley wear a helmet haha.
 

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Posted by PurpleNotch (Member # 2902) on :
 
Rob if it has any plugs with YELLOW tape or loom you can unplug it but don't test any wires yellow loom or tape is what color they code airbag equip. with any car any year it will be yellow
 

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Posted by Eddie510 (Member # 2354) on :
 
just learned something new today i was wondering to what that was
 

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Posted by Blue Oval (Member # 2548) on :
 
my boy did that and he got the air bag light to go off all ask him how he did it.
 

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Posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE (Member # 904) on :
 

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Originally posted by PurpleNotch:
Rob if it has any plugs with YELLOW tape or loom you can unplug it but don't test any wires yellow loom or tape is what color they code airbag equip. with any car any year it will be yellow

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Originally posted by 66 AC COBRA of CA PERFORMANCE:

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Originally posted by PurpleNotch:
Rob if it has any plugs with YELLOW tape or loom you can unplug it but don't test any wires yellow loom or tape is what color they code airbag equip. with any car any year it will be yellow

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or the easy way to do it, just disconnet ur battery, then remove everything, then recconnet the battery when done

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Sometimes its the simplest things in life that get you through

[ November 20, 2003, 10:50 AM: Message edited by: Jdub07 ]
 

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Posted by Shok (Member # 3174) on :
 
its my understanding that even with the battery disconnected it can still go off. it has capicitors or something to store some trigger voltage. i could be wrong but i've read this a few times.
 

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Posted by 91sleeper (Member # 779) on :
 

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Originally posted by Shok:
its my understanding that even with the battery disconnected it can still go off. it has capicitors or something to store some trigger voltage. i could be wrong but i've read this a few times.

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If you have the battery disconnected for like 15-20 minutes than he'll be just fine
 

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Posted by ON N2O (Member # 2067) on :
 

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Originally posted by 91sleeper:

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Originally posted by Shok:
its my understanding that even with the battery disconnected it can still go off. it has capicitors or something to store some trigger voltage. i could be wrong but i've read this a few times.

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If you have the battery disconnected for like 15-20 minutes than he'll be just fine

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it has been disconnected for like 4-6 weeks
 

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Posted by 91sleeper (Member # 779) on :
 
Did you pull it out already?
 

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