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Airbag warning light
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nick40 wrote: Hi Everyone, Thanks to all of you for your suggestions, just to update everyone just in case they have a similar issue, as you all know the fault code suggested that the drivers side airbag was at fault or at least the circuit was sending back high resistance so it was then just a case of finding out what component was at fault, I bought a 3.3ohm resistor 2 amp 0.25 watts from Maplins, crimped two very small female spade connectors like the ones they use on speakers and connected it to the airbag socket, essentially replacing the airbag socket with the resistor, this had no effect, so I connected it lower down behind the steering wheel cowling about knee high where the airbag diagnostic reader lives and hey presto normal light reading, so now I can replace the squib, knowing that this is definitely the offender, might come in useful if you want to disconnect your airbags and still pass an MOT, or as a home made diagnostics tool.
I'm interested in this, will it work the same for passenger one and do you just unplug the airbag and fit the resistor instead?
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