Bucket Seats / Seatbelt pre-tensioners?

1. MICK-VTR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 London Posts: 307 Possi Blue VTR

   #1 8th July 2010, 22:22

   Purchasing a set of buckets this weekend, was just wondering what the solution is to prevent the airbag light coming on over the seatbelt pre-tensioners? any ideas how to overcome this...
   
   thanks.
2. Noddy Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Maidstone, Kent Posts: 4121 Mk2 Posi Blue 1.1

   #2 8th July 2010, 22:26

   I've got the original setabelts still working with my buckets (Cobra Daytonas) along side having the harnesses. This is so if i have people in the back those in the front still have seatbelts.
3. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

   #3 8th July 2010, 22:34

   get some rear seatbelt buckles and bolt them under the rear of the front seat mount and you can still use the seat belt,
4. vts-luke Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 North Posts: 1206

   #4 8th July 2010, 22:36

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MICK-VTR Purchasing a set of buckets this weekend, was just wondering what the solution is to prevent the airbag light coming on over the seatbelt pre-tensioners? any ideas how to overcome this... thanks.

   remove airbag ecu + related wiring

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5. MICK-VTR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 London Posts: 307 Possi Blue VTR

   #5 8th July 2010, 22:36

   Think your misunderstood, or ive posted it wrong, but under the original seats there is two orange wires, also known as the pre-tensioners, when disconnected the airbag light comes on, basically wanted to know a way to prevent this, i.e is there a way of wiring them to the buckets?.
6. vts-luke Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 North Posts: 1206

   #6 8th July 2010, 22:42

   i understood, you want the airbag light to come on the dash when removing pre-tensioners
   and i gave you a solution, if you are using an aftermarket steering wheel with no airbag then all the more reason to do away with the airbag ecu + wiring like i said, its located under the carpet under the dash btw
7. jonezy Established Member Joined: Jul 2007 Carnforth (lancaster) Posts: 1617 55 CTR premier '97 posi vts

   #7 8th July 2010, 22:42

   the connectors which go from the airbag ecu to the pretensioners under the seat,
   
   
   there is a certain size resistor you can fit and it fool the air bag ecu into thinking the pretensioners are still there
8. MICK-VTR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 London Posts: 307 Possi Blue VTR

   #8 8th July 2010, 22:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by vts-luke i understood, you want the airbag light to come on the dash when removing pre-tensioners and i gave you a solution, if you are using an aftermarket steering wheel with no airbag then all the more reason to do away with the airbag ecu + wiring like i said, its located under the carpet under the dash btw

   Sent that post before id read yours bud.
   
   Im not using an aftermarket steering wheel by the way.
   
   But thanks again.
9. MICK-VTR Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 London Posts: 307 Possi Blue VTR

   #9 8th July 2010, 22:50

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jonezy the connectors which go from the airbag ecu to the pretensioners under the seat, there is a certain size resistor you can fit and it fool the air bag ecu into thinking the pretensioners are still there

   Any idea what size resistor?..