Airbag light Q

1. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

   #1 21st January 2014, 20:55

   As per usual I've left it to the last minute to do this,the car is booked in for its mot tomorrow so I tried to solve the airbag light issue by fitting resistors.
   
   But to no avail
   
   Before I fitted the resistors the airbag light was flashing all the time,but after fitting the resistors the light is now on constantly
   
   What's the difference?
2. Philwhite95 Newbie Joined: Sep 2013 Glos Posts: 26 Saxo VTR 03, Mango Saxo Furio (Breaking for parts)

   #2 21st January 2014, 20:56

   can just take clocks etc out and tape it
3. charles_vtr Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Harlow, Essex Posts: 310 Sally the Saxo (VTR)

   #3 21st January 2014, 21:02

   Resistors worked fine on mine, what ones did you get?
4. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

   #4 21st January 2014, 21:03

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Philwhite95 can just take clocks etc out and tape it

   Problem is if the light doesn't come on and go out as it should then that is a fail,well apparently it is these days.
   
   It depends on the tester as well,there's two guys at this place and one is quite lenient and the other is strict so its a hit or miss.
5. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

   #5 21st January 2014, 21:04

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by charles_vtr Resistors worked fine on mine, what ones did you get?

   I think it was the 2.2ohms resistors form maplin,I read on here that some people used 3ohms as the 2.2ohms didn't work so it may have been the 3ohms but I can't remember.
   
   I also managed to drop two of the feckers down behind the steering column and I can't find them now.......everything is against me just now
6. user_61517 Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2012 canterbury Posts: 586 3/4 vtr turbo

   #6 21st January 2014, 21:06

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by wullvfr Problem is if the light doesn't come on and go out as it should then that is a fail,well apparently it is these days. It depends on the tester as well,there's two guys at this place and one is quite lenient and the other is strict so its a hit or miss.

   Its not. If the light is on it = fail
   if the light is off = pass
   
   IT DOES NOT HAVE TO ILLUMINATE THEN GO OUT like an ABS light
   
   People say this all the time and its not true. On-fail off-pass.
   
   Pull the bulb out
7. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

   #7 21st January 2014, 21:10

   I can't be fucked going back out
   
   I'll go have a quick read and see how easy it is to do.
8. charles_vtr Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Harlow, Essex Posts: 310 Sally the Saxo (VTR)

   #8 21st January 2014, 21:11

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by wullvfr I think it was the 2.2ohms resistors form maplin,I read on here that some people used 3ohms as the 2.2ohms didn't work so it may have been the 3ohms but I can't remember. I also managed to drop two of the feckers down behind the steering column and I can't find them now.......everything is against me just now

   I used m2r2 resistors if that helps? Might mean 2.2 ohms, in my airbag pretensioners but I guess steering wheel is the same.
   Just take the bulb out or tape over it for now like said above loads do it on here and its fine
9. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

   #9 21st January 2014, 21:12

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by charles_vtr I used m2r2 resistors if that helps? Might mean 2.2 ohms, in my airbag pretensioners but I guess steering wheel is the same. Just take the bulb out or tape over it for now like said above loads do it on here and its fine

   
   Yeah I'm fairly confident that's the ones I bought,I seen that on here then went and ordered them on maplin.
10. charles_vtr Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Harlow, Essex Posts: 310 Sally the Saxo (VTR)

    #10 21st January 2014, 21:14

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wullvfr Yeah I'm fairly confident that's the ones I bought,I seen that on here then went and ordered them on maplin.

    Yeah should be the right ones then :/ unless theyre in wrong? I dont know aha
11. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

    #11 21st January 2014, 21:21

    I kinda bodied them in,then attached the battery back up and tried the ignition and they light was still flashing.
    
    So I tried them again and this time the light was on constant,no flashing.
    
    It may be that they're still not fitted very well but I don't have the best tools at hand.
    
    I think I'll go out and remove the bulbs.
12. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #12 21st January 2014, 21:29

    Another option is a 5 amp fuse,then crimp on two spade connectors to air bag wires then insert the fuse into the spade connectors.
13. charles_vtr Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Harlow, Essex Posts: 310 Sally the Saxo (VTR)

    #13 21st January 2014, 21:31

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by wullvfr I kinda bodied them in,then attached the battery back up and tried the ignition and they light was still flashing. So I tried them again and this time the light was on constant,no flashing. It may be that they're still not fitted very well but I don't have the best tools at hand. I think I'll go out and remove the bulbs.

    Id say take the light out or tape it until youve passed the mot and then try out different methods like the one stevo mentioned
14. wullvfr Established Member Joined: Jan 2009 killin,perthshire Posts: 1561 Audi a3 1.8sport,kawasaki zx9r c2,Yamaha R1 track

    #14 21st January 2014, 22:18

    Right that's it sorted cheers