Airbag disconnect? - Land Rovers Only

Art Vigil · 12-09-2005, 07:22 AM

Has anyone removed or (preferably) had their passenger side airbag temporarily deactivated?
I have a friend with a '99 Series 1 Disco who needs to be able to put a child seat up front.

Thanks,
Art Vigil

Militant-Grunt · 12-10-2005, 01:46 PM

Cant you just pull out a fuse somewhere?

Art Vigil · 12-10-2005, 03:18 PM

Probably, but that would likely disable both airbags, which is not the desired outcome.
Thanks for the thought though...

~Art

Muddy Oval · 12-10-2005, 05:53 PM

There is a pair of wires that go to the bag itself. If a switch was installed to disconnect those, then the bag would be dead- after several minutes when the built in capacitor dies. There's no elegant way to do that conversion.

Art Vigil · 12-10-2005, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Muddy Oval

"...There's no elegant way to do that conversion."

Kind of what I thought. I wasn't expecting something as clean as a keyswitch like many trucks have, but hoping it would be something easily reversible as my friend plans to eventually sell in favor of a newer model with more seating.

Thanks for the reply.

~Art