I have searched and all that i have found is that you can use a resistor to bypass the airbag to prevent the airbag light from staying on. i want to know how to install the resistor into the airbag circuit. i dont want to just unplug the bulb because i want to know if the passenger airbag is malfunctioning. it is for a 97 GTI and i am going to be installing a MOMO wheel and hub. i also would appreciate it if anybody knows what ohm resistor to use. i have searched and found various values. i would really apreciate any information
dubtuner95
Re: How to install resistor to bypass the driver airbag (newtomejetta)
Holy SHTT! You dont want to do that!
an ohm meter sends a voltage/current accross the leads so when you hook up to a resistor, it can calculate the ammount of current lost in the circuit.
this could very well detonate the airbag.
I dont know how much voltage Your ohmmeter uses to operate, but I wouldnt go anywhere near it.
I had a airbag light come on one of my golfs, and when I scanned it with my home made obd2 tool, the code said that the airbag in the passenger SEAT, had a 'squib resistance too low" or high, I forget wich. there was no way in hell I was going to pay 2500$ to replace a faulty airbag in the friggin SEAT, so I decided to bypass the airbag altogether.
B1999 Passenger Sid, Side mount Airbag Low resistance on Squib
B1935 Air Bag Passenger Inflator Circuit Resistance Low on Squib
solution? I followed the advice of people who put ricarro racing seats into MK4's that would normally have airbags in them, but racing seats do not.
to bypass the seat airbag I used a 4.7ohm resistor, .25 watt.
you can get a hundred of them for about 1.50$ from digikey, or mouser. let me get a part number and link here....
ahh, here we go, my actual order of these things. .05$ each. lol.
http://www.mouser.com/index.cf...67016
I have heard mention that the problem is likely in the connectors themselves and not the airbag. but I didnt have the time to tear it all apart in the dead of winter, and used the resistor instead.
I took the resistor, and stuffed it into the plug that I disconnected from the seat. it wasnt a tight fit, so I bent the wires up a little to encourage a more aggressive contact in there. then I cleared the code, and drove to the inspection station to get a sticker
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good luck!
| Quote, originally posted by newtomejetta » |
| How about using an ohm meter and just checking the resistance on the airbag itself then match it up with the correct resistor |
Holy SHTT! You dont want to do that!
an ohm meter sends a voltage/current accross the leads so when you hook up to a resistor, it can calculate the ammount of current lost in the circuit.
this could very well detonate the airbag.
I dont know how much voltage Your ohmmeter uses to operate, but I wouldnt go anywhere near it.
I had a airbag light come on one of my golfs, and when I scanned it with my home made obd2 tool, the code said that the airbag in the passenger SEAT, had a 'squib resistance too low" or high, I forget wich. there was no way in hell I was going to pay 2500$ to replace a faulty airbag in the friggin SEAT, so I decided to bypass the airbag altogether.
B1999 Passenger Sid, Side mount Airbag Low resistance on Squib
B1935 Air Bag Passenger Inflator Circuit Resistance Low on Squib
solution? I followed the advice of people who put ricarro racing seats into MK4's that would normally have airbags in them, but racing seats do not.
to bypass the seat airbag I used a 4.7ohm resistor, .25 watt.
you can get a hundred of them for about 1.50$ from digikey, or mouser. let me get a part number and link here....
ahh, here we go, my actual order of these things. .05$ each. lol.
http://www.mouser.com/index.cf...67016
I have heard mention that the problem is likely in the connectors themselves and not the airbag. but I didnt have the time to tear it all apart in the dead of winter, and used the resistor instead.
I took the resistor, and stuffed it into the plug that I disconnected from the seat. it wasnt a tight fit, so I bent the wires up a little to encourage a more aggressive contact in there. then I cleared the code, and drove to the inspection station to get a sticker
good luck!
Re: How to install resistor to bypass the driver airbag (dubtuner95)
defenitely not.
capacitors and diodes are "one way". resistors are not.
| Quote, originally posted by dubtuner95 » |
| does it matter which way the resistor goes in |
defenitely not.
capacitors and diodes are "one way". resistors are not.
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