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Old 23rd March 2019, 11:45   #10
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Originally Posted by Les4048 View Post
Whatever you do don’t cut them and solder wires together as some have done because I read somewhere there’s something in the connectors to stop electrical spikes preventing the airbags deploying by accident
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Originally Posted by slovcan View Post
I'd like to know more about those connectors. Meanwhile, protocol is to disconnect the battery for a half hour before fiddling with the airbag circuit. No accidental deployment then.
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Originally Posted by stevo snr View Post
Is this true, I've got my MOT booked for next week and I have had an air bag fault each year but I have thumped the seat which has kept it off during the test.
This year I decided to do something about it by soldering some wires to bye pass the plugs, I'm worried now, can anyone advise?
To me this magic connector thing is in the same category as the sky hook and prop wash soap. I'm happy to be proven wrong and learn something, though.

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