Does my '53 conn se have curtain airbags

Tom Collins · 8th January 2007, 13:17

I would like to know if it has them. In the handbook they're listed as an option. I just need to know if I'm going to mess my hair up in a major side on death inducing accident.
Is there a way of telling without ripping my car apart or driving across red lights with my eyes closed?

Zeb · 8th January 2007, 13:59

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Originally Posted by collit

I would like to know if it has them. In the handbook they're listed as an option. I just need to know if I'm going to mess my hair up in a major side on death inducing accident.
Is there a way of telling without ripping my car apart or driving across red lights with my eyes closed?

Mine has the word 'airbag' on the door pillars fore and aft of the front seats...

As I understand it, they would have increased the crash test score the 75 achieved to the highest...except they were not fitted until after the test - it was one of the recommendations....

Tom Collins · 8th January 2007, 14:14

Maybe not then. I didn't notice any wording on it anywhere. Then again possibly cars are too safe these days. How many accidents would there be if all cars were built with a large spike coming out of the steering wheel instead of an airbag?

Zeb · 8th January 2007, 14:17

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Originally Posted by collit

Maybe not then. I didn't notice any wording on it anywhere. Then again possibly cars are too safe these days. How many accidents would there be if all cars were built with a large spike coming out of the steering wheel instead of an airbag?

Errr...is that a trick question? I reckon there would be plenty just getting in and out of the car!

Tom Collins · 8th January 2007, 14:33

Possibly. But wouldn't it be the perfect place to hang a trilby? It could then, in an emergency, be put on very quickly to doff to some pretty young filly who passes by.

Simon W · 8th January 2007, 15:35

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Originally Posted by collit

Possibly. But wouldn't it be the perfect place to hang a trilby? It could then, in an emergency, be put on very quickly to doff to some pretty young filly who passes by.

In an ideal world, the pretty young filly would be sitting in the passenger seat, so you wouldn't need a trilby, or a spike to hang it on.

Tom Collins · 8th January 2007, 16:05

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Originally Posted by Simon W

In an ideal world, the pretty young filly would be sitting in the passenger seat, so you wouldn't need a trilby, or a spike to hang it on.

Ding dong. (Preferably in a Terry Thomas or Leslie Philips voice)

Zeb · 8th January 2007, 16:12

My grandfather used to wear a trilby when he was alive........

Tom Collins · 8th January 2007, 16:19

Sorry Zeb, no offence meant to you or your grandfather.

Zeb · 8th January 2007, 16:21

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Originally Posted by collit

Sorry Zeb, no offence meant to you or your grandfather.

I was implying that you need to be of a certain age to know about such things as trilbies!

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8th January 2007, 14:14	#3
Tom Collins Posted a thing or two Mondeo 2.0 cdti Ghia Auto Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,731 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Maybe not then. I didn't notice any wording on it anywhere. Then again possibly cars are too safe these days. How many accidents would there be if all cars were built with a large spike coming out of the steering wheel instead of an airbag?

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Tom Collins Posted a thing or two Mondeo 2.0 cdti Ghia Auto Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,731 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Possibly. But wouldn't it be the perfect place to hang a trilby? It could then, in an emergency, be put on very quickly to doff to some pretty young filly who passes by.

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Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My grandfather used to wear a trilby when he was alive........

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Tom Collins Posted a thing or two Mondeo 2.0 cdti Ghia Auto Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,731 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sorry Zeb, no offence meant to you or your grandfather.