Airbag passenger side impact sensor identification

johnnyb44 · 17th August 2021, 13:42

Hi and hope you're all well.The airbag warning light decided to illuminate a few weeks back, and then closely followed a few expensive other problems.
Well I've taken a deep breath and have slowly got through all the issues, and I've now just got to sort the air bag light issue. After checking and double checking all the connectors under the seat's i still had no success, so using a scanner I've found the problem lies with the passenger side Air bag sensor.
Looking through the local scrap yard i managed to find one off a face-lift 2004 model. The sensor was bolted to the inner sill and was orange in colour.
This got the old brain cell working overtime and vaguely remember reading somewhere a long time ago the pre face lift model had a different sensor and was green.
Could one of one knowledgeable members here confirm my thoughts. My car is a 2001 and have seen another sensor close by to me with the part number YDB000310 (green in colour) Would this be the correct one,
All the very best and thank you for any help/advice given

vitesse · 17th August 2021, 14:04

I'd expect your early car to have this kind:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402987985...MAAOSwzW5g7EC6

Regards

johnnyb44 · 17th August 2021, 14:29

Ohh thanks for the info and words of wisdom. That looks very different to the one I was looking at. You may of saved me a wasted journey.
Also thinking on about this, if I went down the second hand route for the sake of saving £20/30 on a new one, there's no guarantee the second hand part is going to work anyway. If it didn't work I've then got the aggro of buying a new one and the joys of taking the seat's ect out again to refit a new one. For the sake of an extra £20/30 towards a new one against a second hand one is it really worth it. I think buying new is probably the better option (plus it's a critical safety issue)

vitesse · 17th August 2021, 15:46

I've been lucky in the past buying used ones, and supplying others here with them. I'd be very surprised if our resident trader Mickeyboy would supply you with a non-working item. Unfortunately, ebay postage and import fees make buying from UK very expensive now so my favourite alternative is parts from Lithuania.

I've got a sensor problem myself on my daughter's ZS180, I'll probably go the used route once I've, after cleaning, confirmed with the T4 that it's still dead.

Regards

trikey · 17th August 2021, 15:56

If you have the larger type fuses your car has green sensors, mini fuses and it’s the orange sensors you need.

johnnyb44 · 17th August 2021, 16:53

When you say mini fuses, do you mean the spade type that are located behind the glove box 👍

vitesse · 17th August 2021, 20:53

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=284138 post 9

Earlier fusebox = green sensor Later = orange (as per Trikey's comment)

Regards

17th August 2021, 13:42	#1
johnnyb44 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: north wales Posts: 2,698 Thanks: 1,774 Thanked 902 Times in 507 Posts	Airbag passenger side impact sensor identification Hi and hope you're all well.The airbag warning light decided to illuminate a few weeks back, and then closely followed a few expensive other problems. Well I've taken a deep breath and have slowly got through all the issues, and I've now just got to sort the air bag light issue. After checking and double checking all the connectors under the seat's i still had no success, so using a scanner I've found the problem lies with the passenger side Air bag sensor. Looking through the local scrap yard i managed to find one off a face-lift 2004 model. The sensor was bolted to the inner sill and was orange in colour. This got the old brain cell working overtime and vaguely remember reading somewhere a long time ago the pre face lift model had a different sensor and was green. Could one of one knowledgeable members here confirm my thoughts. My car is a 2001 and have seen another sensor close by to me with the part number YDB000310 (green in colour) Would this be the correct one, All the very best and thank you for any help/advice given __________________ Replaced pcv filter, springs, plenum spy hole mod,Bonnet cable divider mod. Wax oiled.Air con recharged. Auto box oil changed , Jules plenum guard fitted .Smoked wind deflectors fitted.S/S Compensator.Club Grill Badge kindly donated by Andyg2011..

17th August 2021, 14:29	#3
johnnyb44 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: north wales Posts: 2,698 Thanks: 1,774 Thanked 902 Times in 507 Posts	Ohh thanks for the info and words of wisdom. That looks very different to the one I was looking at. You may of saved me a wasted journey. Also thinking on about this, if I went down the second hand route for the sake of saving £20/30 on a new one, there's no guarantee the second hand part is going to work anyway. If it didn't work I've then got the aggro of buying a new one and the joys of taking the seat's ect out again to refit a new one. For the sake of an extra £20/30 towards a new one against a second hand one is it really worth it. I think buying new is probably the better option (plus it's a critical safety issue) __________________ Replaced pcv filter, springs, plenum spy hole mod,Bonnet cable divider mod. Wax oiled.Air con recharged. Auto box oil changed , Jules plenum guard fitted .Smoked wind deflectors fitted.S/S Compensator.Club Grill Badge kindly donated by Andyg2011..

17th August 2021, 15:56	#5
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,764 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	If you have the larger type fuses your car has green sensors, mini fuses and it’s the orange sensors you need. __________________ Lest we forget..

17th August 2021, 16:53	#6
johnnyb44 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: north wales Posts: 2,698 Thanks: 1,774 Thanked 902 Times in 507 Posts	When you say mini fuses, do you mean the spade type that are located behind the glove box 👍 __________________ Replaced pcv filter, springs, plenum spy hole mod,Bonnet cable divider mod. Wax oiled.Air con recharged. Auto box oil changed , Jules plenum guard fitted .Smoked wind deflectors fitted.S/S Compensator.Club Grill Badge kindly donated by Andyg2011..

17th August 2021, 14:04	#2
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	I'd expect your early car to have this kind: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/402987985...MAAOSwzW5g7EC6 Regards

17th August 2021, 15:46	#4
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	I've been lucky in the past buying used ones, and supplying others here with them. I'd be very surprised if our resident trader Mickeyboy would supply you with a non-working item. Unfortunately, ebay postage and import fees make buying from UK very expensive now so my favourite alternative is parts from Lithuania. I've got a sensor problem myself on my daughter's ZS180, I'll probably go the used route once I've, after cleaning, confirmed with the T4 that it's still dead. Regards

17th August 2021, 20:53	#7
vitesse I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Gävle Posts: 2,528 Thanks: 395 Thanked 823 Times in 652 Posts	https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=284138 post 9 Earlier fusebox = green sensor Later = orange (as per Trikey's comment) Regards