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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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Anybody know where this is at? On a 94 camaro.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 11:33 AM
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Switch? What are you trying to do? There is not a switch for the airbags in these cars. If you're trying to turn it off, you can't. If it's for a child seat, you have to put them in the back seat.

I'm guessing that covers some combination of what you were asking. If not, let us know what you're trying to find out and we'll try again.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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Well I got into an accident and they didn't go off. But I know there is bags in there cause I seen em when I had some stuff taken apart. Someone said there is probably a switch to turn them on and off. So I dunno why they wouldn't of went off cause I rearended somebody goin like 45 so that should have triggered them.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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No switch. The airbag system only goes off when it see a certain set of accelerations.

When you hit the other guy was he moving or did he not have his foot on the brake?
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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They was completely stopped. I threw there car over 100 feet. They was stopped and about to turn and he had the foot on the brake.
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Old Nov 19, 2006 | 11:48 PM
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****! Yes, I would say that is an airbag mess-up!
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 09:11 AM
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I think you have to hit a solid wall at 25 mph (off the top of my head) to trigger them. You must have stayed below the impact threshold that sets them off. I've seen accidents where airbags didn't go off and it seemed like they should have, and I know of a Jetta hit a pothole and set off the right side airbags?

If you're not getting a light, I doubt the sensor is bad, and since you can't turn them off, I'm guessing that they are fine.

Were you hurt in the accident? I'm guessing not seriously (sore is normal), and that was without them (which may be why they didn't deploy).

Just my random thoughts. Glad to hear that you're ok.
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 09:41 AM
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That sounds like a hell of an accident. Im surprised the bags didnt go off under those circumstances.
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This was over a year and a half ago. No I didn't get hurt at all. I know I smashed in the other cars trunk into their backseat. All my car needed was a new front bumper cover and headlight assembly and hood. Got all that just need my whole repainted. LoLz I dunno the exact speed I hit them at cause I was goin 45 and slammed on my brakes so I might not have been goin that fast but it totalled their car.


BTW the hood in the pic in my sig is the hood I was in the accident in. I got a new one on now though.
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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it wasnt enough impact. you can hit a stopped car going 30 and there airbags are designed to go off. bu since the car you hit went foward with the impact, the force wasnt great enough to set them off.
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