Fault lights

[Ext User(matt vk3zmw)]

Changed the standard steering wheel off my VT yesterday. After
finishing, I started the engine and the airbag warning light stayed on.
Disconected the battery again and checked the airbag unit. One of the
copper strips had broken inside the yellow connector on the back of the
'bag. Stripped back a short section of line and re-soldered the
connection. Re-connected the battery and started the engine again.
Airbag light stays on still (along with warning tone).

Is this indicating that there is still a fault, or that a fault WAS seen
but the computer needs to be specificially told to clear this alert
before it turns the light off?

[Ext User(Knobdoodle)]

"matt vk3zmw" <xiongmao@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Changed the standard steering wheel off my VT yesterday. After finishing,
> I started the engine and the airbag warning light stayed on. Disconected
> the battery again and checked the airbag unit. One of the copper strips
> had broken inside the yellow connector on the back of the 'bag. Stripped
> back a short section of line and re-soldered the connection. Re-connected
> the battery and started the engine again. Airbag light stays on still
> (along with warning tone).
>
> Is this indicating that there is still a fault, or that a fault WAS seen
> but the computer needs to be specificially told to clear this alert
> before it turns the light off?
~
In my experience this only indicates that there HAS BEEN a fault and it
will continue until it's reset.
I don't know the reset procedure but someone here or your dealer (or
Google) should be able to tell you.
--
Knob

[Ext User(Gono)]

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:01:42 GMT, matt vk3zmw
<xiongmao@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>Changed the standard steering wheel off my VT yesterday. After
>finishing, I started the engine and the airbag warning light stayed on.
>Disconected the battery again and checked the airbag unit. One of the
>copper strips had broken inside the yellow connector on the back of the
>'bag. Stripped back a short section of line and re-soldered the
>connection. Re-connected the battery and started the engine again.
>Airbag light stays on still (along with warning tone).
>
>Is this indicating that there is still a fault, or that a fault WAS seen
>but the computer needs to be specificially told to clear this alert
>before it turns the light off?
You CANNOT reset this yourself it can only be reset by someone with a
Tech2 tool IE a dealer or someone with the tool or a clone tool.
gono

[Ext User(crazy ron bakir)]

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:01:42 GMT, matt vk3zmw
<xiongmao@bigpond.net.au> wrote:

>Changed the standard steering wheel off my VT yesterday. After
>finishing, I started the engine and the airbag warning light stayed on.

humour me are you properly qualified or did you just hope the airbag
didn't go off and kill you?

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gold coast, qld.

[Ext User(Scotty)]

"crazy ron bakir" <support@myphoneshop.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:01:42 GMT, matt vk3zmw
> <xiongmao@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
>>Changed the standard steering wheel off my VT yesterday. After
>>finishing, I started the engine and the airbag warning light stayed on.
>
> humour me are you properly qualified or did you just hope the airbag
> didn't go off and kill you?
>
> --
>
> managing director and CEO
> crazy ron's mobile phones
> gold coast, qld.

Heard a story when I was doing car-audio about a guy that was hunting for
speaker wires in a door loom. Was actually pocking around with a 9volt
battery testing what ever made the speaker thud. While doing so he must've
activated the steering wheel airbag and it came out with such force that as
he had his head just under the wheel it snapped his head back and made him a
quadriplegic.

Apparently this was a (so called) professional workshop installer.

(Mid `96 so maybe airbags then didn't need more than one sensor to deploy
the bag)

[Ext User(matt vk3zmw)]

crazy ron bakir wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:01:42 GMT, matt vk3zmw
> <xiongmao@bigpond.net.au> wrote:
>
>
>>Changed the standard steering wheel off my VT yesterday. After
>>finishing, I started the engine and the airbag warning light stayed on.
>
>
> humour me are you properly qualified or did you just hope the airbag
> didn't go off and kill you?
>
> --
>
> managing director and CEO
> crazy ron's mobile phones
> gold coast, qld.

Am I a mechanic, no.

Am I a qualified electronics tech with 20 years experience, damm straight!

I guess I'm as qualified as anyone outside a Holden workshop.

[Ext User(Michael C)]

"Scotty" <scoter1@warmmail.com> wrote in message
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> Heard a story when I was doing car-audio about a guy that was hunting for
> speaker wires in a door loom. Was actually pocking around with a 9volt
> battery testing what ever made the speaker thud. While doing so he
> must've activated the steering wheel airbag and it came out with such
> force that as he had his head just under the wheel it snapped his head
> back and made him a quadriplegic.
>
> Apparently this was a (so called) professional workshop installer.

That's got urban myth written all over it.

Michael

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"Michael C" <me@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Scotty" <scoter1@warmmail.com> wrote in message
> news:433e3bd2$0$22808$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>> Heard a story when I was doing car-audio about a guy that was hunting for
>> speaker wires in a door loom. Was actually pocking around with a 9volt
>> battery testing what ever made the speaker thud. While doing so he
>> must've activated the steering wheel airbag and it came out with such
>> force that as he had his head just under the wheel it snapped his head
>> back and made him a quadriplegic.
>>
>> Apparently this was a (so called) professional workshop installer.
>
> That's got urban myth written all over it.

My mate who was a car stereo installer set off an airbag. He said it scared
the shit out of him and cost $2k to replace. He got a snap on airbag safe
test light the next day.

Fraser

[Ext User(crazy ron bakir)]

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:25:59 +1000, "Michael C" <me@nospam.com> wrote:

>"Scotty" <scoter1@warmmail.com> wrote in message
>news:433e3bd2$0$22808$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>> Heard a story when I was doing car-audio about a guy that was hunting for
>> speaker wires in a door loom. Was actually pocking around with a 9volt
>> battery testing what ever made the speaker thud. While doing so he
>> must've activated the steering wheel airbag and it came out with such
>> force that as he had his head just under the wheel it snapped his head
>> back and made him a quadriplegic.
>>
>> Apparently this was a (so called) professional workshop installer.
>
>That's got urban myth written all over it.
>
why? it's well known in the industry that such injuries and deaths
have occurred. what's unbelievable about that?

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crazy ron's mobile phones
gold coast, qld.

[Ext User(crazy ron bakir)]

On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 11:30:46 +0800, "Fraser Johnston"
<fraser@jcis.com.au> wrote:

>
>My mate who was a car stereo installer set off an airbag. He said it scared
>the shit out of him and cost $2k to replace. He got a snap on airbag safe
>test light the next day.
>
how does that work out of interest? i wouldn't have thought you'd have
time to get out of the way once the light illuminated? :P

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managing director and CEO
crazy ron's mobile phones
gold coast, qld.

[Ext User(Michael C)]

"crazy ron bakir" <support@myphoneshop.com> wrote in message
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>>That's got urban myth written all over it.
>>
> why? it's well known in the industry that such injuries and deaths
> have occurred. what's unbelievable about that?

It just fits all the standard criteria for an urban legend. They always
relate to a fear of some sort.

Michael