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Snowman

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ferni Grand Master

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I'm still trying to find a wiring diagram of R33's that show airbag wiring, but i can't track one down, can anyone help?

I'm pretty sure just pulling the fuse should be enough Ant... But if you want to disable permanently since you do most of your driving on the track, then maybe you should unplug the airbags completely, it's pretty easy i can help you out if you need.

I'm looking to replace mine but not hook it up, Airbags scare me now. And it wasn't even me driving!

Ant97GTR Grand Master

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I've checked the docs I have with me and can't find a wiring diagram...will check at home as well.

Yeah even though most of the driving is done on the track I still drive it to events as well as the fact I still take it on drives every now and again. If the laws said both driver and passenger could legally use a harness on the street I wouldn't worry but as we are forced to use the normal seatbelt, I'll want to keep the airbags. Hence I want an easy way to disable and re-enable the airbags.

I've always looked at the airbags and thought it would be a bitch if they went off during an accident on the track but never even considered them going off at random! Like I said in my first post here...I'll have to add that to the list in the back of my mind.

Snowman Grand Master

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You can legally wear a harness on the street! You just have to wear your normal seat-belt as well. :(

Personally I always just wear the harness on the street because it fits me better in the race-seats than what the standard seat-belt does.

Ant97GTR Grand Master

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You can legally wear a harness on the street! You just have to wear your normal seat-belt as well

Lol...how stupid is that?! :laugh:

Thanks Neil....thats what I was thinking of doing but until then I was looking for a simple solution re: the fuse.

Ant97GTR Grand Master

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Sorry mate....I had a look and the diagram I have was just for the coilpack loom that I had from a while ago. If you do manage to track down a full one or one that relates to the airbag I'd appreciate a 'copy' :P

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OzTME Rookie

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Snowman: did you hit something/bottom out etc?

I have been trying to decide if I should ditch the airbags or not. I was keeping them in, since I thought they probably wouldn't go off unless I was in a big one (pull lots of G's in right direction). I also thought that they would be nice to have since they help decelerate your head.

The opposing view is that since you're in a car with a cage and in a harness, the timing of the airbag will be all wrong (I think you arrive later than the car expects due to lack of interia reel etc). I am also worried that if I clip a serious corner that they'll go off, rendering me blind for an instant (stun from explosion sound etc) and send me off into the greenery..

Has anybody seen any documentation showing that they are bad for motorsport? I always assumed competitors pulled them out of the cars as they are heavy (my passenger bag weighs 4kg).

Cheers,

Scott.

Snowman Grand Master

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Scott - I didn't clip/hit anything. I had just pulled out of a slide on a skidpan but I was just straightening up when it went off and I really wasn't going fast at all (like I don't think I was even going fast enough that the airbag should have deployed even if I'd crashed straight into a tree).

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