Cable Under The Driver's Seat

[sl33ek]

Hi all,

Sorry if this is a repost but I couldnt find another thread about it. When I was vacuuming under the seats last weekend I found a black cable sticking out through the floor under the driver's seat and going to somewhere to the centre console near the gearstick.

Is this common on all R33s? And anyone know off the top of their head what it is?

If noone knows I'll take a photo when I get home

Thanks

[lordsnipe]

where does it start from? My guess is the seat belt sensor?

[xRHETTx]

Ive got them under my seats in my r32 gtst.

They seem to be cables that plug into nothing.

[sl33ek]

Comes out of the floor through the carpet under the middle under the drivers seat

Oh ok seatbelt sensor, never thought of that

Anything else it could be?

Edited November 4, 2005 by Gengis

[xRHETTx]

Ive heard that it is some sort of sensor for the seatbelts that is either removed during compliance or is only used on airbag-equipped cars.

But thats all heresay.

[predator]

yeh, r32 has that on factory belts... if you don't have them buckled in, they light up. When you replace them for complicance, the cables are useless..

either that or spare connection for stacker when an option.

[sl33ek]

Hey thanks guys

Just checked when i got home, followed the cable all the way and it went to the seat belt clip

[**JaR**]

yeah i've got em as well, they do nothing i dont think.

[POOMBAH]

Ive heard that it is some sort of sensor for the seatbelts that is either removed during compliance or is only used on airbag-equipped cars.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Got it on my s1 an it's got no airbag

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as others have stated, I just assumed it was the seat belt sensor that lights up the little light in the dash cluster to 'remind' you to put the seat belt on.

Predator you mentioned something like a spare connection for a stacker, I still have my 6 stacker in the boot. Could you explain for me why a spare connector would be needed coming from the floor on the drivers side?

[ISR33]

got them on my 33s2 just a seat belt light sensor and its got air bags

[Samon]

I just bought my first skyline (R33 GTS) last week, and when giving it a vacuum i too found these connectors under both of the seats. The one under the driver's side has 4 wires, the passenger one only has two.

Well...being slighly the fiddler...hmmm...well...maybe more than slightly...anyway... i decided to see if it was indeed a seatbelt light. I got a paperclip and shoted out the two pins on the passenger connector, and watched the dash... to my surprise there was no light that lit up, but whenever the pins are shorted, there is a clunking noise in the door pillar (where the seatbelt comes out). When the pins are un-shorted, there is another clunking (release of some sort).

After some experimenting, I found the correct two pins on the driver's side to make the 'clunk' on that side too.

Someone somewhere mentioned that they were seatbelt pre-tensioners, so that once the seatbelt was plugged in it would lock it off at the reel end. As far as i can tell though, even when the pins are shorted the seatbelt seems to move as per usual, not tighter or looser than normal. Is it possible that the solenoid is disconnected when the Australian Seatbelts are put in for compliance? I would have thought they would have idsconnected the whole lot though...hmmm...

If anyone knows anything about this, please let me know!

Edited February 5, 2006 by Samon

[Samon]

Okay, a little more information on the topic...

I had the trim that is over the seatbelt reel off the other day, and thought i'd investigate a little further. There are two wires going into the seatbelt reel thingy, some sort of solenoid, and yes, shorting the pins out does make a clunk in the reel. It kinda feels like it is easier to pull out when it is shorted out, but i can't really tell... at any rate they dont 'lock it off' or anytihng, so it still beats me as to what they actaully do!

[GTR_STEALTH]

Samon,

I can have a guess....

Without shorting try yanking fast on the seatbelt and maybe it doesnt lock/grab...

Short it and then yank fast and maybe it does....

That's just my guess tho! LoL

.....Coz isnt there something with the Soarer's that if the cars not ON -or- seat belt plugged in that you could yank it and it wont lock... Its ment to be some sort of creature comfort thing...