Airbags

JT_Law · Aug 27, 2005

on a 98 is there a way to disable them for wheelin?

With the Chiltons saying to pull the negative cable till the capacitor discharges I suspect pulling the fuse may not do it but then I'm no electrician

Kejtar · Aug 27, 2005

JT_Law said:
on a 98 is there a way to disable them for wheelin?

With the Chiltons saying to pull the negative cable till the capacitor discharges I suspect pulling the fuse may not do it but then I'm no electrician

You don't need to disable them for wheeling as they do not engage under 30mph. Also it has to be a certain type of an impact in order for them to deploy.

JT_Law · Aug 27, 2005

Ah, good deal.

I could just picture tapping a tree or flexing something just right and getting a nasty surprise, lol

XgeekstarX · Aug 27, 2005

JT_Law said:
Ah, good deal.

I could just picture tapping a tree or flexing something just right and getting a nasty surprise, lol

video tape that if it ever happens.

JT_Law · Aug 27, 2005

XgeekstarX said:
video tape that if it ever happens.

Why? you a lawyer? LOL
That would make a funny tape tho, at least after the wounds healed

Kejtar · Aug 28, 2005

JT_Law said:
Why? you a lawyer? LOL
That would make a funny tape tho, at least after the wounds healed

he wants a tape cause he can't believe it'd happen

2offroad · Aug 28, 2005

Ask One ton's Mom about what speed the airbag will attack. She was not going 30mph when it came out.

Kejtar · Aug 29, 2005

2offroad said:
Ask One ton's Mom about what speed the airbag will attack. She was not going 30mph when it came out.

was it Gen I airbag? The newer airbag controllers (98 is one of them) will not deploy at slow speeds.

2offroad · Aug 29, 2005

1st gen.

Kejtar · Aug 29, 2005

2offroad said:
1st gen.

Well then that explains it. On the newer XJ's the airbag controller is much more sophisticated and one of the safeguards built in is the cutoff that turns the airbags off at slow speeds. So in a 98, I wouldn't touch the system at all.

seanR · Aug 29, 2005

On the newest of XJs, The airbag will not deploy under "normal" wheeling conditions.
Even under "my" type of wheeling contitions, they will not deploy,
I hit a tree at winterfest hard enough to bend my 2 X 4" front bumper, and nothing happened.
Wheel it and forget abput it!

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