airbagonoff switch

[rxbox]

just had the airbag on off switch placed in......seems to activate and deactivate properly but the airbag light came on....tried the battery disconnect thing but no change....

its 110.$ to have the porsche dealership turn it off......the airbag guys say if it is reset with the wires spiced in.....should return to normal.....any way to turn off the light in this case without going to porsche.....

i read a previous post from june but wonder if this may be different because of the spliced in switch..

thanks

ric

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Edited July 9, 2004 by rxbox

[Tool Pants]

Did you get the switch from this company?

http://www.airbagonoff.com/Airbag_Switches...sports_cars.htm

The only way I know how to turn the light off on an unmodified car is with the PST2.

What do the air bag switch guys suggest?

[rxbox]

airbag guys said turning off the light will fix everything.....i have a few dobts but will see

tool pants......another question...put the brey krause fireextiguisher mount under the driver seat put in taking off the bracket...the piston came off and can t get it back on....cant compress it enough to get the pin in that holds it to the front of the seat....consequently....i sit 1 inch higher so my helmet doesnt clear the roll bar by 2 inches....is there a compressor or some way to get that piston back on?

thanks

ric

[Tool Pants]

Did you go through the company in my link? If so I would like to know the details since I know of no Boxster owner who has used their services. From your pictures it looks like you went to a shop for the install. I do not want to tell others about that company if there are problems. Do you have a copy of their instructions?

If you were in my area I know 3 shops with a PST2 and it would take a few minutes to see if turning off the light with the PST2 keeps it off, and there would be no charge. You may find that a dealer will not want to touch the air bag system since it is non Porsche approved modification and they are concerned about liability.

I have never had to play with the shock for the seat. On various messages boards over the years people have reported the same problem. It is a ***** to reconnect as you need a lot of force to compress the piston. Most older Boxster owners I know mount the bracket under the passenger seat for this reason.

[rxbox]

yes

i got the idea from your previous post.....the way they do it is to call a service center near the buyer and arrange an install

i have the instructions.....i can fax them to you....i dont know how to scan and post....lemme know...the guy in charge(robert brown?) is easy to work with.....even split the cost of the porsche diagnostic with the install place

i have yet to get the light turned off

thanks for the website

ric

[rxbox]

tool pants

update

got the code read....fault code 24......passenger ignition tripped?....think they spliced the side airbag wire while trying to tap the passenger airbag ....so far not coming back on.....

so if this stays off.....robert brown from airbag on off says this is better than porsches seat pressure sensor in case of roll over or if passenger is lifted off seat....airbag still wont be deployed whereas if the porsche child seat is used....may go off when kids butt lifts off...(does that sound right)..

either way it was cheaper and now i have a cool switch under the dash...

thanks for the recommendation

ric

[richard truss]

was not cheaper for me. I called him and he quoted me in the $500 range for the switch and install in my 2000 boxster S. He said they are very hard cars to install, and he would have to research more about it before giving me a firm quote.

He is also absolutely incorrect about the porsche baby seat. I bought one (at $400, it was cheaper than the airbag on/off switch quote that i got). The seat plug into a buckle that is installed below the passanger seat. This buckle deactivates teh airbag -- absolutely NOTHING regarding weight/pressure/whatever (which is the BS he was shoveling my way as well). I confirmed this through my porsche dealer service manager.

i am very happy with my expensive car seat -- and honestly i would not trust my precious 5 year old girl with that guy. Just my experience. :)

[rxbox]

wow...i got mine for 320.00

sounds kinda fishy with the different prices

when i watched the young guy put it in....just a matter of where to get the wires to pull down....

and my porsche place was asking 600 bucks

well ...as long as our kids are protected....

ric

[richard truss]

:cheers:

yes, protect our kids at any price. im glad it worked out for one of us :) i find that porsche was asking $600 for your seat is strange. then again, i know they have different seats for different ages. I got the Porsche Zoom seat (for 4-10 year olds).