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YOUR RESEARCHAirbags? Check / swap / fix?
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The owner's manual states: "In order to ensure long-term functioning, the airbag system must be inspected by an authorized Porsche dealer after 4, 8 and 10 years from the date of manufacture shown on the safety compliance sticker, and every 2 years thereafter."
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Does it make sense to have them checked (not only for safety reasons but also in a resell value point view)?
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There is no way to check an airbag, it would be a destructive test.
Check would suffice, unless something has happened
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Seems to me that the computer check would suffice, unless something has happened to the car (crash).
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Actually if you look in your owners manual, many manufacturers recommend airbag replacement after a certain number of years.
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The owner's manual states: "In order to ensure long-term functioning, the airbag system must be inspected by an authorized Porsche dealer after 4, 8 and 10 years from the date of manufacture shown on the safety compliance sticker, and every 2 years thereafter."
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Quick question:
Should one have the airbags checked at some point? I gather there must be some kind of shelf life on these "explosives" that needs to be swapped/serviced at some point...
Does it make sense to have them checked (not only for safety reasons but also in a resell value point view)?
There is no way to check an airbag, it would be a destructive test. There is a circuit associated with it, it basically monitors the resistivity of airbag. If the airbag goes out of spec it will trip the airbag warning light.
You could go buy a new one, but that doesn't make sense either. You would have to replace the driver's side, passenger side, and doors. Or you could probably buy a good portion of a replacement car for that. They should be good to go.
If they had to be replaced, manufacturer's would be stating so and there would be a market for new replacements. But there is not.
The car's computer system checks the readiness of the airbag system and if it detects a malfunction it will trigger the warning light. The owner's manual states: "In order to ensure long-term functioning, the airbag system must be inspected by an authorized Porsche dealer after 4, 8 and 10 years from the date of manufacture shown on the safety compliance sticker, and every 2 years thereafter."
That said, how would one go about checking an airbag? Seems to me that the computer check would suffice, unless something has happened to the car (crash). I don't know that a Porsche dealer would do anything other than to check to make sure the warning light functions and is not triggered. You can do this yourself when you start the car. I would say trust the technology and don't worry. See this article
http://www.edmunds.com/car-safety/do...gs-expire.html
Actually if you look in your owners manual, many manufacturers recommend airbag replacement after a certain number of years. 8 is the number that I have frequently seen. Does anybody actually do it? Absolutely not, on most 8 year old cars the cost to replace every airbag would be a significant portion of the car's value. I haven't seen any news reports about killer airbags in older cars, so I'm not super concerned.
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