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YOUR RESEARCHSeatbelts, Post Accident
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driver's side seatbelt receptacle
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My airbag light started coming on and it turned out to be the driver's side seatbelt receptacle which is apparently a known 'thing' on these cars.
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In my Audi I had to have them replaced because the "went off" and saved me but then would never save me again unless I replace/rebuild them.
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In my Audi I had to have them replaced because the "went off" and saved me but then would never save me again unless I replace/rebuild them.
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If just changing the receiver doesn't fix it, there is a kit that replaces some wire and connectors.
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I'm wrestling with this nagging Airbag MIL and it seems like the seatbelts might be the culprit. OBDII fault codes are seatbelt related(sorry, sick can't recall codes) .The car was in an accident, and if the paint job is any indication, they probably didn't have those tensioners rebuilt. Or is it even necessary? In my Audi I had to have them replaced because the "went off" and saved me but then would never save me again unless I replace/rebuild them. My belts aren't slack... well no slackier than a 20 year old car should be, but I'm not convinced they're lock up in the event of a crash. Is there a definitively way of knowing?
Thanks, Yogi
Is this the same cabriolet you've been restoring or another car?
Now, the obvious... have you tried to reset the airbag light with a Porsche scanner like a Durametric or one that will read the SRS module?
Normally, the airbag MIL comes on when people remove the seat and then turn on the ignition. But of course it is interconnected to the seat belts and could mean problems with the lock.
I had to use my y2k belts with my 2004 dme. It was looking for the tensioners so i put airbag restistors on the wires and i can clear the lights.
Doesnt answer what u r asking as i know my belts operate correctly but never had the srs protection. Just offering a way to turn off the light till u figure it out
The pyrotechnic tensioners on '02 & up cannot be reset, they have to be replaced. You cannot tell any difference in how the belt reels in or out; the pyro tensioners cinch the belts extra tight when they go off. I would expect that codes would be stored if they have been fired.
One other item to consider if the car was in a collision: the belts act like a spring so-to-speak. When they restrain a load at, presumably high velocity, they stretch in order to reduce the shock load to your body. Once stretched, they are spent.
The accident tensioners are in the latch assembly. They're explosive devices -- one time use. You can look at the latch assembly and see if they went off or not. (I bought a set of seats from a wrecked Z4 so I have seen this.)
Yogi, I have a spare set of black seat belts from a 996.1 cab I was going to have rewebbed in red, but I've never gotten around to it. If it turns out you need to replace, let me know and I'll make you a good deal.
If they went off, somebody would have to take them apart and remove the tensioner ***** that lock the assembly. The end of the explosive tube would be gone. If nobody took them apart, they would still be locked. The airbag light on my car was always the receiver,
My airbag light started coming on and it turned out to be the driver's side seatbelt receptacle which is apparently a known 'thing' on these cars. I initially sprayed it with DeOxit contact cleaner which would fix it for a few weeks and then come back. Porsche issued TSB 1/04 6924 to address the problem. If just changing the receiver doesn't fix it, there is a kit that replaces some wire and connectors. I was lucky and just needed the receiver. I'll see if I can find where I have the TSB.
The kit (Part # 000.043.206.06).
Why risk accident-damaged seatbelts? Buy new or known good used ones. If you take them out and you can hear them rattle then they have gone off and are no good.
Furthermore, it may also be the airbag module causing the light if the car has been accident damaged.
I found a service that will rebuild them way cheaper than new ones. I�ve seen a couple of guys on YouTube use them so I�ll give them a shot.
cutting corners to save a few bucks is one thing, but deliberately bypassing safety features is another. I could never imagine passing off a car with no working belts to someone else only for them to die in a crash. There are horrible people out there.
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