Mates,
I’m in the process of getting my car ready for the first event of the year and will be installing some Cobra seats to the car. Some questions I have about this process:
1. Using the
Foxwell NT530
, is there a way to disable the thorax airbag?
2. It will be my first time to remove/install seats on this car - after removing the OEM seats, do I just leave the seat connectors “disconnected” while the buckets are on? I know this will trigger the light on the dash but I guess this can be cleared by the
Foxwell
once I put the OEM seats come back - for yearly state inspections.
3. I’m not exactly sure how to disconnect the bottom seat connectors , can anyone direct me to a video in how to do so?
I apologize for doing a duplicate post if this has been asked before. I’m fairly new to working on Porsches and want to learn this the right way.
Thank you all.
On my
987.2
I was able to use the
Foxwell NT530
to disable the thorax airbag (may have also disabled aws but not sure). You'll want to get to the programming menu for POSIP (
Porsche
Side Impact Protection system) and everything is right there.
After removing the seats just leave the connectors disconnected and after disabling the airbag clear the fault code should be all you need to do. As for how to disconnect the connectors I would take a look at Youtube as there are several videos that show this. Most likely you can figure it out once you have a better look at them.
Thank you. I did watch some videos and it made sense on how the connectors came off.
I appreciate your time in answering, really. I was giving up hope as the forum can sometimes be very quiet here. Now on to figuring out how to disassemble the FVD rollbar so I can check some rattling in the back.
I actually did the coding prior to removing the oem seat which triggered the airbag light. Learned that if the
ecu
detects it was still plugged in but disabled it will throw the code. After removal I just cleared the light and all was fine.
Thank you.
So for now, it stands that the sequence with installing aftermarket seats is as follows:
1. Disconnect
Battery
2. Remove OEM seats, disconnect underseat connectors
3. Install aftermarket seats, leave underseat connectors disconnected (no place to connect to with most aftermarket seats, with exception of OEM
GT3
seats w airbags)
4. Reinstall
battery
. THEN disable thorax airbags and THEN clear airbag lights through the
Foxwell NT530
or similar. If it’s through the
Foxwell
, these can all be found on the POSIP Folder/menu.
This sounds about right? I wanted to outline it clearly for the
next
person to see, in case. If they’re like me, clear cut steps will make this an easy DIY job.
Thank you for the help again.
I transferred them over but I haven't used them. Most likely they are way too short so if you have a need to use them I would recommend going with the extended ones which will work better with your new seats.
