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Old 02-20-2011, 09:54 PM
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Airbag charge is gone inside of 10 minutes. No need to wait 2 hours to remove the airbag. That contact switch is from a 928. I added oe to both my 951's with momo wheels to get the horn to work.
Your the only one up to date I've heard saying that after a ten minutes wait you can safely remove the air bag from the wheel ,dozen of people have install none air bag steering in their cars & the majority of them waited 1 to 2 hours before removal ,you migth be rigth but why take a chance.Once again I,m not saying your wrong, LOL my face is now over 65 years old & not bad looking & want to keep it that way a little longer,take care.
Old 02-20-2011, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by frankle951
Thanks, yes I replace the airbag with OEM bags, I guess the grounding the # 2 post won't work on my 91 944 cab ?????
Sorry I don't really understand what you are asking here.
Old 02-20-2011, 10:38 PM
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thanks for the responses guys ...Ill keep ya posted, I just hope I did not jack with the fuel pump with this whole air bag delete thing. steering wheel and horn contact coming this week.
Old 02-20-2011, 10:58 PM
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I can't tell you how many airbag wheels I've pulled without incident. It only takes a few minutes for the residual charge to dissipate. Waiting 1-2 hours is ridiculous.

Using the resistor works well if you want the passenger airbag to still work. Since my car is a track car I didn't want either bag to work and I didn't want to stare at the airbag light on the dash, so I clipped the wires at the airbag ECU and unplugged the passenger bag.
Old 02-21-2011, 10:12 AM
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Removing the airbag lamp in the dash is not good, you still get the central warning lamp lit all the time. If you disable that, you do not have the central Warning for other issues. It is better to disable the airbag controller or mollify it with the resistor mod. You can also clip the connection between the cluster and the airbag controller.
Old 02-21-2011, 06:28 PM
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Sorry I don't really understand what you are asking here.
Sorry was asking if the 91 944S cab, how do I clear the airbag light, will grounding the # 2 post or will I need a computer to clear the light ?????
Old 02-21-2011, 06:47 PM
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Man the computer cost 795.00, hell when they first came out it was around 200 or 400 I think, Do anybody have one I can rent with a deposit or know where a cheaper is that will clear the light ???????
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Originally Posted by frankle951
Man the computer cost 795.00, hell when they first came out it was around 200 or 400 I think, Do anybody have one I can rent with a deposit or know where a cheaper is that will clear the light ???????
you have a PM
Old 02-21-2011, 07:14 PM
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where can I get that 2 ohm resister ...anybody? does napa or autozone carry em?
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I would think any electronic component store would have it.
Old 02-21-2011, 08:03 PM
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thanks mhr ,, ill try radioshack ,
ERNIE you have a PM
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Originally Posted by fittrjoe
thanks mhr ,, ill try radioshack ,
ERNIE you have a PM
______to fittrjoe see where the wires come's out at the bottom that where they go back in.The white wire is spade (hope it's the rigth term)connected so no problem just unplug, the blue & brown not sure at 100% but if I remember well I did snip them.What will be left is the large black one with the red connector in which you install your resistor .(if I'm wrong please somebody correct me sometime my old memory will fail me even thougth I've done this only seven month ago LoL should have taken more pics.

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Old 02-22-2011, 02:58 AM
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I just wish there was a way to reset the airbag light on 968s without using the bosch hammer or piwis cable on a laptop..
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Amen to that !!!!!
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Because I needed the airbag system working (Quebec inspection requirement) I went ahead and spent the $$ for the Durametric kit. It is nice to have to read and reset the airbag computer and DME. Although I only used it once so far.

Frankel951 just noticed your avitar. Do you have some more pictures of your cab posted somewhere?


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