Disabling passenger airbag.
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Disabling passenger airbag.
I have a child who has to ride in view of me, which in a rearward facing seat is impossible in the back seat. I don't care about laws and I'm not going to bother filing paperwork for special permission to remove an airbag this is a temporary solution and a health issue with the child which will resolve itself in a matter of months... I know all the warnings about working with airbags, electrostatic discharge, and being careful. I've removed a few in my past for track cars, but this is going to be a temporary fix, so my thought is disconnect battery, pull airbag fuse then pull harness directly from airbag. Any thoughts or criticism ( to the process itself, not legal). Is there any issue with the airbag being disconnected but still in the vehicle? Is it grounded only at the harness point or through the screws mounting it to the frame. After a couple months I'll reinstall going the opposite direction. I'm not worried about airbag lights coming on, and having somebody else ride next to him is just not possible all the time
(2001 limited, rwd 7.3)
(2001 limited, rwd 7.3)
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So after looking into it, it looks like in late 2001 there might have been some changes to the fuse box, based on copies of owners manuals, there is no airbag fuse for my particular 2001 in the engine compartment spot number two, there was only an airbag fuse in the passenger compartment in fuse location 23. After looking up a couple diagrams for a 2001 excursion I found that different diagrams list the airbag fuse as 22, 23, or 26. I pulled all three just in case I have a mismatched owner's manual. Then pulled the harness off the bottom of the airbag from under the dash. Airbag light is on, but my problem is solved. In a few months I'll put it all back, or maybe install an interrupt switch.
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