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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Question airbag disconnect

Just for the sake of curiosity, what would I need to do if I wanted to disconnect my airbags permanently? (besides smashing the front bumper into a tree until they pop)

but then the thought comes to me that simply cutting a wire would still leave a sitting time bomb in front of my face...
 
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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I think you need to have access to wds(diagnostic tool) at a ford dealer.Or someone with a very high profile scanner .Bodyshops might be able to do it also.
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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the air bags are controlled from inside the truck. there is a sensor attached to the belt buckles which mounts to the floor. You can turn off the passanger side with a switch but the drivers side cannot be turned off.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2006 | 08:11 AM
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for the purposes of a rock crawler I would need them removed professionally? or maybe just pop them myself since removing them is abit risky? what does it take to blow and airbag?
 
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You don't want to do that its a big mess ,just chk with a dealer or a bodyshop.they have to work around them all the time.
You might have to sign a waver or something though
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