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Crashed
My seventeen year old niece decided to take a corner to fast on a dirt road and ended up in a ditch. Both air bags deployed. What do I do to fix these air bags. It's a 2004 F-150. 
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Well the first thing is that, it isn't going to be cheap that much I know for sure. Usually when the airbags deploy especially on an older model vehicles the Insurance usually totals the vehicle because the cost runs about$1500 -$2000 or more per bag. I have known people who have had the bags deploy and by-passed the wiring and kept on driving but I don't recommend it, not to mention it won't pass an inspection. I have also seen them taken out of junked cars but to do so is at your own risk, as most junk yards will tell you and not all yards will sell them. So maybe someone smarter than me will have a good idea. Good luck
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Call some salvage yards and buy a set of undeployed bags and module from them, its usually way more cost effective than new, (im an insurance adjuster) even though the law states I cannot write a repair estimate with LKQ air bags, it dosnt meen an individual can put a set in for themselves. I have in fact ordered them used from salvage yards and repaired my own vehicles with them. Still a factory part, jsut taken out of a total loss vehicle in a salvage yard.
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Agreed, I've used many sets from the salvage yard. Your 2004 also will have seat belt tensioners made in the retractors. You'll be needing new seat belts too. Get them in the airbag/module package if you can. They're $140+ each from FORD.
Last edited by ncranchero; Sep 25, 2007 at 03:03 PM.
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It's Gettin Expensive
Thanks for all the help and advise. This is getting to be more than I was expecting but the safety stuff would be expensive. It's gonna be one expensive lesson learned. At least we don't have tickets, insurance increases and medical bills to go with it. 
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Old Body Style
It's the same body style as my 1998 F-150
As I understand it, it's the old body style.
It's a basic truck. Rubber floor instead of carpet.
Wind up windows
Not to many options Just a radio and A/C
As I understand it, it's the old body style.
It's a basic truck. Rubber floor instead of carpet.
Wind up windows
Not to many options Just a radio and A/C
Last edited by 50th ann; Sep 25, 2007 at 07:15 PM.
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