fitting a steering wheel

[caymanr26]

if i disconnect the battery then after an hour or so disconnect the steering wheel airbag and fit a resistor will the SERV light still come on when the battery is reconnected as there has been a break in the system?

 

[TD172]

No Mate. Dont really need to leave it an hour either. Just disconect the battery and do it.

 

[caymanr26]

r u 100% sure as I dont want to get a black eye from my airbag while trying to take it out

 

[miketheman2k]

You might as well wait 30 mins if you've got the time - no harm in it.

If you've got the correct resistor, the light will not come on. Even if it does (say from a lose connection) it will go off once you've fixed it and restarted.

 

[caymanr26]

nice 1 mike - tryin to decide between seats or a steering wheel - i know they are a lot different in price but I can only afford to do one of them at the mo - think it will be the steering wheel.
did you get your resistor from maplin?
what do you think of these seats:
http://www.edenz.co.uk/index.htm

 

[edde]

The system should deactivate in a few seocns but at £300 to fix it you do set the airbag off best leave it half an hour.
I wrote a guide a while back on airbags etc this it might be stickied on the page have a search.

 

[Gary G]

the clip tool can remove the light

 

[wee_al_270]

think its about 15 mins u have 2 wait after disconnecting the battery then it shud be ok. its the same when doin seatbelt pre tensioners n that

 

[TD172]

Well it's never caused me any problems an the technical manual just says to disconnect the battery. Just an old wife's tale IMHO But best to be safe than sorry i suppose