removing pre-tensioners from standard seats

[Greeny.]

I need to remove my belt pre-tensioners from my standard seats onto my new buckets, are they easy enough to remove? Is it a seat out job or can it be done with them still in the car?

 

[Cro]

Can be done without taking the seats out, but if you're putting them onto your buckets dont the seats need to come out anyway?

Also recommended to disconnect the battery for 30mins or so just incase they ignite

 

[James.f]

can be done whilst still in the car, just need to remove the plastic cover that covers them and i think also the handbrake plastic cover, and unplug..

had to do mine when swapping seats also

^ What numpty said

 

[richy22]

Oooo what buckets??

 

[Greeny.]

I need to test they will go onto dannys buckets before I take mine out fully, so would be helpful if I could do them without removing the seats, cheers.

Also ignite? wtf?

 

[James.f]

ye its looks like some sort of cylinder :S i think its to do when your in a accident it holds you in, i might be wrong tho

 

[Greeny.]

Not had a proper look yet, the covers pull off easy enough like most other things?

 

[Henry]

you just need two torx bits (can't remember sizes) - one to remove the trim and another to remove the PT/buckle; there's a single lead to disconnect from the PT as well

best to disconnect the battery before, just incase. don't know if there's any danger of them going off but could be extremely dangerous if it does whilst you're holding it

if you re-connect the battery without the PT plugged in, it'll illuminate the airbag warning lamp. not sure if it then goes out if you reconnect the PT - i'd try a search or ask first (ed. presume it does though, as people stick resistors in them - ?)

 

[lemonnobby]

best to disconnect the battery as there explosives. a t20 to undo the trim and a T40 normally to undo pretensioner a single connecter on it. the air bag light will go out once all plugged in properly

 

[DannyR]

We might need to get a big Torx bit as mine are on the work van which havent got this week mate!

 

[Greeny.]

I have the 2 most common ones which should do the prob I think, find out when I have a look tomorrow if it aint pissing it down.

 

[DannyR]

Its big lol!

 

[Greeny.]

Yeah think ive got it Just had a look at them and they look piss to get out, kinda embarrassed I started a thread about it now :/

 

[richy22]

Doggin eh??

 

[Greeny.]

What? lol