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Postby Speedie » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:26 pm

Saw this on Ebay

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After a hit like that and air bags not deployed. Wonder what it would take to make them go off
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Postby whitlam » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:54 pm

A hit from the front would probably do it
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Postby SIR-VRX » Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:20 pm

Airbags are only designed to be deployed in certain conditions. A rear hit is not one of them.

Side airbags for side hits, front airbags for frontal hits.
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Postby Speedie » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:42 pm

impact bent the roof frame you'd think they would have gone off
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Postby SIR-VRX » Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:53 pm

The impact sensors are in each side (B Pillar) and one in each corner of the front.

The airbags would be useless if deployed in that crash situation. Airbags are actually quite dangerous if deployed when they are not required. Hence why they only go off in certain circumstances.

An equivalent size hit like that one in the front of the vehicle would definitely set off the front airbags.
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