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Shades of Gray · 04-05-2005, 02:27 PM

Ive been told that you need to set up some kind of resistor to get rid of the air bag light when you replace your stock sti seats with aftermarket...how in the world do i do this...and what the heck does it mean?
Ryan

teh DIRT · 04-05-2005, 02:31 PM

probably works just like the p0420 cel under efficiency code fix. add a resistor so the ecu thinks something is there...in this case an airbag.

Shades of Gray · 04-05-2005, 02:35 PM

[quote="teh DIRT"]probably works just like the p0420 cel under efficiency code fix. add a resistor so the ecu thinks something is there...in this case an airbag.[/quote

thanks for the help buddy....but you didnt answer my ?...WHAT THE CRAP IS A RESISTOR!!!!

haha, thanks
Ryan

teh DIRT · 04-05-2005, 02:40 PM

hahaha. a resistor is what is says. It resists the flow of electricity through a circuit. I think they gauge them by ohms if i am correct. Any sensor that is in a circuit will provide some amount of resistance.....if that sensor is not there then a resistor will take its place.

.........i think

cburwell · 04-05-2005, 03:38 PM

When you take your car in for emissions/inspection and they hook it up to the scanner, will the scanner pick up any codes from the saftey system as well?

If not, then it might just be easier to pull the airbag light. I have tryed resistors on my EGR to keep my ECU from throwing a code, but nothing worked.

teh DIRT · 04-05-2005, 03:40 PM

OBDII readers can pickup airbag lights, even if the light is off....the reader will see the code

cburwell · 04-05-2005, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh DIRT

OBDII readers can pickup airbag lights, even if the light is off....the reader will see the code

I knew that the reader would pickup the code even if the bulb was removed. I just thought that if he could pass the code check he didn't really need to worry about a resistor.

**TROLL** · 04-05-2005, 04:34 PM

i think i'm going to have two of these resistors this week when i pull my aftermarket seats out... i'll trade them for a ride in your car

bryan

Shades of Gray · 04-05-2005, 05:00 PM

Hey , if that works...sure! Haha, you'll still have to show me and explain it to me in person!
Ryan

SmokeyBandit · 04-05-2005, 05:14 PM

It's not simply a matter of putting a resistor in. You have to put the RIGHT resistor in.

To do that, you need a linear potentiometer from Radio Shack.

You vary the resistance (of the potentiometer) until the airbag light is out.

Then you remove the potentiometer and measure its resistance, then you can plug in the appropiate resistor

teh DIRT · 04-05-2005, 05:23 PM

what he said

**TROLL** · 04-05-2005, 07:26 PM

well assuming that the wrx and sti airbag resistors are the same, i have what he needs. i'm not sure what it is, but i got them with my seats and they did the trick... never got an airbag warning light.
bryan

Shades of Gray · 04-05-2005, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TROLL

well assuming that the wrx and sti airbag resistors are the same, i have what he needs. i'm not sure what it is, but i got them with my seats and they did the trick... never got an airbag warning light.
bryan

Hey it sounds great to me!

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04-05-2005, 02:35 PM	#3
Shades of Gray Vendor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philly Member #294 My Ride: 04 STI/sold, 05 WRX wagon/totaled, 00 S4/sold, 05 STI/current iTrader: (0)	[quote="teh DIRT"]probably works just like the p0420 cel under efficiency code fix. add a resistor so the ecu thinks something is there...in this case an airbag.[/quote thanks for the help buddy....but you didnt answer my ?...WHAT THE CRAP IS A RESISTOR!!!! haha, thanks Ryan

04-05-2005, 05:00 PM	#9
Shades of Gray Vendor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philly Member #294 My Ride: 04 STI/sold, 05 WRX wagon/totaled, 00 S4/sold, 05 STI/current iTrader: (0)	Hey , if that works...sure! Haha, you'll still have to show me and explain it to me in person! Ryan