[Rock Taco]

Has anyone changed their sterring wheel and gotten rid of there air bag? How do custom/aftermarket bumpers effect airbags? If they disable them how is it done and has any one done anything with the space that the passenger airbag takes up? If so post some pics I would like to see.

 

[hawaiianbro]

Changing your bumper won't affect the airbag sensors at all. The airbag sensors are hidden in your crumple points inside the engine bay. I guess if you remove the passenger airbag....you could have room for a dvd navigation system?...or some gauges i guess?

 

[x0ffr0adtac0x]

you can easily disconnect your airbags. a fuse is found inside/behind each wheel well. for the driver side, located under the battery/battery plate, and for passanger located under air pipe from air box.i would only recommend on disconnetcing if you are wheeling really hard and dive with the front a lot, other than that just leave it on

 

[PWScottIV]

I haven't actually done it yet, but I do plan on removing both of my airbags. But, I'm not removing them, just to not have them, of course...
In the drivers position, I'm putting in a Momo Suede steering wheel and a sparco quick connect in for theft deterance. I'm gonna to try to make an assebl
In the passengers position I'm putting in a 15" touch screen monitor that will "flip up" when the ignition is on. I'm planning on using the monitor for navigation, music, DVDs, and engine management software. I have a laptop computer that I'm going to mount under the rear seats(XtraCab). Of course I'm also adding 5-point restraints, racing seats and a harness bar to make things a little safer without the airbags...

 

[Mike]

Changing your bumper won't affect the airbag sensors at all. The airbag sensors are hidden in your crumple points inside the engine bay. I guess if you remove the passenger airbag....you could have room for a dvd navigation system?...or some gauges i guess?

The design of the bumper won't get in the way of the sensors since they are located on the inner fenders, but it can definitely affect the way the truck crumples in an accident, and thus the response from the sensors. The stock bumper is tupperware, and the stock frame rails have nice little crumple zones built in. What happens when you reinforce the frame rails and build a burly front bumper?

I don't know exactly how the sensors work, information I have seen in the past has led me to believe they are some sort of decellerometer type devices, but I haven't seen any tech info on them. If they are, and you have a nice solid front end, then your airbag would be more likely to deploy in a minor accident, right?

Later,
....Mike

 

[Mike]

you can easily disconnect your airbags. a fuse is found inside/behind each wheel well. for the driver side, located under the battery/battery plate, and for passanger located under air pipe from air box.i would only recommend on disconnetcing if you are wheeling really hard and dive with the front a lot, other than that just leave it on

Those are the sensors, not the fuses.

Later,
....Mike