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Explode64 01-22-2013 01:16 AM

RX8 race car removing air bags/ seat belts and SRS
 
I am stripping the wiring out of my 2003 rx8 as I am turning it into a race car.
I will be running the standard ecu.
As I have removed all the air bags, and seat belts (and srs unit) will the car still run with out going into limp home mode?
Currently the are no CEL or codes come up. (not including air bag codes)

Arca_ex 01-22-2013 01:35 AM

I've removed all the airbags and seatbelts, it won't put it into limp mode. Only thing that happens is that the airbag light and seatbelt light on the dash will be illuminated.

etzilon 01-22-2013 05:18 PM

@Arca_ex: Do you still have most of the interior wiring hanging around? If not, how did you approach it?

jimtaylor89 02-26-2013 06:30 AM

im really curious about this as well bc i plan to do the same thing im wondering if there is any way of getting rid of those lights

etzilon 02-26-2013 07:03 AM

Burn/remove the light bulb, maybe? It's not too bad when you get used to it.

bse50 02-26-2013 07:29 AM

You have to take off and cut the dash anyway while welding the cage.
Remove the airbag lights while you have it down...

Also remove all of the useless wiring!

Arca_ex 02-26-2013 08:49 AM


Originally Posted by etzilon (Post 4414020)
@Arca_ex: Do you still have most of the interior wiring hanging around? If not, how did you approach it?

Sorry, didn't see this before. In the class that I'm in I'm not allowed to make the car any lighter so I just left it there. I zip tied any dangling connectors down though so they won't rattle around.

etzilon 02-27-2013 09:50 PM


Originally Posted by Arca_ex (Post 4432279)
Sorry, didn't see this before. In the class that I'm in I'm not allowed to make the car any lighter so I just left it there. I zip tied any dangling connectors down though so they won't rattle around.

NP :Peace:

Junkman 6394226 02-27-2013 09:55 PM

Any idea how much the air bag units weigh? Just curious.

hufflepuff 03-15-2017 11:11 AM

on the RX-8, can you use resistors to trick the car into still "seeing" the airbags and keep off the lights?


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