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Ford Mustang air bags both passenger and drivers side
i have a 1997 ford mustang and over the summer i hit a deer, causing my air bags to deploy. i have liability so all the damage to my car is being paid for out of pocket. we found some airbags but im confused as to how they'll be replaced since mine have been deployed and obviously broke through the steering wheel and dash. will my whole steering wheel & dash have to be replaced? does that mean my airbags have to come out of another mustang so that i can get these parts? any help would be appreciated, thanks!
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This is EXTREMELEY IMPORTANT be very carful were you get your air bags i personally highly recommend OEM (orginial) Because unless you absolutley know that the donor car was never in a frontal collison or rear collison i would not buy it. Most air bags when deployed will only require to be replaced (air bag module) only but there are some models where the steering bag will melt or burn the steering wheel and youll end up needing to replace the whole assembly. On the passenger side it really varies some models youll have to only replace the module others require the dash and the windshield due to the air bag makes hard contact with the dash and or winshield to the point of craking or breaking it at time of deployment so it really depends, also not only will your air bags need to be replaced but also your "crash" sensors more than likely they got damaged or destroyed and the rule of thumb is if the air bags were deployed then new sensors need to be installed....wait theres more it is extremeley dangerous to work on air bags let me repeat EXTREMELEY DANGEROUS!!!! the system is designed to help save lives in case of collision ...so whats so dangerous?? well.... lets say you get ina crash and the battery gets damaged or destroyed...you need electricity to activate the system right?? well theres no power..!! so oh no the air bag wont activate!!.....wrong there are Back up power supply ( batteries...no not duracells) actually more like Capacitors that will provide the system (its the law) if a case like this should ever occur...so whats that got to do with the danger?? well im saying that even if you disconnect the cars battery the systems still armed...and if you remove the deployed air bags without removing the crash sensors (but disarming the system FIRST)...guess whats going to happen when you install the new one?? let me give you a clue 1. it will deploy 2. you can get your head severed off your body 3. you can seriously get a limb or other body part severley injured 4. DIE or 5. All of the above. When ever the SRS (safety Restraining Systems) needs service the system needs to be disarmed. So before you go and play with the system please have a ASE certified professional work on the vehicle. I hope this helps if it doesnt let me know before you low grade me
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year make model and a vin # can and will be able to assit in getting the correct #part. some people try and swap parts but its so tricky and seeing that this is a safety device i would get exact replacement.
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