Date: 24 Nov 2001 16:54:06 -0800 From: johsnopsamanytime.co.uk (Johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: Airbags tested on 9000
H. <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message news:<qrpvvtolb24jflrnug0dpr0ikjtnrd4enanopsamcom>... > >Not being in the UK, I don't know exactly how the MOT works. But I find it > >unlikely that they would require replacement of and air bag system that > >could otherwise be assumed to be working. To replace the air bag system as > >preventative maintenance would also require replacing 3 or 4 crash sensors > >that have gold plated contacts and are positioned in various places (not > >cheap from a parts or labor standpoint) along with other air bag system > >components. There really isn't any point in doing this unless the Air Bag > >malfunction indicator is illuminated. > > Erm..... what's the UK got to do with it? He's been talking in > Dollars.... Hey, this is not an US exclusive news group! I know that the internet started years ago in the US, but the www was invented by T. Berners-Lee in CERN Switzerland. Saab cars are enjoyed by many people outside the US. The lifetime of air bags is of interest to many, to UK drivers in particular since cars more that three years old must go to a mandatory annual MOT check. Some cars can have up to 8 airbags fitted. What will happen after the time when the manufacturers assurance runs out? Can they be switched off or must they be replaced at huge cost? Johannes
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