90Q 20V Air Bag Light

Todd Young auditodd at comcast.net
Thu Dec 30 21:50:26 EST 2004


Uh, I don't think so, that would leave a very large gaping hole in the 
middle of my steering wheel. :-)

Kneale Brownson wrote:
> I thought that if the light is on, the airbag is nonfunctional.  Might as
> well yank the bag as yank the light.
> 
> At 08:25 PM 12/29/2004 -0600, Todd Young wrote:
> 
>>Let's not forget that the "clock spring" wears out over time. As it 
>>winds and unwinds from turning you steering wheel, the resistance 
>>gradually builds up and eventually there is too much resistance for the 
>>airbag computer to be able to communicate with the airbag.
>>
>>Me, I just yanked the airbag light in the dash, as $300 for the "clock 
>>spring" was just too much. I have heard others say you can get it 
>>cheaper, but I haven't bothered.
>>

-- 
Todd Young


More information about the quattro mailing list