Subject: RE: S4 used Air bag price ?

[Larry C Leung]

Maybe they take out the bags to go play after hours....

LL - NY


On Sun, 26 Sep 2004 10:40:38 -0400 "Chris Semple" <chris at force5auto.com>
writes:
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry C Leung [mailto:l.leung at juno.com]
> 
> > I've been told by a Chemistry Professor of mine that the
> > chemicals used as propellents for airbags, in their un-fired
> > form are considered hazardous waste, even if separated into
> > separate containers (apparently one of the constituents is quite
> > toxic). However, once the bag is fired, the by product is 
> chemically
> > inert, i.e. harmless. So, one of his students (has many
> > returning adults,
> > in a Community College), whom works at a dealership volunteers 
> that
> > at least her dealership (and she knows of others), in an
> > attempt to lower
> > their hazardous waste disposal fees (yeah. right), instructs 
> their
> > employees
> > to fire off disposed airbags in the manner you've described, thus
> > allowing them
> > to be disposed of in the ordinary trash. It doesn't hurt that
> > everytime they do this,
> > the entire dealership wanders out back to enjoy the "show".
> > LL - NY
> 
> Yeah, I'd seen that policy at other dealers I've worked with also, 
> seems
> prudent. Funny though, the steelyard I work with accepts cars with 
> bags
> installed and active. They specify no tanks/tyres/fluids, otherwise 
> bring it
> on. Since we tow local junks for free, I've brought them hordes of
> tauri/f150/excel/323/s10 etc all bag equipped. They shred the shells 
> for the
> most part and never indicated they had an issue with the bags. And 
> they're a
> fully inspected/compliant steelyard.
> 
> Cheers,
> Chris Semple
> Concord NH
> '92 S4
>    '93 E350 Club
>       '02 F350 DRW
>          '81 Vw Pickup
> 
> 
>