[V8] KD, KF recalls

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

You might be thinking about the "power supply" box under the rear seat. This
gets deleted with the new control box (which is in the center console).
The power supply btw is just a big capacitor in a metal box.

Your experience seems to confirm that the center console does have to come out.
It is easy to do right if you are not an incompetent chimp, easy to do wrong if
you are. It takes patience and time to do it right - something the new kid at
the dealer probably does not have.

Dave

Quoting urq <urq at pacbell.net>:

> ... been a while, but ISTR the V8 was a bit more complicated than that ...
> pretty sure the car originally had two separate boxes for the airbag, which
> were integrated into a single module for the recall ...
>
> I know that when I took #344 in they indicated that there was something
> special about that particular VIN ... took the dealer 3 tries to finally get
> it done ... I even got to have a rental car for a couple days ... *for an
> airbag recall!*  This was the time that all their messing around damaged the
> antenna lead for the rear window mounted antenna ...
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
>
> > The Air Bag Module is located under the radio/climate control stuff in the
> > center console. If I remember, you need to remove the whole center console
> > to
> > replace it. Not exactly a simple job, but a reasonably alert chimp should
> > be
> > able to complete it successfully. If you wanted to make sure to get it
> > done
> > correctly and on time, show up with the center console removed for them.
> > You
> > could also verify part numbers and such before you go there.
>
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