A.C Milan

Hi everyone ,

it's been a long time since i posted anything here, it's a shame it had to be about an accident.

i had a front end crash that deployed both driver's airbags and both passengers airbags(knee and dashboard).

luckily the other participant was 100% responsible for the accident so I will be fully covered by insurance(yes it's a bit different here)

first of all i had NO passengers with me, so is it OK that the passenger airbags were deployed or do you think i should talk to the dealer about it?

although my biggest concern is what should be done after re-installing the new airbags, should there be a re-programming for the responsible chip or whatever, or will the new airbags be automatically detected(which i don't think will happen)?

NoVa-isF

You need to take the car to a dealer. the airbags will NOT work if you do not reset the srs system

iRock

iTrader: (12)

if both of the airbags come out its usually totaled

rule1223

iTrader: (15)

just for both air bags cost at lease $10000 to fix, but then you have other damages too so the car should be totaled.

AtlantaGuy

Confused as to why passenger side airbags deployed if there was no one sitting in that seat. It has sensors in it to detect the weight of someone....that's why when someone is in the seat, the light on the dash comes on saying passenger side airbag ON.

ecr527

What year 2IS do you have? I don't have this light on my 06. Is this something different on newer IS's? I do get the warning light near the clock that says the passenger's seat belt is not on, but that's it.

rule1223

iTrader: (15)

all year models have that light, maybe you are just not aware.

mikes rx

iTrader: (14)

Rule you're incorrect. The 06 models (at least non-nav) didn't have the light. All they had was the seatbelt light next to the clock.

A.C Milan

It's a '07

yeah the airbags are expensive, but I'm not paying so i really don't care, the car wasn't totalled, it is fixable(everything is i think).

it's a wierd accident, the hood was barely affected by the accident, but the hit came into the lower part of the car so i think it triggered the airbag sensors there.

anyways now i know i have to do someting to the SRS system.

what about the seatbelts? they are "frozen" and do not move at all, should just buying new seatbelts and changing them fix it?

i am asking these questions cuz the car isn't being fixed at the dealer, They are thieves here.

iKenn

iTrader: (1)

If you are not paying for the repairs then why care if the dealership charges a lot?

A.C Milan

I was given an amount of money from insurance, this amount of money is enough to fix the car anywhere else than the dealership.

iRock

iTrader: (12)

This sounds weird to me.

edgeucated

iTrader: (4)

he could have been given the check but is using an indy mech so that he can keep some of the money for himself, does not seem weird at all.

about the seatbelts, they are made so that during an accident they "lock up" so that you dont go flying forward