DIY: [How-To:] Racing Seat airbag light fix

NIZ370 · 04-18-2011, 04:36 PM

Great write up. Thx! One question: your parts list calls out a 4.7 ohm resistor but the resistor in your pic is a 470 ohm? What should I be using for my 2010 370Z Nismo?

THX!

NIZ370 · 04-18-2011, 10:13 PM

Looked at your pic #3 again. Can't tell if 3rd color on resistor is brown or gold. If gold it is 4.7 ohm as you have spec'ed. if so can you tell where you sourced it?

THX!

Equinox · 04-19-2011, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NIZ370

Looked at your pic #3 again. Can't tell if 3rd color on resistor is brown or gold. If gold it is 4.7 ohm as you have spec'ed. if so can you tell where you sourced it?

THX!

4.7 ohm, Abakaja asked me this on page 1. I bought it online as aforementioned

edconline · 10-04-2011, 04:19 PM

Awesome write up, will be making use of this soon! Question about the passenger weight sensor though, I do not want to remove it from my stock seats as I will probably sell them. However I need the passenger front airbag to work. I don't mind if it is always active, I'll never have a child or small adult in the car.

I am assuming that if the weight sensor is simply unplugged, the system will think no one is in the passenger seat and will not deploy the airbag. Is there a way to fool it into thinking the proper amount of weight is always there?

kuriz32 · 10-04-2011, 10:56 PM

Wow, nice write-up! (repped) As somebody mentioned, you can also plug directly into the plug instead of cutting up the seat. Works Bell also makes their "U-Turn Harnesses" which work very similarly...
http://www.gtroc.us/forums/lofiversi...hp/t33654.html

djsekz · 02-05-2012, 01:03 PM

I dont havr my stock seats to cut off that wire.

edconline · 02-05-2012, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djsekz

I dont havr my stock seats to cut off that wire.

You don't need the stock seats, just solder two pieces of wire to the resistor and use those to plug into the stock harness coming up from the floor. Or, for a more permanent install, cut the harness off of the floor cable and solder the resistor to those wires

djsekz · 02-05-2012, 01:15 PM

Ohh so for a permanent install . I cut off thr connecter airbag off the floor, sttrip those two little yellow wire and solder wires too it with the resistor?

edconline · 02-05-2012, 02:03 PM

Yup, that's it

djsekz · 02-05-2012, 07:33 PM

Cant find that resistor anywere!

Equinox · 02-05-2012, 07:54 PM

4.7 ohm resistor

lol

djsekz · 02-06-2012, 08:01 PM

thanks!!

djsekz · 02-06-2012, 08:04 PM

is this a good one ?

Amazon.com: 4.7 Ohm 1/2W Flameproof Resistor 10 Pcs.: Electronics

Equinox · 02-10-2012, 06:10 PM

Yeah, that's all you need

sixpax · 06-01-2012, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edconline

You don't need the stock seats, just solder two pieces of wire to the resistor and use those to plug into the stock harness coming up from the floor. Or, for a more permanent install, cut the harness off of the floor cable and solder the resistor to those wires

So I want to leave my connector attached coming from the floor...you state solder two wires to the resistor and them plug those into the harness coming form the floor...for this type of install:

1. How do the wires soldered to the resistor stay in the holes in the plastic plug ? Jam it in there and tape it ?

2. I am not sure if the plug in the floor is a male or female, have not taken seats out yet...but anyway, is it possible to get the correct plastic plug with two wires coming out of it that will just snap into the connector from the floor and then solder the resistor to to the two wires coming form the other end ? Taking the one from the stock seats is not an option as I am selling them.

I'm a knucklehead ... I know, but any clarification would be greatly appreciated.

04-18-2011, 04:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
NIZ370 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 2 Drives: 2010 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 15	Racing Seat Airbag Fix Great write up. Thx! One question: your parts list calls out a 4.7 ohm resistor but the resistor in your pic is a 470 ohm? What should I be using for my 2010 370Z Nismo? THX!

04-18-2011, 10:13 PM	#17 (permalink)
NIZ370 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado Posts: 2 Drives: 2010 370Z Nismo Rep Power: 15	Racing seat airbag light fix Looked at your pic #3 again. Can't tell if 3rd color on resistor is brown or gold. If gold it is 4.7 ohm as you have spec'ed. if so can you tell where you sourced it? THX!

10-04-2011, 04:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 23	Awesome write up, will be making use of this soon! Question about the passenger weight sensor though, I do not want to remove it from my stock seats as I will probably sell them. However I need the passenger front airbag to work. I don't mind if it is always active, I'll never have a child or small adult in the car. I am assuming that if the weight sensor is simply unplugged, the system will think no one is in the passenger seat and will not deploy the airbag. Is there a way to fool it into thinking the proper amount of weight is always there? __________________ View Journal Audio Build

02-05-2012, 02:03 PM	#24 (permalink)
edconline Track Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton Posts: 855 Drives: 10' MB Z34 6MT T/S/N Rep Power: 23	Yup, that's it __________________ View Journal Audio Build

02-05-2012, 07:54 PM	#26 (permalink)
Equinox Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 685 Drives: 06 Porsche Carrera S Rep Power: 19	4.7 ohm resistor lol __________________ Check out my Albums '13 Subaru WRX STi \| '06 Porsche 911 Carrera S (SOLD) \| '96 Mazda RX-7 6.0L V8 RHD (SOLD) \| '09 Nissan Nismo #0058 (SOLD)

10-04-2011, 10:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
kuriz32 Base Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 111 Drives: 300ZX TT, 350z Nismo Rep Power: 15	Wow, nice write-up! (repped) As somebody mentioned, you can also plug directly into the plug instead of cutting up the seat. Works Bell also makes their "U-Turn Harnesses" which work very similarly... http://www.gtroc.us/forums/lofiversi...hp/t33654.html

02-05-2012, 01:03 PM	#21 (permalink)
djsekz Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: norcal Posts: 245 Drives: 09 370Z/ 08 RR MATTE Rep Power: 0	I dont havr my stock seats to cut off that wire.

02-05-2012, 01:15 PM	#23 (permalink)
djsekz Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: norcal Posts: 245 Drives: 09 370Z/ 08 RR MATTE Rep Power: 0	Ohh so for a permanent install . I cut off thr connecter airbag off the floor, sttrip those two little yellow wire and solder wires too it with the resistor?

02-05-2012, 07:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
djsekz Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: norcal Posts: 245 Drives: 09 370Z/ 08 RR MATTE Rep Power: 0	Cant find that resistor anywere!

02-06-2012, 08:01 PM	#27 (permalink)
djsekz Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: norcal Posts: 245 Drives: 09 370Z/ 08 RR MATTE Rep Power: 0	thanks!!

02-06-2012, 08:04 PM	#28 (permalink)
djsekz Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: norcal Posts: 245 Drives: 09 370Z/ 08 RR MATTE Rep Power: 0	is this a good one ? Amazon.com: 4.7 Ohm 1/2W Flameproof Resistor 10 Pcs.: Electronics

02-10-2012, 06:10 PM	#29 (permalink)
Equinox Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 685 Drives: 06 Porsche Carrera S Rep Power: 19	Yeah, that's all you need __________________ Check out my Albums '13 Subaru WRX STi \| '06 Porsche 911 Carrera S (SOLD) \| '96 Mazda RX-7 6.0L V8 RHD (SOLD) \| '09 Nissan Nismo #0058 (SOLD)

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