Passenger aibag deactivation (987)

[thboxster]

I know there is a package that an OPC can install into your car to allow for easy deactivation of the passenger airbag. In absence of this fitted, does anyone know of an alternative manual process? removing a fuse, etc?

 

[DavidB]

OPCs charge c. £400 for an airbag cut-off switch, so even allowing for Porsche's profit margin, it must involve something more than can be achieved by pulling a fuse, I would have thought.

If you're asking the question, you're presumably thinking of putting your/ someone's child in the seat - do you really want to take the risk for the sake of saving £400?

 

[johnk]

no no no the the airbags are controlled by the airbag ecu making it a no go for deactivating it .....
as far as i know it is only the porsche way that is possible, they have to fit isofix bracket to seat and a switch to dasboard side and a warning light to centre console...... unless someone else does a kit

 

[kenwoods]

I had the airbag deactivation kit fitted to my 986, which Norway did. On the 986 all they fit is a seat buckle under the seat which is connected to the computer and then you just tell the computer that the airbag deactiviation kit is kitted. So then when you put a buckle into the connector a light flashes on the dahboard for about 30 seconds telling you that the airbag has been deactiviated.

Norway fitted it for £25 and he sold be a secondhand one for £50. Not bad since OPC wanted £250.

 

[johnk]

ORIGINAL: kenwoods

I had the airbag deactivation kit fitted to my 986, which Norway did. On the 986 all they fit is a seat buckle under the seat which is connected to the computer and then you just tell the computer that the airbag deactiviation kit is kitted. So then when you put a buckle into the connector a light flashes on the dahboard for about 30 seconds telling you that the airbag has been deactiviated.

Norway fitted it for £25 and he sold be a secondhand one for £50. Not bad since OPC wanted £250.

the problem is that Porsche removed that idea on 987/997 and put the new one into practice for iso fix and safety reasons

 

[leesweeney]

I had my 987 done at an independant in Leeds (Strasse) Probably saved about £100 - think cost about £300. It is pretty technical actually - they have to fit (presumably weld) isofix fittings out of sight on passenger seat, fit a key operated on off switch on the passenger side (again out of site, you have to open the passenger door to operate it and fit a warning light to the centre console behnind the gear shift so you can see when it's on/off.

It's a lot of labour, hence the cost. Just get a good independant to do it though.