Can side airbags be retrofitted in cars that did not originally have them?
02-16-2009, 07:01 PM
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Can side airbags be retrofitted in cars that did not originally have them?
And will the 05 and 06 accept them or does a new computer need to be installed?
I'm looking for a used Stang but the wife wants the side airbags and heated seats. This severly limits our selection so i was wondering....
I'm looking for a used Stang but the wife wants the side airbags and heated seats. This severly limits our selection so i was wondering....
02-16-2009, 08:32 PM
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I think my 08 has both heated seats and side air bags. Get one of those.
02-16-2009, 09:40 PM
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I think I remember reading about some people who had this done at the dealership, but I don't know if it can be done by at home.
02-16-2009, 09:55 PM
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did i hit a nerve???
my wife knows IM a safe driver.... Being a ceritified professional driver instructor in 4 seperate classes and having avoided 3 accidents in the last month alone..
Its the driver and there driving style, not the car
my wife knows IM a safe driver.... Being a ceritified professional driver instructor in 4 seperate classes and having avoided 3 accidents in the last month alone..
Its the driver and there driving style, not the car
02-16-2009, 10:12 PM
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Seriously man? No one cares... The guy is looking for a car for his wife, she wants them in the car. Your not contributing at all to this thread.
02-16-2009, 11:00 PM
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So it would be the driver's fault of car A if someone in car B did something stupid like run a red light smashing into car A's side? Or if car B hit a patch of ice and slid...
Right...
02-16-2009, 11:06 PM
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former paramedic speaking here..
side airbags do help but really the cost of retrofitting them.. you would be much safer to just add a roll cage...
you can never be able to always interpert what person b will do but that being said,
there are 2 types of wrecks: the ones you walk away from, or the ones your FUBAR or wish you were dead.. front seat side airbags wont make much of a difference... really
side airbags do help but really the cost of retrofitting them.. you would be much safer to just add a roll cage...
you can never be able to always interpert what person b will do but that being said,
there are 2 types of wrecks: the ones you walk away from, or the ones your FUBAR or wish you were dead.. front seat side airbags wont make much of a difference... really
02-16-2009, 11:11 PM
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ps if driver b slid... driver a should have seen it coming and made accomidations and left an out for his movements
i quote "It is the job of a proffesional driver to make up for the inadequacies of the other drivers on the road" (straight from the NAPD handbook)
i quote "It is the job of a proffesional driver to make up for the inadequacies of the other drivers on the road" (straight from the NAPD handbook)