Non-airbag ARB in airbag equipped veh...

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Author Message   DIMITRIS PALAVIDIS (Mitsos) New Member Username: Mitsos Post Number: 8 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 03:54 pm:    Hello everybody, I'm wondering if the non-airbag D1 ARB winch bumper will fit to an airbag equipped D1. I don't care if the airbags will work or not, I will uninstall them if I have to. Thank you...   Runnerma (Runnerma) New Member Username: Runnerma Post Number: 38 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 04:03 pm:    U have to unistall the sensors of the airbag, or else with a little crush the shock that the bumper will receive they will blow to your face ;) Petros   DIMITRIS PALAVIDIS (Mitsos) New Member Username: Mitsos Post Number: 9 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 04:12 pm:    That's exactly the reason I would uninstall them anyway.I've been told that an easy-to-use ON/OFF switch for the airbags is not a good idea, just like the one for the ABS. Nothing else in the way down there then?   David (98disco) New Member Username: 98disco Post Number: 34 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 04:26 pm:    "Nothing else in the way down there then?" No, there's nothing in the way. They fit quite nicely. The non-airbag ARB doesn't have the crumple zone built into it like the airbag version does. This means the airbags can be set-off easier with less impact. The fit is the same - just deactivate the sensors.   DIMITRIS PALAVIDIS (Mitsos) New Member Username: Mitsos Post Number: 10 Registered: 03-2004 Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 04:41 pm:    That's good news, I would have to hang it on my wall as a decorative item(!).. Thanx David, Thanx Petros...   David Kronenfeld (Kronie) New Member Username: Kronie Post Number: 21 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Friday, April 02, 2004 - 04:45 pm:    I've got a non-airbag on my '97 and it hasn't given me any issues. Its knocked down its share of trees from low speeds, so I guess minor impacts won't do it any harm. David   Jaime Crusellas (Jaime) Senior Member Username: Jaime Post Number: 315 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:25 am:    I have a non-airbag on my '97 as well. Where are the airbag sensors, and how are they activated? Is it like the inertia switch, or do they actually have to be pressed in like a button?   Joseph DeLautre (Mudderducker) Member Username: Mudderducker Post Number: 44 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10:11 pm:    pretty sure it's a trigger (button type) mechanism. however, I am also pretty sure the bumper is not designed for you to be destroying trees either