Airbag went BOOM ! TOO LATE !!

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Mar 29, 2010 | 05:03 PM

#61

Norm

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From: Seabrook,NH

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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw

Air bag systems on the 97-03 trucks have three sensors, two have to be "triggered" to cause a deployment of the bags.

Two crash sensors (located on the core support) Left and Right
And a safing sensor (G force based on deceleration)

Correct, all three work by g force change.

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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw

Having a brush guard on the front increases deceleration (less crumple zone effectiveness) and decreases your crash sensor sensitivity and reaction time.

Not entirely correct.
OP was hit from behind so the brush guard had 0 effect.

Mar 30, 2010 | 05:53 AM

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code58

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From: So. Cal.

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Originally Posted by Patman03SprCrw

Doors are a structural part of the extended cabs for that reason. And for the test they removed the doors. Lets remove the core support next and see how the truck fairs....

I had a 35 mph offset crash with my truck and the damage wasnt nearly as severe as that video depicts....

What did I miss? Are you talking about the video of the crash test of the '97-'03 F-150? Did they put the doors on after you watched the video? Every time I've seen that video the truck has doors on it.

Apr 19, 2010 | 10:38 PM

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CORY57

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From: Washington state

Anyway, I hope at least ONE of you experts took the time to check and see if YOUR seatbelts still work and that YOU won't have to taste dash. The crash tests that I saw would not have went well with NO SEATBELTS. Only takes a minute. I am pretty sure that my truck is not the only one in the country to have this problem, however I am no expert, but I do have alot of common sense.

Last edited by CORY57; Apr 19, 2010 at 10:49 PM.