E30 Airbag system

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  • rwtags
    Wrencher
    • Aug 2018
    • 208
    #1

    E30 Airbag system

    Hey guys, wondering if there is a semi-DIY way of seeing if the SRS system is working in your car. I bought a e30 325ix, and it had a cracked and faded airbag, so i took it out, and noticed the PO just cut the wires that go to under the steering column. I bought a used one from a junkyard in much better shape, and installed it, along with connecting to the wire. I tried to trace it to the orange box above the ABS module, but dont know where to contiune.
    The SRS light and seatbelt light on the roof mounted section do not illuminate.

    It would make me feel a tiny bit safer knowing everything MIGHT work in the one time i would need it to.

    Thanks again guys!
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    • PDXPeter
      Wrencher
      • Apr 2018
      • 225
      #2
      Personally I wouldn't trust a 30 year old airbag.

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        • cscracker
          Advanced Member
          • Jan 2017
          • 131
          #3
          Honestly these air bags were not great even when they were new. The technology just wasn't ready when it was mandated in the US. Even back then, you were probably better off without it, and you definitely are now.

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            • nando
              Moderator
              • Nov 2003
              • 34839
              #4
              yeah, while I'm not sure a 30 year old airbag is still good - the data on whether they were an improvement back then doesn't agree with your statement.

              https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/808470

              [PDF] The impact of airbags and seat belts on the incidence and severity of maxillofacial injuries in automobile accidents in New York State. | Semantic Scholar
              https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2f1a/1d0ef066542f112d224a1c1e2083d22d4769.pdf
              Use of driver-side airbags, when combined with use of seat belts, has resulted in a decrease in the incidence and severity of maxillofacial trauma. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect driver-side and passenger-side airbags have had on the incidence and severity of maxillofacial trauma in victims of automobile accidents. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of all automobile (passenger cars and light trucks) accidents reported in 1994. SETTING New York State. PATIENTS Of the 595910 individuals involved in motor vehicle accidents in New York in 1994, 377054 individuals were initially selected from accidents involving cars and light trucks. Of this subset, 164238 drivers and 62755 right front passengers were selected for analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Each case is described in a single record with approximately 100 variables describing the accident, eg, vehicle, safety equipment installed and utilized or deployed, occupant position, patient demographics, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) diagnoses, and procedural treatments rendered. A maxillofacial trauma severity scale was devised, based on the ICD-9-CM diagnoses. RESULTS Individuals using airbags and seat belts sustained facial injuries at a rate of 1 in 449, compared with a rate of 1 in 40 for individuals who did not use seat belts or airbags (P


              also insurance companies still give a discount to the 1990-1991 E30s because they came with a drivers airbag (at least mine does). I don't think they would do that unless there was statistical data that says it's safer (which there is, and lots of it).
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