JCW Seat DIY, airbag deactivation question

[Iain Eyres]

Hi guys,
just brought a second hand set of cloth JCW seats & was planning to install them myself.
Have spoken to 2 dealers so far about disabling the side Airbags on the ECU.

Dealer 1 (southend) wants something in the order of £150 plus to disable them, stating there are additional bits required (not the fitting kit, which i already have but seatbelt reels etc !)

Dealer 2 (romford) wants £110 wasnt too sure about exactly what's included.

So.

Has anyone had a dealer in the essex area deactivate the bags for a more reasonable price.

or

Can anyone confirm that the 3.9 ohm resistor trick works OK, and if so any ideas on the wattage for the resistor, maplin seem to have a choice. Has anyone had to fit additional parts beyone the fitting kit ?

thanks ......

[Neil the Hat]

Quote: Originally Posted by Iain Eyres (original)

Can anyone confirm that the 3.9 ohm resistor trick works OK, and if so any ideas on the wattage for the resistor, maplin seem to have a choice. Has anyone had to fit additional parts beyone the fitting kit ?

thanks ......

I have that very same resistor fitted into my seat airbag connector.

It has been trouble free since March.

[Iain Eyres]

Thanks, any idea on the wattage you used?, maplin recommended 10W, but its a chunky beast., so i am not completely convinced....
couldnt see any reference in the haynes manual that woudl help.

thanks again.

[Crouchy]

id be interested in exactly which resistor is needed too if anyone can help

[L14MWY]

i just got some JCW leathers fitted the otehr day and it cost me £135 inc VAT to fit them and an extra £30 to sort out the light so.. £165