the air bag assembly, i told him i didn't think it was a good idea am i wrong in assuming there might be something harmful inside that canister?
2007-09-18 16:24:56 · 7 answers · asked by connie w 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you're parting out cars for money, keep airbag intact. They could get you more than the car itself.
2007-09-18 16:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by FORD-MAN 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i doubt he'll get hurt unless his face is right there at it. when it pops out, it is released from a gas pressure. the pressure is more harmful than the gas is from what i've seen in my manual. it will happen so quickly like within a couple of seconds and yal will see a white cloud which i think will be a type of powder/gas.
actually, i'm not even sure that it will do anything cuz when a air bag pops out, it is triggered through a sensor from the front end (some have the sensors on the sides also). when the sensor is triggered, it will then pop out. most sensors are triggered to go off when hit at 35mph.
instead of him cutting it, why don't he take the whole thing out and sell it. ppl are always looking for airbags that are yet intact as they are hard to come by and are pretty expensive. sometimes you can buy another car cheaper than what you have to pay for an airbag. plus some insurance companies would rather total a car out than pay to replace an airbag.
2007-09-18 16:46:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airbags are pretty expensive, so it would make a lot more sense to sell them.
As for GSD, you need to get some more imagination. My car could be in a junkyard, but it's not. I drive it every day. It has an airbag in it that I think will work. How do I know it will work? I don't, do I? Obviously not. Neither do you. If my car is in the junkyard tomorrow, it's still just the same airbag.
2007-09-18 17:06:36 · answer #3 · answered by Firebird 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, talc and the explosive charge that releases the air bag. This charge can be dangerous if it explodes near a person. Nothing is salvagable for parts from the air bag if it's cut open.
2007-09-18 16:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by Michael S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe people would sell airbags from scrapped cars. How do you know what condition (functionality) it is in. Have you ever seen an airbag deployed.. It sounds like a 12 gauge shotgun and could cause serious injury if you don't know what you are doing. So unless you want to see what your buddy looks like with a mashed in face or broken body limbs, don't fool with them.
2007-09-18 16:50:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends how old the air bag is. You know, it is more fun to wire to the contacts and bury the air bag then blow it up, just like we used to use firecrackers on plastic army men.
Or, they can be sold, there is a definite market for unblown airbags.
2007-09-18 16:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by Fred C 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what is inside the bag is talc ( babypowder )
2007-09-18 16:28:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋