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Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:14 am
by aa410c
The passenger airbag cover on my 96 1.9 td has started to lift at the one corner.The car interior is very tidy for its age and whilst i could have a go at sticking it back with glue i wondered if this cover is replacable and if it is safe to do it.
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:59 pm
by teamster1975
I think all our 406's have suffered from this; I used contact adhesive on mine, there was a thread a few months back on this.
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 6:39 pm
by aa410c
Thankyou for the reply i will have a go at this in the morning.
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:22 pm
by steve_earwig
teamster1975 wrote:I think all our 406's have suffered from this
*goes out to check badges on car in case he's come to the wrong place*
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:10 pm
by teamster1975
steve_earwig wrote:teamster1975 wrote:I think all our 406's have suffered from this
*goes out to check badges on car in case he's come to the wrong place*
What, not even on your D8 Steve?
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:29 pm
by steve_earwig
Nope, and the sun's much stronger here too. Only thing wrong with the D8's dash is the mobile phone platform screw holes (which I filled with black boot polish
) Maybe it's 'cos they put your dashes on sdrawkcab
I spotted another D8 estate the other weekend, it was parked up so I had a look - looked like its driver didn't give a dam 'cos the outside was a mass of dings and scrapes
, inside was perfect tho...
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:31 pm
by steve_earwig
Actually, I'll be driving it tomorrow (about time I waxoyled the sills on the '9) so I'll take a pic.
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:41 pm
by mjb
teamster1975 wrote:I think all our 406's have suffered from this
3 D8s and a D9... and it's not something I've come across... yet...
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:23 am
by swiss
Very common fault judging by the examples I've seen down the scrappers. I made a small improvement to mine via no more nails + brick but of course I don't actually want to stick it down around the extreme edges for fear it won't deploy.
Replacement airbag units are available from scrapyard/ebay/dealer and, allegedly, not overly difficult to fit.
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 1:22 pm
by steve_earwig
Da-dah!
Bluddy hell, what a good car, shame no-one wants it
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 6:49 am
by aa410c
Ok as i said i would have a go at sticking it down with contact adhesive. used evo stick and a brick and it went down really well.
On the way back from my nightshift in oxford i noticed that most of it had come back up again. Going to bed now with one on me.
Re: Passenger airbag cover
Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:32 pm
by swiss
steve_earwig wrote:Bluddy hell, what a good car, shame no-one wants it
Subtle ^_^