General Seat sensor bypass

[kevinbarr]

I have seen a device which fools the airbag sensor into thinking the passenger seat is occupied and therefore stops the airbag warning light from coming on.
It will still light up on initial test and go out as it should do.
Basically the device tells the car that the passenger seat is PERMANENTLY occupied so that the airbag will activate with or without passenger!

There are a few different versions that are advertised and made for loads of different makes and models.

Does anyone have one and are they a good option/legal?

Type this into ebay search STILO AIRBAG SENSOR

 

[portland_bill]

What is the benefit of this?
Why would you want the passenger airbag to deploy with no-one in the seat? If car was repairable, you've just added more expense.

 

[MarkThompson4]

It's been a common cheap fix for stilos with the airbag failure relating to the passenger side seat sensor. £300+ to replace the sensor or ~£50 for the occupancy sensor take your pick

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

What is the benefit of this?
Why would you want the passenger airbag to deploy with no-one in the seat? If car was repairable, you've just added more expense.

The age of the car by the time the sensors fail and this is fitted makes any accident with a single airbag deployment a write off.

 

[kevinbarr]

The only benefit I see is that for £40 or so you can get rid of the annoying, and MOT failing, Air Bag Warning! How much does a new seat pad cost and how easy to fit?

 

[portland_bill]

The only benefit I see is that for £40 or so you can get rid of the annoying, and MOT failing, Air Bag Warning! How much does a new seat pad cost and how easy to fit?

I have a version of ePER with a price list date of June 2012, showing the seat pad at £267. That's being silly.
It also shows the pad being deleted from the spec for later cars, so might be possible to run without it. MultiECUscan may be able to remove it with luck, or might work just by joining the wires together. Another thought, almost any seat pad from any car should do the same job.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I have a version of ePER with a price list date of June 2012, showing the seat pad at £267. That's being silly.
It also shows the pad being deleted from the spec for later cars, so might be possible to run without it. MultiECUscan may be able to remove it with luck, or might work just by joining the wires together. Another thought, almost any seat pad from any car should do the same job.

Later models had a completely different airbag ECU, so cannot be done away with in models with it unless an emulator is installed