This doesn't make me very happy to see...
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This doesn't make me very happy to see...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2459148056
Notice something?
The airbags didn't open...
Erik
Notice something?
The airbags didn't open...
Erik
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Originally posted by nov0798
the air bags didnt go off because the impact was not great enough. just because the front end is hit doe NOT mena he bags will go off. you need to have a great deceleration rate in order to trigger them.
the air bags didnt go off because the impact was not great enough. just because the front end is hit doe NOT mena he bags will go off. you need to have a great deceleration rate in order to trigger them.
Not worth buying unless you own a shop and you can get a great deal on a full front clip. I'd suspect a full front clip will run atleast $5k and 40 hours body labor and 12 hours paint and material time. You can buy a new one after all that is figured in.
Last edited by Sincity; 02-09-2004 at 12:00 AM.
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Re: This doesn't make me very happy to see...
Originally posted by tifosiv122
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2459148056
Notice something?
The airbags didn't open...
Erik
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2459148056
Notice something?
The airbags didn't open...
Erik
Last edited by vadim; 02-09-2004 at 12:03 AM.
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Maybe it's me, but if it's enough damage to total a 2003 car then I think the bag's should have opened.
It was a front end collision and the damage got into the engine bay...
Erik
It was a front end collision and the damage got into the engine bay...
Erik
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I dont think there is anything to worry about. If one thing MB is EXTREMELY careful in is safety. Like everyone said it was a low speed crash and probably not hit as hard as we think. Vadim good point in his post. The angle would have a lot to do with it along with the speed.
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Originally posted by tifosiv122
Maybe it's me, but if it's enough damage to total a 2003 car then I think the bag's should have opened.
It was a front end collision and the damage got into the engine bay...
Erik
Maybe it's me, but if it's enough damage to total a 2003 car then I think the bag's should have opened.
It was a front end collision and the damage got into the engine bay...
Erik
Most modern cars have very soft crumple zones that are designed to absorb the energy of an impact to save the occupants, which often can result in very expensive repairs. The price you pay for your safety is deformation of your vehicle. If that alone is not enough to save your life - only then the airbags go off.
A few years ago I read a story about a head-on collision of an old Ford Crown Victoria with a Japanese compact sedan. The Japanese car was totally destroyed, whereas the CV stayed almost intact - at least on the outside. But - the driver of the Japanese car walked away from the scene, whereas the driver of the Ford got killed: his neck snapped. That was because the Crown Victoria wasn't designed to absorb the energy of the impact - it transferred it all to the driver, as opposed to the Japanese car.
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Originally posted by tifosiv122
Maybe it's me, but if it's enough damage to total a 2003 car then I think the bag's should have opened.
It was a front end collision and the damage got into the engine bay...
Erik
Maybe it's me, but if it's enough damage to total a 2003 car then I think the bag's should have opened.
It was a front end collision and the damage got into the engine bay...
Erik
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Originally posted by nov0798
the air bags didnt go off because the impact was not great enough. just because the front end is hit doe NOT mena he bags will go off. you need to have a great deceleration rate in order to trigger them.
the air bags didnt go off because the impact was not great enough. just because the front end is hit doe NOT mena he bags will go off. you need to have a great deceleration rate in order to trigger them.
That might explain why the owner doesn't want it repaired.
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Originally posted by vadim
Airbags are *not* pillows filled with goose down.
Airbags are *not* pillows filled with goose down.
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Also if the hood went under the bumper of what it hit then that damage would occur and most likely no airbag deployment. Trucks cause this kind of damage, so when braking and the nose dives, and goes under the higher truck bumper, the car does not come to such an abrupt stop and thus the airbags do not deploy. It takes two sensors to fire simultaniously for the airbags to deploy, always the center and at least one of the two front ones. The sensors are a gold plated ball bearing on two rails, the rails are elevated like a hill. The ball goes up the hill and falls over the edge to make the two contacts on the bottom connect. The ball has to roll over the edge for the sensor to send the signal to the air bag controller. Once they have tripped there is no resetting. One sensor in this case could have fired, but remember the center and the front need to go at the same exact time in order for the airbags to deploy. SO if the front went first then the center you get no deployment.