[nightfallcamaro]

Hey everyone,

I just ordered some aftermarket seats for my 1SS. I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to the first part of my question, but will the airbag light come on when I disconnect the stock seat?

Also, if it does come on, is there a work around to get the light to stay off? I've heard of connecting a 2 ohm resistor in series with the circuit but wanted to see if anyone has done this already.

Thanks!

***EDIT***

So I installed the seats. I ended up going with two 6ohm resistors in parallel because its what I could find (total resistance in parallel would be 3 ohms) and they ended up burning up. They short circuited my car and I had to jump start it to get it back on. Insane pain in the butt.

On the bright side the seats look great.



Gonna try and reach out to my tuner and see if he can take off the airbag light.

[lt4camaro]

Originally Posted by nightfallcamaro

Hey everyone,

I just ordered some aftermarket seats for my 1SS. I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to the first part of my question, but will the airbag light come on when I disconnect the stock seat?

Also, if it does come on, is there a work around to get the light to stay off? I've heard of connecting a 2 ohm resistor in series with the circuit but wanted to see if anyone has done this already.

Thanks!

I am curious with any answers you get as I woud like to pull my passenger seat with a few other things to make a 1/4 mile pass and not have a troublesome air bag light issue.

[Sledgehammer70]

Originally Posted by nightfallcamaro

Hey everyone,

I just ordered some aftermarket seats for my 1SS. I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to the first part of my question, but will the airbag light come on when I disconnect the stock seat?

Also, if it does come on, is there a work around to get the light to stay off? I've heard of connecting a 2 ohm resistor in series with the circuit but wanted to see if anyone has done this already.

Thanks!

When I swapped my seats, i forgot to connect the inside sensors at first and got a airbag light, so my assumption is yes. I think a tuner could turn the light off for this specific issue, but I could be wrong.

[DangerZL1]

You’re probably going to have to put a resistor in the airbag circuit to keep the light off. I don’t think it can be tuned out since its part of the SRS system

[cmeJATT]

what i did on my subaru was put a resistor it worked for me ..

idk if it will work on the camaro


https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...BoCBeoQAvD_BwE

[lt4camaro]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer70

When I swapped my seats, i forgot to connect the inside sensors at first and got a airbag light, so my assumption is yes. I think a tuner could turn the light off for this specific issue, but I could be wrong.

How did you get rid of the airbag light?

[nightfallcamaro]

Originally Posted by cmeJATT

what i did on my subaru was put a resistor it worked for me ..

idk if it will work on the camaro


https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...BoCBeoQAvD_BwE

I ended up buying 2 6ohm resistors on Amazon. I'm gonna connect them in parallel and see if this fixes the issue when I replace the seats. I'll update the thread when I get answer for you guys.

[lt4camaro]

Originally Posted by nightfallcamaro

I ended up buying 2 6ohm resistors on Amazon. I'm gonna connect them in parallel and see if this fixes the issue when I replace the seats. I'll update the thread when I get answer for you guys.

Great, will be waiting.

[Richard0nee]

Originally Posted by lt4camaro

How did you get rid of the airbag light?

He plugged it in

[lt4camaro]

Originally Posted by Richard0nee

He plugged it in

Typically when you unplug a seat belt connector and or a air bag connection and you start the car, you get a air bag light or a SRS light. That also throws a code and usually the code needs to be erased before either light goes off. Most SRS or airbag lights/issues require a dealer to correct the issue and or delete the code to shut off the light. Maybe Chevrolet allows you to disconnect battery, reinstall ( example ) removed seat, plug in connectors, , reconnect battery and presto.. no light and code is gone?? wishful thinking?

[Richard0nee]

Originally Posted by lt4camaro

Typically when you unplug a seat belt connector and or a air bag connection and you start the car, you get a air bag light or a SRS light. That also throws a code and usually the code needs to be erased before either light goes off. Most SRS or airbag lights/issues require a dealer to correct the issue and or delete the code to shut off the light. Maybe Chevrolet allows you to disconnect battery, reinstall ( example ) removed seat, plug in connectors, , reconnect battery and presto.. no light and code is gone?? wishful thinking?

With my experience, I unplugged the airbag connectors 15+ time. never once I got a code and half of the time I didn't disconnect the battery. I had aftermarket seats for a brief moment so I went through all of this. As soon as I put my OEM seats on, no airbag light, no code.

For the OP, to turn of the airbag light he'll have to match the resistance coming from the plugs of the seats to the plug connected on the car. Second, he'll have to remove the passenger weight sensor bladder from his OEM seats onto the new seats. It's not an easy feat but it can be done.

If he sticks a resistor that is too high, it can trigger the airbags.

[nightfallcamaro]

Originally Posted by lt4camaro

Typically when you unplug a seat belt connector and or a air bag connection and you start the car, you get a air bag light or a SRS light. That also throws a code and usually the code needs to be erased before either light goes off. Most SRS or airbag lights/issues require a dealer to correct the issue and or delete the code to shut off the light. Maybe Chevrolet allows you to disconnect battery, reinstall ( example ) removed seat, plug in connectors, , reconnect battery and presto.. no light and code is gone?? wishful thinking?

I think that's what should work, the code will stay stored but the light will go away. I had that happen to me with my CAI. I'm gonna avoid any potential problems and just disconnect my battery during the install.

[lt4camaro]

Originally Posted by Richard0nee

With my experience, I unplugged the airbag connectors 15+ time. never once I got a code and half of the time I didn't disconnect the battery. I had aftermarket seats for a brief moment so I went through all of this. As soon as I put my OEM seats on, no airbag light, no code.

For the OP, to turn of the airbag light he'll have to match the resistance coming from the plugs of the seats to the plug connected on the car. Second, he'll have to remove the passenger weight sensor bladder from his OEM seats onto the new seats. It's not an easy feat but it can be done.

If he sticks a resistor that is too high, it can trigger the airbags.

My main question is, can you remove a pass seat, start the car and drive which has to trigger a air bag light and what about the weight sensor light if there is one . Once I put the seat back in and plug in the connections (next day) will the air bag light go away as well as the code??

[nightfallcamaro]

Originally Posted by Richard0nee

With my experience, I unplugged the airbag connectors 15+ time. never once I got a code and half of the time I didn't disconnect the battery. I had aftermarket seats for a brief moment so I went through all of this. As soon as I put my OEM seats on, no airbag light, no code.

For the OP, to turn of the airbag light he'll have to match the resistance coming from the plugs of the seats to the plug connected on the car. Second, he'll have to remove the passenger weight sensor bladder from his OEM seats onto the new seats. It's not an easy feat but it can be done.

If he sticks a resistor that is too high, it can trigger the airbags.

Can you elaborate why I would have to move the weight sensors? This is the first time I hear of this.