Where do the airbags come from?

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mazda3zoom

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Sweetest Car Ever

• Feb 15, 2005

• #1

i was just wonderin exactly where the side airbags deploy from in the event of a crash??? im wonderin cuz i wanna know if a-pillar guages would get in the way of the airbags. i have a pic of what they look like in the rears. but i havnt had the front panels off yet. any info would be nice.
PS thats the rear passenger side in case anyone couldnt tell.

 

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RonH

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• Feb 15, 2005

• #2

Since your head is nowhere near the A pillar then the side airbags would deploy on the door side of the top, not the A pillar. Gauge away with no problem.

 

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Badger Biker

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2001 Jeep Cherokee Limited

• Feb 15, 2005

• #3

Not true.

If you remove the A pillar, you can very well see the same apparatus that is in the C pillar for the passenger airbag.

If you take the time to (carefully) remove the A pillar, you can see everything for yourself. Right now I am thinking gauges would not work out in that location for those of us with the side airbags.

 

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mazda3zoom

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• Feb 15, 2005

• #4

do u guys think the airbags come outta the plastic area or tear through the carpet???or where? im gonna look around for sites showing how the airbags deploy.

 

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goldwing2000

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2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles

• Feb 15, 2005

• #5

The A-pillar trim is on little "pop-outs" that release about a half-inch to let the air bag sneak out between the trim piece and the door.

 

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mazda3zoom

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• Feb 15, 2005

• #6

goldwing2000 said:

The A-pillar trim is on little "pop-outs" that release about a half-inch to let the air bag sneak out between the trim piece and the door.

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so technically as long as all of my wires and stuff behind the plastic werent gonna get caught on anything, stoppin the plastic from popin out it should be fine?

 

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goldwing2000

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2004 Mazda3s Hatch; 269,000 miles

• Feb 17, 2005

• #7

Theoretically.

Are you willing to bet your life on it?

 

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mazda3zoom

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• Feb 17, 2005

• #8

goldwing2000 said:

Theoretically.

Are you willing to bet your life on it?

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i guess we'll find out..i dont know if im gonna do it yet. but if i do ill post pics, then if i dont post for a long time everyone knows it wasnt a good idea. (uhm)