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[star_whites]

Hopefully someone can advise me on this one.

Some time ago my steering wheel squid decided to collapse and when it did my airbag light came on. I picked up a good second hand one from unlucky Alf and have eventually got round to fitting it this afternoon as my mot is due to tomorrow morning.

Changing went ok, and it was an identical swop. However on reassembly the air bag light is still on. Should this turn itself off or do you need a ready to get rid. Or maybe there's another fault??

Your advise would be appreciated as I know it will fail tomorrow due to the light being on, oh it's a 2001 2.6 estate

[pauls]

I think it can only be turned off with a tech 2

[star_whites]

Oh great, that's the old girl failing then 🙈🙈

[STEMO]

Oh great, that's the old girl failing then 🙈🙈

Well...you should have fitted the squab earlier than 'eventually' 

[Nick W]

Oh great, that's the old girl failing then 🙈🙈

Op-c*m definitely turns it off, as that's how I dealt with mine last year. I'm pretty sure the better Snap-on scan tools, that your garage is likely to have, will do too. It's worth ringing them to check, before cancelling your MOT booking.

[Lazydocker]

Oh great, that's the old girl failing then 🙈🙈

Op-c*m definitely turns it off, as that's how I dealt with mine last year. I'm pretty sure the better Snap-on scan tools, that your garage is likely to have, will do too. It's worth ringing them to check, before cancelling your MOT booking.

This

Even some of the better Autel Maxscan ones do airbag systems too

[star_whites]

Lol yes I should have done it sooner but with work and juggling being a single dad time just got away from me 

I will call round a couple of the local garages in the morning and see if they can do it and how much there gonna rape me for 

[Nick W]

Lol yes I should have done it sooner but with work and juggling being a single dad time just got away from me 

I will call round a couple of the local garages in the morning and see if they can do it and how much there gonna rape me for 

Ask whoever will do the MOT. Hint that you will be generous when you ask

[star_whites]

Well the old girl failed the MOT as expected but not really bad at all. Just Airbag light, handbrake, headlight adjustment and number plate light.

Got airbag light removed this morning by a local garage for a tenner so now on to the brakes, at least it's sunny today which will make it a bit more pleasant.

[joff]

Well the old girl failed the MOT as expected but not really bad at all. Just Airbag light, handbrake, headlight adjustment and number plate light.

Got airbag light removed this morning by a local garage for a tenner so now on to the brakes, at least it's sunny today which will make it a bit more pleasant.

I always check all the bulb/lights before it goes for the MoT

[Doctor Gollum]

Well the old girl failed the MOT as expected but not really bad at all. Just Airbag light, handbrake, headlight adjustment and number plate light.

Got airbag light removed this morning by a local garage for a tenner so now on to the brakes, at least it's sunny today which will make it a bit more pleasant.

I always check all the bulb/lights before it goes for the MoT

Likewise... sods law notwithstanding, it's embarrassing presenting a car that you know is going to fail on basic stuff like tyres/lights/screenwash etc...

[Kevin Wood]

Well the old girl failed the MOT as expected but not really bad at all. Just Airbag light, handbrake, headlight adjustment and number plate light.

Got airbag light removed this morning by a local garage for a tenner so now on to the brakes, at least it's sunny today which will make it a bit more pleasant.

I always check all the bulb/lights before it goes for the MoT

Likewise... sods law notwithstanding, it's embarrassing presenting a car that you know is going to fail on basic stuff like tyres/lights/screenwash etc...

My number plate lamp normally fails on the way to the MOT. Twice that's happened. Bulb failure, too, not a loose connection.

EDIT: Actually, I think the Westfield did that one year, too, so make it three.

[Nick W]

Likewise... sods law notwithstanding, it's embarrassing presenting a car that you know is going to fail on basic stuff like tyres/lights/screenwash etc...

My number plate lamp normally fails on the way to the MOT. Twice that's happened. Bulb failure, too, not a loose connection.

Mine were the same until I changed them to LEDs. Every bloody year it happened. It's especially annoying as the garage is about 100metres down the road from my house.

[TheBoy]

Well the old girl failed the MOT as expected but not really bad at all. Just Airbag light, handbrake, headlight adjustment and number plate light.

Got airbag light removed this morning by a local garage for a tenner so now on to the brakes, at least it's sunny today which will make it a bit more pleasant.

I always check all the bulb/lights before it goes for the MoT

Likewise... sods law notwithstanding, it's embarrassing presenting a car that you know is going to fail on basic stuff like tyres/lights/screenwash etc...

I often take mine in on purpose with a failed numberplate bulb, or white indicator bulb.  Give ol' grumpy something less embarrassing to fail it on than a frakin air freshener