Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: The Barge Captain on 30 October 2006, 19:17:42
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Does my passenger airbag look depressed to any of you? I'm thinking that someone has rested something heavy on it in the past (probably large pieces of timber) and it has bent the mountings.
My thinking is that i disconnect the battery, remove the glovebox then remove the airbag and straighten up the bracketry.
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m168/niffler21/Omega%20pics/Airbag.jpg)
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Looks about normal TBH...
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But the air vent to the left sticks up by quite a lot, so either that is up in the air or the airbag is down.
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But the air vent to the left sticks up by quite a lot, so either that is up in the air or the airbag is down.
yup, as I say, about normal. Air vent was probably designed by different bunch of germans than those who designed airbag cover....
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its fine that part of dash is resonably thick so the airbag sitting underneath is probably unaffected by and change in outer dash. Proabably just the equivelant of bubble syndrome that happens on pre facelift centre console :o
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Looks like air bag is ok, but would say air vent is not sitting right at the top ( they do tend to sit slightly proud of the airbag), go to www.autotrader.co.uk and have a look at some photos of these cars and you'll see what I mean, sounds like you're as finicky as me and I would have to level that vent up! :)
cheers Pete
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Airbag wont be moved it sits in a metal tray thats very well bolted into place on to another metal bar ;)
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ok so I'll saw a bit off the bottom of the air vent then. ;)
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Try removing and refitting the vent, never know, it might fit back into correct position
Cheers Pete
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Does my passenger airbag look depressed to any of you?
...try giving it Prozac?
;D
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I can always relie on somebody here giving me a laff over the simpelest of things. Thanks Markjay
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Does my passenger airbag look depressed to any of you?
...try giving it Prozac?
;D
Its not that depressed just take it for a pint and a curry. :y
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Samaritans?
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I wonder if all the diodes down it's left side hurt? (marvin the paranoid android)
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Notice you have the same syndrome as I had on my last omega pre-facelift, would recommend you remove the duck head umbrella, it is obviously having an adverse affect on your air vent, air bag ;D ;D
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I agree, the only thing I can see out of the ordinary is the Duck Head Umbrella. :y
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The side vent does look out of position.
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I agree, the only thing I can see out of the ordinary is the Duck Head Umbrella. :y
But isn't that effect counteracted by the Thomas the tank engine one in the boot?
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The side vent does look out of position.
Had a look at mine on my way home & yours does look to be not quite right.....
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Tidy interior but whats that third pedal for? :-?
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Tidy interior but whats that third pedal for? :-?
Thats for people that arn't lazy and buy autos ;) ;D
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Tidy interior but whats that third pedal for? :-?
Used in conjunction with the TC button for maximum making an ar*e of yourself in Tesco car parks ;D
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Tidy interior but whats that third pedal for? :-?
Thats for people that arn't lazy and buy autos ;) ;D
Can I assume that these people that aren't lazy, also buy televisions without a remote control, after all why get something to change channels when you can do it yourself!!!!! :P ;D
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The side vent does look out of position.
So i think the answer is here....hit it with a lump hammer.....if it breaks off...chuck it away....unneeded part ;D ....if it aligns up.....job done :y
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That's what i like to see on here - a well thought out technical plan ;D
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Try removing and refitting the vent, never know, it might fit back into correct position
Cheers Pete
Had mine out 3 times to try and get it to sit flush but given up now
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Does my passenger airbag look depressed to any of you? I'm thinking that someone has rested something heavy on it in the past (probably large pieces of timber) and it has bent the mountings.
My thinking is that i disconnect the battery, remove the glove box then remove the airbag and straighten up the bracketry.
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m168/niffler21/Omega%20pics/Airbag.jpg)
I had a similar problem with mine when I installed the Elite interior (I fitted a complete mini facelift interior including all four airbags into a pre mini facelift)
I don't think its the air vent you have a problem with, I think it's the passenger airbag trim panel.
When you remove-refit the passenger airbag or even the glove box you have to first remove the side air vent to access some screws and a long allen bolt which holds the airbag trim panel at the top.
A way around this is you can just bend the trim upwards once you've removed the three allen screws holding the bottom of the trim panel just inside the glove box, BUT by doing this it bends the mounting hinge and the face of the trim panel has a high spot in the centre which makes both ends lower giving the appearance that the air vent is too high....
To rectify this you need to remove the trim panel in the correct way, remove air vent, long allen bolt and the three allen screws, once the panel is off you can carefully (note the carefully bit as you can easily bend the hinge to far) straighten it and the refit making sure you adjust it before you tighten every thing.
I know this sounds a bit long winded but I think it's well worth doing.
Cheers Rob.