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  Aug. 20, 2010 2:58 p.m. Sultan Reader

  I have a Miata with the orginal airbag. Do you think it is adding or taking away from my safety?

  Thank you for your thoughts. Rick

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  Aug. 20, 2010 3:11 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  I have wondered the same thing. As they are totally a chemical reaction with an electronic trigger.. I do not see why it would not fire off in an accident

  During the Sound Check, nobody can year you scream

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  Aug. 20, 2010 3:15 p.m. skruffy SuperDork

  It will either go off correctly during an accident or it won't. I've never personally seen a "bad" airbag, it's usually some other electronic component in the system the renders it non-functional.

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  Aug. 20, 2010 3:48 p.m. pilotbraden Reader

  It will probably put your hands through the windshield if it blows.

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  Aug. 20, 2010 4:54 p.m. SupraWes Dork

  They always seem to splode just fine with 12v no matter how old or ratty the car they came from is, maybe when they get to 50 years there will be an issue but who knows.

  Because Toyota hasn't made anything interesting since 1989

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  Aug. 20, 2010 6:04 p.m. pigeon Dork

  Volvo says to replace after 12 years IIRC. I wouldn't bother or worry about an old one though.

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  Aug. 20, 2010 6:27 p.m. neon4891 SuperDork

  Simple, dont get into an accident

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  Aug. 20, 2010 8:08 p.m. Hocrest Reader

  Remove it and test with 12v.

  If doesn't go off re-install and always wear seatbelts.

  If it does, buy a new one and repeat test in 2031.

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  Aug. 20, 2010 8:45 p.m. Spinout007 Dork

  SupraWes wrote: They always seem to splode just fine with 12v no matter how old or ratty the car they came from is, maybe when they get to 50 years there will be an issue but who knows.

  C'mon there's gotta be more to that story..........

  Oh yeah. pic's or it didn't happen.....

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  Aug. 20, 2010 9:52 p.m. M2Pilot Reader

  Was it here that I saw a link to a whole bunch of unidentified airbags for not so much money that were promoted as fun to make explode?

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  Aug. 22, 2010 9:37 a.m. Sultan Reader

  Thanks guys. I really want to get rid of the stock wheel and I need a reason so I can say something like "honey the airbag is so old that it is unsafe so I need to get a new one..."

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  Aug. 22, 2010 4:02 p.m. modernbeat HalfDork

  Not in a Miata, but I've had an airbag go off unexpectedly when stiff suspension met a pothole and it blew my hands off the steering wheel at speed.

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  Aug. 23, 2010 5:41 a.m. ddavidv SuperDork

  Grassroots Airbag Deployment

  "Having fun is my revenge on mortality"--Dustin Hoffman

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  Aug. 23, 2010 5:54 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  I knew they had some power.. but not that much

  During the Sound Check, nobody can year you scream

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