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A bars & air bags

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muddyweb:
The crush cans are a fairly important part of the SRS (airbag) system.  They are mounted down behind the bumper.

Changing the bumper can have an effect on the sucessful operation of the airbag in a front-end collision.   You need to make sure that the replacement bumper is compatible with the SRS set up on your vehicle.

If you have no airbag, then there is no real issue.


In terms of insurance.... in my experience, *anything* that your insurance company can use to avoid paying you in the event of a claim.

Tell them about it would be my advice.

wifey:
thanks Tim, will do.

pat.hunt:
Hi Guys
I spoke to Land Rover today with regard to air bags and A bars. Their customer services guy spoke to their technical people and told me that the only reason for them stopping the sale of tubular steel A bars/Bull bars was because of EU regulations with regard to pedestrian safety. They say that they are not aware of any problems with regard to the air bags not operating in the event of an accident should a tubular steel A bar be fitted. So were did the air bag problem originate !!!  
Regards
Pat

wifey:
i don't like bull or A bars for show but can see why some want them for off-raoding.

having patched up kids hit by vehicles with said ornamentation i can honestly say it isn't the bar that hurt them; it's usually the 2+tonne of truck piloted by a pilock that does it

muddyweb:

--- Quote from: "pat.hunt" ---<snip>They say that they are not aware of any problems with regard to the air bags not operating in the event of an accident should a tubular steel A bar be fitted. So were did the air bag problem originate !!!  </snip>
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Hi Pat,

That's what I was saying... I don't know of any reason an A-Bar would interfere....   If you change the *bumper* you need to get a compatible unit for your vehicle.

Cheers.

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