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Since: Dec 14, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 5:05 pm
Post subject: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy????
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:55 pm
Post subject: Re: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"gnman" wrote in message
> How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost dead
> center in the front. No air bag deployment.
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How fast? How hard? There are times they are not supposed to deploy.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:55 pm
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"gnman" wrote in message
> How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost dead
> center in the front. No air bag deployment.
Father in law's pickup has a switch that cuts the airbag off. And he KEEPS
it off. Heard too
many scary stories, I guess. Might your son' s have been switched off ? >> Stay informed about: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:55 pm
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> "gnman" wrote in message
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>> How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost
>> dead
>> center in the front. No air bag deployment.
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> Father in law's pickup has a switch that cuts the airbag off. And he
> KEEPS
> it off. Heard too
> many scary stories, I guess. Might your son' s have been switched off ?
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That switch only turns off the passenger side air bag.
Dave >> Stay informed about: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:58 pm
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"gnman" wrote in message
> How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost dead
> center in the front. No air bag deployment.
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Right down the center is pretty soft, it missed the frame rails and thus
wouldnt have decelerated him fast enough to trip the sensor. >> Stay informed about: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? |
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Since: Sep 16, 2005
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:11 pm
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One must ask the question, was the truck purchased used?
mike
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> "gnman" wrote in message
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>> How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost
>> dead
>> center in the front. No air bag deployment.
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> Father in law's pickup has a switch that cuts the airbag off. And he
> KEEPS
> it off. Heard too
> many scary stories, I guess. Might your son' s have been switched off ?
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> >> Stay informed about: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 1:12 pm
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I doubt that, it only task one 'G' to trip the safing sensor.
mike
"Paradox" wrote in message
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> "gnman" wrote in message
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>> How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost
>> dead
>> center in the front. No air bag deployment.
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> Right down the center is pretty soft, it missed the frame rails and thus
> wouldnt have decelerated him fast enough to trip the sensor.
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> >> Stay informed about: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:37 am
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"Paradox" wrote in message
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> "gnman" wrote in message
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> > How does this happen? My son's 99 chevy p/up hit a light pole almost
dead
> > center in the front. No air bag deployment.
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> Right down the center is pretty soft, it missed the frame rails and thus
> wouldnt have decelerated him fast enough to trip the sensor.
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I doubt that. The g-force from a straight on hit is quite high - assuming
the hit was at a high enough speed to activate an airbag regardless of
sensor location.
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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE DeleteThis @alltel.net >> Stay informed about: truck wrecked air bags did not deploy???? |
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