Airbag Deployment
Airbag Deployment
Has anyone ever popped the airbag in a early Q? How hard was the impact that set it off? Was the deployment violent? Any injuries from the airbag?
I have experienced airbags and they saved my life. I hit a wall doing 80 after slowing down with NO seatbelt. (young and dumb)
Well I walked away with just scatches on my arm because I hit the wall so hard I broke the window with my left arm and shattered it to pieces. I shouldnt be here but through God and him giving us technology I am.
Well I walked away with just scatches on my arm because I hit the wall so hard I broke the window with my left arm and shattered it to pieces. I shouldnt be here but through God and him giving us technology I am.
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natsoundup
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when my son totaled my 94 both airbags went off. the passenger bag gave his date a minor rash on the forehead...she was very short.
it did break the windshield. they both said they coughed a bit from the resin (which is there to prevent the rash issues, I believe)
anyway, they walked away... said they were more impressed with the Q's seatbelts.
it did break the windshield. they both said they coughed a bit from the resin (which is there to prevent the rash issues, I believe)
anyway, they walked away... said they were more impressed with the Q's seatbelts.
the powder is talc. it prevents the bag from sticking to itself [remember, the bags can be tucked away for 10+ years before deployment].
it also acts as a dry lube so that the bag inflates as quickly as possible.
as far as the windshield, i cannot think of any car that i recovered with blown passenger airbags that didnt break the windsheild.
that gives you an idea of the force that the bags are packing.
it also acts as a dry lube so that the bag inflates as quickly as possible.
as far as the windshield, i cannot think of any car that i recovered with blown passenger airbags that didnt break the windsheild.
that gives you an idea of the force that the bags are packing.