Airbags and sensors, question Options

[MaskedMan]

I was just wondering how the airbag sensors on our Celicas operate. I've read up about different types of sensors, but I'm not sure which kind were used on our cars. Also, if the airbags were to deploy and the vehicle were to be repaired, is it nessecary to replace the airbag ECU as well or will it be alright to reuse the airbag ECU?

One more thing. What is the easiet way to remove the passenger side airbag? Is it required to remove the dash or is it accessable by removing the glove box?

Thank you.

[hurley97]

IIRC the airbag ECU does control all the sensors and determine when to deploy the airbags as well as being used as a sensor itself in essence.

When the airbag ECU will deploy the airbags if it senses the deceleration of one sensor is higher than that of the others or the deceleration of all of them are above a predetermined limit.

There was a retrofit available from Toyota (long ago when they were still under some sort of factory warranty) that mounted a switch in the glove compartment to turn the drivers and passengers airbags on or off. Of course it's unavailable now and I think even then there was a big process to get the kit that included an submitting an application in to have it DOT approved and the kit was sent straight to the dealership after a few months, or something crazy like that.