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Why is there........

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:47 pm
by huzzy
an electric cable coming from the floor up into my drivers seat?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:59 pm
by WR1 Bro
Seat belt warning light perhaps?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:12 pm
by huzzy
No, the 1 doesn't have one of those.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:39 pm
by WR1 Bro
Mine does.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:41 pm
by huzzy
Must have been disabled then!!!!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:44 pm
by MaverickUK82
Mine does to - it also beeps if i'm not wearing it but driving.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:50 pm
by huzzy
Yep, pretty sure mine's been disabled then.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:59 pm
by Foley
Mines has aswell, Nippy as fook,

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:48 pm
by Clark
Yep, really annoying noise - it's the sort of noise that really makes you want to put your seat belt on :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 5:32 pm
by CAVEMAN
just lift your fat ar$e off the seat a little :lol:

Mystery cable!!!

PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:22 pm
by Raywr1
Huzzy hi mate the cables coming from the floor to the seat is one of two things
1/ The wiring for the seat belt warning system. Even though yours has been disabled it doesnt mean the wiring for it will have been removed.

2/ It could be wiring for the air bag pre-tensioner (seat belt stalk end attached to the seat). This unit in the event of an accident detonates and pulls the seat belt tight just before the air bag deploys, the idea is to stop you hitting the air bag at full force and to pull you hard into the seat to keep you still when it all goes wrong. The way to identify air bag system wiring is that its all covered in a yellow covering and if these wires are yellow or have a yellow covering they are air bag system. My advice is to leave all wiring under the seat alone. My reason for that is the air bag system uses explosive devices and playing about with them when you dont know what your doing can cause the system of part of it to deploy worst case. Best case is that you put the air bag light on or possibly blow the air bag control unit which is a costly repair.

Hope this info help you mate. What is it your trying to do anyway??? I am a mechanic and if i know what your trying to acheive i might be able to give you advice or easier ways to go about it.

Ray

Re: Mystery cable!!!

PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:31 am
by Foley
Raywr1 wrote:Huzzy hi mate the cables coming from the floor to the seat is one of two things
1/ The wiring for the seat belt warning system. Even though yours has been disabled it doesnt mean the wiring for it will have been removed.

2/ It could be wiring for the air bag pre-tensioner (seat belt stalk end attached to the seat). This unit in the event of an accident detonates and pulls the seat belt tight just before the air bag deploys, the idea is to stop you hitting the air bag at full force and to pull you hard into the seat to keep you still when it all goes wrong. The way to identify air bag system wiring is that its all covered in a yellow covering and if these wires are yellow or have a yellow covering they are air bag system. My advice is to leave all wiring under the seat alone. My reason for that is the air bag system uses explosive devices and playing about with them when you dont know what your doing can cause the system of part of it to deploy worst case. Best case is that you put the air bag light on or possibly blow the air bag control unit which is a costly repair.

Hope this info help you mate. What is it your trying to do anyway??? I am a mechanic and if i know what your trying to acheive i might be able to give you advice or easier ways to go about it.

Ray


Great info ray :thumb:

PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:42 pm
by buffy
mine bleeps too, so i ve went 2 scrappy cut the end off and put it in holder, now no bleep, and i think you ll find the wires underneath are both of them in same loom pretty sure ??

Re: Mystery cable!!!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 12:20 pm
by huzzy
Raywr1 wrote:Huzzy hi mate the cables coming from the floor to the seat is one of two things
1/ The wiring for the seat belt warning system. Even though yours has been disabled it doesnt mean the wiring for it will have been removed.

2/ It could be wiring for the air bag pre-tensioner (seat belt stalk end attached to the seat). This unit in the event of an accident detonates and pulls the seat belt tight just before the air bag deploys, the idea is to stop you hitting the air bag at full force and to pull you hard into the seat to keep you still when it all goes wrong. The way to identify air bag system wiring is that its all covered in a yellow covering and if these wires are yellow or have a yellow covering they are air bag system. My advice is to leave all wiring under the seat alone. My reason for that is the air bag system uses explosive devices and playing about with them when you dont know what your doing can cause the system of part of it to deploy worst case. Best case is that you put the air bag light on or possibly blow the air bag control unit which is a costly repair.

Hope this info help you mate. What is it your trying to do anyway??? I am a mechanic and if i know what your trying to acheive i might be able to give you advice or easier ways to go about it.

Ray


Many thanks for the info Ray. I'm not trying to do anything with the seats or wires, I was just curious with what they were for! :lol: