SRS Light on MOT fail

[t5_andy]

Problem.

Several years ago I swapped the seats in my 99 S70 for some nice leather clad ones which turned out to be from an earlier car and the airbag connectors are different, hence the airbag light has been on ever since.

Today she has failed the mot because all of a sudden srs lights have to go out and I am left with a problem, swap the seats out to some 99 spec ones or find some other way of making the light go out.

worst is the interior is oak which seems to be the least popular colour ever so I dont hold out much hope of finding 99 spec oak leather seats any time soon.

Any ideas?

Andy

[scutyde]

Get some 99 seats and swap the upholstery.

[t5_andy]

possible I guess, how difficult is it to do?

cheers

Andy

[OvlovS70]

Hello,
Take a look at this posting, mikealder explains how to get round this I believe. A visit to Maplins, other high street electronic shops are avaliable, may just help.
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=165019
Cheers

[scutyde]

I'd say that 2 hours per seat should be enough to switch the upholstery (done some in the past, yesterday also did one)-

[scutyde]

Here in Germany you can get into a lot of trouble if after an accident with victims it comes out that the SRS system was tampered with. Civil and penal consequences can follow. For me it would not be worth it...

[Thanatos]

The older air bags will still go off so no issue there

You need 2 2ohm 10 watt resistors and the SRS light will then need turning off with dice then all will be ok

If the red seatbelt warning throws a code you will need the newer style seatbelt buckle

[OvlovS70]

Originally Posted by scutyde

Here in Germany you can get into a lot of trouble if after an accident with victims it comes out that the SRS system was tampered with. Civil and penal consequences can follow. For me it would not be worth it...

I am not advocating anyone tampers with any system, simply putting forward a working suggestion another forum user has employed to give the OP ideas on possible routes to follow.
Cheers

[byootox]

Originally Posted by scutyde

Here in Germany you can get into a lot of trouble if after an accident with victims it comes out that the SRS system was tampered with. Civil and penal consequences can follow. For me it would not be worth it...

This is certainly a big deal if the car was sold and the new owner knew nothing of this, but if driver knows that the mod has been done I don't see the big deal.
For decades we drove about in cars without airbag systems.
Plus the main airbags would still work once the light was reset.
The SRS inclusion in the mot is a new thing in the UK and the high repair cost could easily write off a lot of older cars that could still be cheap reliable transport for people.

[Thanatos]

there's other ways that are more unscrupulous and none of the air bags would work at least with the resistor the working air bags will still fire electronically and the seats will fire as there on impact explosions