air bag sensors

MANDALAY · 10-27-2007, 11:56 AM

Can anyone help please.
Where are the air bag sensors located ?
I have on the steering wheel air bag

Ncturnal · 10-27-2007, 01:12 PM

In the front bumper above the grill.

MANDALAY · 10-27-2007, 11:43 PM

Im going crazy , they we not anywhere in the front ? Did Toyota relocate them on the 1999 ?

puretone · 10-28-2007, 01:37 AM

just keep them off the damn car unless you like getting punched in the face by the airbag and then spend 1000's of $ to replace them....

da_horse · 10-28-2007, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puretone

just keep them off the damn car unless you like getting punched in the face by the airbag and then spend 1000's of $ to replace them....

maybe you don't like them, but over here its a legality issue.

Ncturnal · 10-28-2007, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MANDALAY

Im going crazy , they we not anywhere in the front ? Did Toyota relocate them on the 1999 ?

You are one of the very few on the board that actually owns a 99. They are hidden up front fairly well and I'd guess that Toyota did not move them in the 99 model. How do you know for sure that one of the sensors are bad? What problem are you trying to correct?

MANDALAY · 10-29-2007, 02:07 AM

Hi Nuturnal,
Not trying to correct a problem.
Situation is that the car has been striped back to bare metal ( total respray and new beams engine ) and going by the EPC there should have been a sensor if not 2 in the front.
Everything is of ,the bumper ,radiators, everything in the frunk.
But we didnt see any sensors.
Was told that they might be on the fire wall that is the front ?
Its just when we assemble everything l wounldnt want the AIR BAG light to come on

Besides this the only other thing that cant be found on the EPC is the screws that hold the TEE TOP wind defectors, Clips for rear window, Screws that hold mirrors to their bracket.
Apart from these items l have been able to get everything . And the EPC is accurate

Ncturnal · 10-29-2007, 08:51 AM

They are on the underside of the bumper reinforcement up front. Once you have the wiring harness in place it is fairly easy to see where they need to go. I can take a picture of one when I get back home.

MANDALAY · 10-29-2007, 10:04 AM

Man that would be great, but with the reinforcement taken off there were no sensors there ?

MANDALAY · 10-29-2007, 06:44 PM

Looks like my model doesnt have the sensors in the front like the previous models.
Toyota has told me they are electronic and are located in the air bag / center console

canadam · 10-29-2007, 07:09 PM

1999 cars probably have second generation Toyota airbags.

puretone · 10-30-2007, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by da_horse

maybe you don't like them, but over here its a legality issue.

they check for those? how?

schmiddr2 · 10-30-2007, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by puretone

they check for those? how?

If you don't have the sensors and you start your car, then the airbag light never goes off. Cop sees it, gives you da ticket.

Maybe the car was in a wreck previously and someone removed the sensors before you bought it?

MANDALAY · 10-30-2007, 06:58 AM

The car has most definitely never been hit.
It has been stripped back to bare metal and everything is so straight that no filler is being used at all. There are absolutely no signs that anything has ever been touched or removed.
I just didn't like the color.
What color are the wires that attach to the sensors as l can check my loom to see if they are the ones that are taped and not used.
Thanks

MANDALAY · 10-30-2007, 05:52 PM

Just an update.
Given the car is stripped and the frunk wiring loom is out of the car l connected all the bits to the loom in my garage and low and behold NO extra wire or plugs for the air bag sensors.
So without a doubt the 1999 car doesnt have them on the front like previous models.
Thanks everyone again

blingbling81 · 08-20-2009, 07:39 AM

is yours a spyder as mine is a 2000 spyder and i need to know what i need to replace as mine has been smashed and both airbags deployed, i can upload a pik but i dont know how

MANDALAY · 08-20-2009, 11:22 AM

Spyder will be different

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10-27-2007, 11:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Im going crazy , they we not anywhere in the front ? Did Toyota relocate them on the 1999 ?

10-28-2007, 01:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
puretone Beams Owners Group Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Aruba, #1 BEAMS Engine on the Island Posts: 2,339 Thanks: 28 Thanked 57 Times in 56 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	just keep them off the damn car unless you like getting punched in the face by the airbag and then spend 1000's of $ to replace them....

10-29-2007, 02:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Hi Nuturnal, Not trying to correct a problem. Situation is that the car has been striped back to bare metal ( total respray and new beams engine ) and going by the EPC there should have been a sensor if not 2 in the front. Everything is of ,the bumper ,radiators, everything in the frunk. But we didnt see any sensors. Was told that they might be on the fire wall that is the front ? Its just when we assemble everything l wounldnt want the AIR BAG light to come on Besides this the only other thing that cant be found on the EPC is the screws that hold the TEE TOP wind defectors, Clips for rear window, Screws that hold mirrors to their bracket. Apart from these items l have been able to get everything . And the EPC is accurate

10-29-2007, 08:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ncturnal NoAgendaShow.com Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 7,446 Thanks: 94 Thanked 158 Times in 125 Posts Blog Entries: 7 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (37/100% )	They are on the underside of the bumper reinforcement up front. Once you have the wiring harness in place it is fairly easy to see where they need to go. I can take a picture of one when I get back home.

10-29-2007, 10:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Man that would be great, but with the reinforcement taken off there were no sensors there ?

10-29-2007, 06:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Looks like my model doesnt have the sensors in the front like the previous models. Toyota has told me they are electronic and are located in the air bag / center console

10-29-2007, 07:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
canadam MidshipExpress Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 10,399 Thanks: 120 Thanked 142 Times in 121 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (34/100% )	1999 cars probably have second generation Toyota airbags.

10-30-2007, 06:58 AM	#14 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	The car has most definitely never been hit. It has been stripped back to bare metal and everything is so straight that no filler is being used at all. There are absolutely no signs that anything has ever been touched or removed. I just didn't like the color. What color are the wires that attach to the sensors as l can check my loom to see if they are the ones that are taped and not used. Thanks

10-30-2007, 05:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Just an update. Given the car is stripped and the frunk wiring loom is out of the car l connected all the bits to the loom in my garage and low and behold NO extra wire or plugs for the air bag sensors. So without a doubt the 1999 car doesnt have them on the front like previous models. Thanks everyone again

08-20-2009, 07:39 AM	#16 (permalink)
blingbling81 No Skills Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	is yours a spyder as mine is a 2000 spyder and i need to know what i need to replace as mine has been smashed and both airbags deployed, i can upload a pik but i dont know how

08-20-2009, 11:22 AM	#17 (permalink)
MANDALAY Beams Owners Group Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: victoria AUSTRALIA Posts: 4,210 Thanks: 136 Thanked 112 Times in 107 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	Spyder will be different