Smitty_2000LS
Active LVC Member
Hey guys, i just wanted to post this for those who may be experiencing what i did with my Airbag Light. And just so anyone who wasn't sure what the original problem was...here is the link:
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=63909
So starting with the easiest problem first, i checked under the driver seat for the yellow connector that had been suggested for me to check first.
I actually lucked out (LOL) and the problem was the yellow connector under my driver seat. The wire had been cut in two, how? IDK...but it was. The other connector that you see in the pic was the connector that goes to the power seat module
another pic of it
After i unrolled the 4 miles of black tape that was on the wire from the factory, i cut the wires so it would be easier to work on
After doing some research on how to repair the connector, i removed the center piece of the connector with a pair of needle nose pliers. Simply just had to pull on it, not really any type of trick to it.
After the center piece was removed, i used the needle nose pliers to push the prongs Out through the back of the connector (opposite the direction of the red center piece) **be careful in doing so, i actually broke the first connector and got lucky on a hot tip of a slavaged LS at the local junkyard, so i picked up the 2nd connector for $5. More finess Less Force
Once i had the connector seperated i used some wire that i had around the house. i think that it was 22/4 wire. Twisted the reg/green together and the white/black together and used each on seperate prongs. after i got the wires attached to the prongs i used some Solder on the back to make things a bit smoother, i didn't snatch a pic of it...must have forgot but here is what i did manage to remember
Once i applied the solder to the prongs i reassembled the connector using the disassembling instruction, only in reverse.
*Here comes the fun part. Making sure NOT to let the wires touch once you have plugged the connector back underneath the seat*
I reconnected the yellow piece to the housing underneath the driver seat. before re-attaching the wires, i put some wire protection jacket over the wire, to reduce the possibility of this happening again. Then using 2 "Dolphin" wire beans, i reattached the wires, and using just a bit of black tape to hold the "dolphins" to the protection jacket.
Then put the key in the ignition, PRAYING, that the airbag doesn't go off, and WOOO..no more AirBag Light !
*Hope this was helpful to someone who may have the same issue i was having
-Smitty
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/showthread.php?t=63909
So starting with the easiest problem first, i checked under the driver seat for the yellow connector that had been suggested for me to check first.
I actually lucked out (LOL) and the problem was the yellow connector under my driver seat. The wire had been cut in two, how? IDK...but it was. The other connector that you see in the pic was the connector that goes to the power seat module
another pic of it
After i unrolled the 4 miles of black tape that was on the wire from the factory, i cut the wires so it would be easier to work on
After doing some research on how to repair the connector, i removed the center piece of the connector with a pair of needle nose pliers. Simply just had to pull on it, not really any type of trick to it.
After the center piece was removed, i used the needle nose pliers to push the prongs Out through the back of the connector (opposite the direction of the red center piece) **be careful in doing so, i actually broke the first connector and got lucky on a hot tip of a slavaged LS at the local junkyard, so i picked up the 2nd connector for $5. More finess Less Force
Once i had the connector seperated i used some wire that i had around the house. i think that it was 22/4 wire. Twisted the reg/green together and the white/black together and used each on seperate prongs. after i got the wires attached to the prongs i used some Solder on the back to make things a bit smoother, i didn't snatch a pic of it...must have forgot but here is what i did manage to remember
Once i applied the solder to the prongs i reassembled the connector using the disassembling instruction, only in reverse.
*Here comes the fun part. Making sure NOT to let the wires touch once you have plugged the connector back underneath the seat*
I reconnected the yellow piece to the housing underneath the driver seat. before re-attaching the wires, i put some wire protection jacket over the wire, to reduce the possibility of this happening again. Then using 2 "Dolphin" wire beans, i reattached the wires, and using just a bit of black tape to hold the "dolphins" to the protection jacket.
Then put the key in the ignition, PRAYING, that the airbag doesn't go off, and WOOO..no more AirBag Light !
*Hope this was helpful to someone who may have the same issue i was having
-Smitty
