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Offline Steve A

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New interior front seat airbag wiring help!
« on: December 04, 2013, 10:16:53 pm »
Last night I finally fitted the front R32 seats (from a 2008) model into the other half's GT TDI 2004. I have the heated seat wiring loom and just need to source the digi control panel with the seat controls - hopefully this is sorted.

However slight issue I have noticed is the airbag connectors are different. the seat plugs are slightly different with the newer seat connector - extra plastic guides within the plug which prevents the two connectors from joining. Also the colours of the wires are different.

New seat wiring:                 black, blue, brown
Existing loom in car: white, green, brown

Can I simply just file the new plug to remove the two additional internal guides and join the two connectors? Obviously my main worry is triggering the bags :rolleye: any help here would be massively well received as I want them working seeing as its the other halfs car which will also be carrying my daughter in!

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Re: New interior front seat airbag wiring help!
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 11:49:35 pm »
This is worth a read and should help.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2815467%20(http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?2815467



Thanks I believe this helps with which wires go together. Ideally didn't want to chop cables though :(

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Re: New interior front seat airbag wiring help!
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2013, 09:06:19 am »
Thx Joe but doesn't this render the air bags useless?