PT seats with Airbags

Seats with Airbags

There is a "Gate" surrounding the seat airbag module attached to the upholstery. This "Gate" expands with the airbag to rip the upholstery, allowing the airbag to pop out of the seat. You will need to loosen the airbag module to swap "The Gate".

Disconnect the Battery Cables
for your safety.
Wait 10 minutes for capacitors
to discharge.

Passenger seat shown here.

Under the front seats are yellow airbag plugs,
these have red slide locks.
Slide the red lock to unplug.

Unplugging the seat airbag module will provide
extra protection against deployment.

Disconnect the Battery Cables for your safety.
Wait 10 minutes for capacitors to discharge.

Disconnect the airbag plug.

Open the back of the seat.

Some cars have trays,
some have zippers.

Peel up the Velcro and remove the
three hog-rings from the front
to remove the old upholstery.

Remove the two philips screws
from the airbag module cover.

Shown here by the two red arrows.

Remove the two 10 millimeter nuts.

Shown here by the two red arrows.

Removing the two nuts will loosen
the airbag module.

Note the off center pin.
This pin indicates "UP".
Shown here by the red arrow
and its receptor by the red circle.

Remove the airbag module from the bracket.

Here you can see the "Gate".
(white sewn material)

The bolts and pin of the airbag module
pass through the "Gate".

Slide the old "Gate" off of the airbag module.

Take care to support the airbag module,
it is connected to the seat by its electrical cables.

DO NOT DISTURB
the airbag module
in any way.

Slide the new "Gate" onto the airbag module.

The new "Gate" is pre-punched for the
two bolts and off center pin.

Here is the new "Gate" properly installed
on the airbag module.

Replace the airbag module in its bracket.
The off center pin will ensure the
module is in its proper "UP" position.

Install the two 10 millimeter nuts,
and the airbag module cover.
Continue installing the new leather as usual.

Use caution not to pull hard on the seam
where the gate meets the upholstery,
it is a much weaker thread,
and it is designed to rip easily.

After completely installing the new upholstery, and you are completely finished working on the seats,
reconnect the seat airbag plugs under the seats, be sure to slide the red locks back into locked position.
Reconnect the battery cables.
Start the car, the airbag light on the instrument panel will go off after the car's computer
checks the airbag circuits for any faults.

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