Ok, I need to take my '98 ITR to get safety inspected. I know that with the SRS light on it will not pass safety inspection, and the previous owner removed the airbag to install a TV. He removed the TV when I bought it so everything looks normal, but the passenger airbag is not hooked up. Here comes my genius idea.....Since the bulb for the SRS and ABS lights in the cluster are not removable from the back of the cluster, I pulled the face off the gauges and covered the SRS light with two layers of black electric tape. Now my question.....I plan on taking it in tomorrow to get inspected, will they notice that the light doesn't come on? If you look really hard or know what you are looking for I guess you could tell that the electric tape was put there, but the light is not visible any longer. Do they have a checklist for guages when the car is turned on, or should I shut up and not worry about it?

Thanks,

Matt

 

Good luck. If they figure it out just blame the last owner. Deny everything

 

there is a harness that you can remove from the back of the cluster (yellow one) to make the light go out on the SRS system. I dont know about the ABS light though

Good Luck,

mike


[Modified by EleanoR, 3:22 AM 1/3/2003]

 

if you remove the wiring from the srs wire then the light will stay on.
on my car the light was removable... so now its gone

all they ask me is if my steering wheel is the same size as stock.
to which i say yes.

 

So pulling the yellow harness won't work, but you assume that they won't notice?

Thanks,

Matt

 

they wont notice what? they dont look under the dashboard.
just remove the bulb.

 

the bulbs are removable on every G3 integra cluster I've seen...

 

I have a '98 ITR and from the back all of the bulbs are removable except for the ABS and SRS bulbs. Do I need to go inside of the cluster to remove them, because they arent there like the other bulbs.

Thanks,

Matt

 

You might get questioned as to why when you turn the key to first "on" position that your ABS & SRS lights don't come on. 'Cause, it comes on and then goes away if the system checks clear.

So, if you're unlucky, you'll be questioned and will fail your inspection.

Oh yeah, and since you live in VA, they will probably try hard to fail you. VA and their laws are some of the most **** in the U.S. of A. I don't know how you VA people live there.

 

you have to remove the entire plug assembly to remove the bulb.

cosworth: only about 50% of inspection stations care that much.

 

hehe the crooked asian way works

 

Ahh....My car did pass inspection, my little trick worked. The only thing I got **** about was the fog lights, because they remained on with the brights, so I pulled them off quickly and got my sticker.

Thanks,

Matt