how do i take out the air bag... i just bought a airbag tray and want to install it... i got the three screws under the glove comparment but i cant pull it out... is there a way i can get it out without prying the top piece... i tried it and it ripped my dash alittle already ... please help

 

rather than prying from the top try prying from the bottom, thats how I got mine out

 

where did u pry from i tried but theres not much room from the bottom...

 

you're right, it is a pain in the butt. you have to reach from under and reach towards the front side of the airbag (closer to the firewall). you'll feel tabs that keep it in. you have to pry those free. and pull from the top side.



you'll have to squeeze your hand past the airbag and reach in there.

 

my hands are huge... ill try again tomorrow hopefully i can get it... thanks

 

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Is that dash black???? (serioulsy i cna't tell i am color blind)
if so how did you do it

 

its grey

 

i still cant get it... i try to pry the tabs but i can get to it... the only one i see is the one on the backside right corner... i tried again from the top and pried it about half an inch but wont move anymore... my dash is all f-ed from me prying it i just want this damn thing out... help!!!!!!!!

 

there's no other way to get it out other than prying it out. the little tabs all around the sides keep the airbag in even after the screws are out. are you prying it from the outside or inside? did you try getting a long flat screwdriver and popping the tabs from the inside?

 

i did pry it... i did it from the top of the dash... and now my dash is all messed up... i got it to come up about half an inch and then it wont move anymore... it seems like that its stuck on something really good...

how many nuts are holding it??? i got teh bottom three under the glove comparment... is there more?

 

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how many nuts are holding it??? i got teh bottom three under the glove comparment... is there more?

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are you prying it out evenly, or are you trying to get one little part out all the way? try to get it out like half an inch all around, pry a little out and have a friend hold it while you get another section out.

 

I did it from the top and the bottom.. You just have to watch the getting out from the top.. It will take along time todo it.. Good luck..

 

I just pulled mine out i pryed from the top with my FINGERS so i didn't mess up the dash it is a BITCH TO DO but it is better than messing up the dash. The clips are on there very very very tight so just pull till you get one side popped out then work your way around i hope that helps took me like 20 minutes (my interior is already torn apart)

 

yeah i pried from one corner first then the middle and then it wont come up anymore... i can get teh left corner easy but once i get that corner up it wont move anymore... im kinda scared to do it hard cause its really close to the window and i dont wanna crack that i just replaced it... ill try again later tonight...

 

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It's 99-00 grey, which is MUCH darker than the 96-97s

 

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actually, both 96-98 and 99-00 come with both light and dark gray.

 

The tool: lug wrench/ pickle fork might work too


just kinda slide it under the airbag a little bit and pry down


once it breaks free it slides right out

 

thanks for the pics... ill try that today...

 

finially got this damn thing to come out... thanks to Slammed Si for the pics... that helped me out a lot...

 

correct me if i am wrong but y are u tryin to tear out your air bag it was put there for saftey not to be ripped out

 

I for one HATE air bags i am scarred to death of them, i had one deploy and break my nose and i bit my toughe and put 2 teeth marks in the tounge and it took it like 2 weeks to head, bit all the way through it with the 2 from teeth so i hate them i don't think they are safe and i always wear my seatbelt. Also i am putting a cage and 5 points in my car you can't tell me shitty air bags are safer than that.

 

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SRS "scondary restrant system" and Air bags save lives!!!
I usally see problems with air bags when, poeple are doing something to them that they should be doing.
with that being said....
full cage and a 5 point harness, is better than just seatbelts, and airbags.

 

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Compared to what could've easilly happened if it didn't deploy, I'd say you got off fine. Taking out airbags is a bad idea, period. 5-point harnesses are uncomfortable as hell and the combination of that and a cage isn't for street use.

Whatever, though. It's your car and it's your life. Stop hitting things and it shouldn't be a problem .