No airbags?
11-23-2018, 05:49 PM
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No airbags?
Hi everyone. I hope yall had a nice Thanksgiving!
I was thinking... Does my 86 Camaro (sports coupe) have air bags? I couldn't find a place that looked like it did. I was thinking about installing a harness bar, racing harness and such just for safety (not racing...YET). I read a post that said someone's 87 sports coupe did not have air bags At all.
If I don't have airbags, can I get into trouble legally?
Thanks!
I was thinking... Does my 86 Camaro (sports coupe) have air bags? I couldn't find a place that looked like it did. I was thinking about installing a harness bar, racing harness and such just for safety (not racing...YET). I read a post that said someone's 87 sports coupe did not have air bags At all.
If I don't have airbags, can I get into trouble legally?
Thanks!
11-23-2018, 07:21 PM
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Re: No airbags?
GM started putting in a driver's side airbag in 1990. Passenger's side airbag didn't show up in the Camaro until the 4th gens. You don't really need or want an airbag in a thirdgen. Wear a seatbelt, and you're already better protected than most people.
Skip the roll bars and cages in a street car, unless you want to wear a helmet everywhere you go. Your chances of hitting your head or body on the bars are a lot higher than needing them on the street.
Skip the roll bars and cages in a street car, unless you want to wear a helmet everywhere you go. Your chances of hitting your head or body on the bars are a lot higher than needing them on the street.
11-23-2018, 07:44 PM
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Re: No airbags?
GM started putting in a driver's side airbag in 1990. Passenger's side airbag didn't show up in the Camaro until the 4th gens. You don't really need or want an airbag in a thirdgen. Wear a seatbelt, and you're already better protected than most people.
Skip the roll bars and cages in a street car, unless you want to wear a helmet everywhere you go. Your chances of hitting your head or body on the bars are a lot higher than needing them on the street.
Skip the roll bars and cages in a street car, unless you want to wear a helmet everywhere you go. Your chances of hitting your head or body on the bars are a lot higher than needing them on the street.
The harness bar I was looking at appeared to go behind the head of the front seats. So I don't think it would be possible to hit myself haha
Aside from that, can I get into legal trouble for not having airbags? Also why wouldn't I want airbags in a third Gen?
11-23-2018, 09:05 PM
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Re: No airbags?
Also why wouldn't I want airbags in a third Gen?
Even if they didn't have an expiration date, I certainly wouldn't want an explosive dating back to the cold war inches from my face. They can't even make properly functioning bags nowadays(Takata), forget 30 years ago.
11-23-2018, 10:17 PM
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Re: No airbags?
Get in trouble for what? And by whom?
for equipment not original or available at time of manufacture?
Door jamb decal states car is compliant with laws at time of manufacturing
for equipment not original or available at time of manufacture?
Door jamb decal states car is compliant with laws at time of manufacturing
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