Disposal of old air bag

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 4:52 pm

Just wondering if anybody had the pukka gen on this one please

Just replaced the drivers air bag module on my car and the old one is still live.

What are the disposal requirements for an old air bag?

(Divorce is not an otpion BTW - BEFORE some wag decides to make that comment

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Can you just chuck it in the dustbin?

Thanks

600_Nutta · Post by **600_Nutta** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:00 pm

I'm pretty sure you can't put it in domestic rubbish, you have to take it to a waste disposal center (recycling center), who should discharge it before disposing of it.
Unless you feel safe discharging it yourself

Post by **Cableguy** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:21 pm

I would just wang it in the bin tbh, the bin men around here annoy me anyway so should keep them on their toes should it decide to cause a fuss.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:24 pm

i think a 'controlled' explosion is perfect evening entertainment for a quiet sunday afternoon. Find something to blow up

, then film it for us...

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:25 pm

Interestingly, my car is 10 years old in Dec and I was wondering if I had to replace it or it's just a suggested thing to do.

600_Nutta · Post by **600_Nutta** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:32 pm

BlueRover wrote:Interestingly, my car is 10 years old in Dec and I was wondering if I had to replace it or it's just a suggested thing to do.

There was an article on TG not so long back, when they crashed a 600, the bag went off fine, think it was a 95, try looking on the TG website should still have the info on there I would of thought

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:33 pm

Scott wrote:i think a 'controlled' explosion is perfect evening entertainment for a quiet sunday afternoon. Find something to blow up , then film it for us...

Hmm

Airbag - concealed wire - car battery

The thing is, which local chavmobile do I put it under

600_Nutta · Post by **600_Nutta** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:33 pm

Scott wrote:i think a 'controlled' explosion is perfect evening entertainment for a quiet sunday afternoon. Find something to blow up , then film it for us...

Now that's a better Idea

southside · Post by **southside** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:41 pm

We had to remove one at college when one of the cars were being scrapped. It came off a mondeo an we thought we'd better discharge it before chucked it away so we put it in a big oil drum and kept smacking ith with an iron pole but it never went off and it took some abuse. So i cant see it going off just putting it in the bin. Until the bin lorry crushes it anyway.lol

414i2006 · Post by **414i2006** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 6:54 pm

just cut a slit thru the middle of the wheel and then stab it a few times

when it does go off properly it wont do anything.

220Si · Post by **220Si** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:24 pm

Connect to 12V feed and watch it leap 20ft in the air!

Tried it with old airbags out the Ti

Raistlin · Post by **Raistlin** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:26 pm

220Si wrote:Connect to 12V feed and watch it leap 20ft in the air!

Tried it with old airbags out the Ti

Does it make much of a noise?

220Si · Post by **220Si** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:53 pm

bang...........um like a balloon

not really that loud

Don't breathe the smoke afterwards as its horrible

Si

Squaddiemodo · Post by **Squaddiemodo** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:18 pm

220Si wrote:Connect to 12V feed and watch it leap 20ft in the air!

Tried it with old airbags out the Ti

was going to suggest
1x 12v battery
1x old airbag
1x upside down dustbin

at least half an hours ebtertainment, even longer if you can find something furry that squeaks or meows to involve

220Si · Post by **220Si** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:51 pm

Squaddiemodo wrote:at least half an hours ebtertainment, even longer if you can find something furry that squeaks or meows

cocacola · Post by **cocacola** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:35 pm

we did it to a corse one, it sounded like a bomb, BOOOOOOOOM!!!

uusmatt · Post by **uusmatt** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 8:49 am

They set 1 off on mythbusters and tried to get buster in the air with it.

Just find something to put on it, stand well back and give it 12v and post the video

414i2006 · Post by **414i2006** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:22 am

DO IT! i wanna c one explode

lol

southside · Post by **southside** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 11:38 am

DO IT! i wanna c one explode lol

Just crash then

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 12:16 pm

fruits good to exploded.

i recall setting off some Â£10 fireworks in a prize winning pumpkin once...

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 2:49 pm

http://www.rt2468abcd.r8technology.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=45346

Now, just have to hassle lav to put the vid back up

, It did go well tho!