Thank you Parker. Your solution worked perfectly today for my 2003 (blob-eye) JDM Subaru WRX wagon. The fix cost for me was about 50 cents (US). I used two 3.3 ohm 1 Watt resistors. 1W resistors are slightly larger in size and have thicker wires compared to the 0.25W resistors, as they are designed to dissipate more heat when under load. That said, 0.25W, 0.5W or 1W resistors should all work in this situation. The backstory for me was that I had to replace both my original factory Subaru SRS airbag front seats with non-airbag (still Subaru) seats due to wear and tear on the originals. Since the replacement seats do not have airbags in them the yellow airbag system cables under the seats were not able to be used and were just lying disconnected under the seats. The fact the yellow cables were not plugged into anything meant my airbag dashboard light remained on when the car was running, which in my country is a vehicle "warrant of fitness" fail. Like your car, mine does not have any seat occupied sensors, so only the one yellow airbag cable under each seat to worry about. If it helps anyone, here is the exact process I used: [1] Remove car keys from ignition switch. [2] Disconnect the negative terminal on the car battery (using 10mm spanner). [3] Slide first seat to furthest position back. [4] Gently unfurl yellow connector lead on floor to exposed position at front of seat. [5] Take resistor and gently bend both legs with pliers. [6] Plug the resistor legs into the connector (one leg in one hole, one leg in the other hole). NOTE: It doesn't matter which leg goes in which hole as resistors work in either direction. IMPORTANT: Make sure the resistor legs cannot accidentally come into contact with each other as this can create a short circuit!!! [7] Repeat steps [3] to [6] for second seat. [8] Reconnect negative terminal of car battery (using 10mm spanner). [9] Insert key in ignition and (not starting car yet), turn to position where dashboard lights (engine check, doors open, etc) come up. Airbag light should be one of the dashboard lights that comes on but after a few seconds should disappear if you have successfully resolved the airbag issue. [10] Remove key from ignition. [11] Carefully wrap electrical tape around each connector and resistor so that the resistor cannot come loose and fall out. [12] Place airbag cables back on the floor under the seats [13] Slide seats back to normal positions. [14] Repeat step [9] to confirm everything is still fixed. [15] Finally, start the car (full turn of the key) and check all is working as expected (airbag light should come on initially, and then disappear after a few seconds).
You bloody legend mate. After spending $460 on a wire trance through Subaru mechanic and not fixing. I'm really wishing I found this before. Cheers bro
life saver. just ordered mine. I knew the sir bag lights was something to do with the seats getting changed out on my 04 wrx but didn't have a clue how to get the airbag light off. MOT due next month so was going to get a garage to fix it which would probs charge around £100. hopefully it works on mine when they arrive. cheers man
I can confirm this worked on my 2009 Subaru Forester X. After a full suspension makeover my stock seats could no longer hold me in place. Bought a aftermarket seat and totally forgot the stocker has a airbag in it. Found this video and bought the exact same resistors on Amazon. My plug is different so I didn't have to bend the ends over. Light went out and I taped the resistor neatly to the plug and stuffed it back under the seat.
Bro can’t believe that worked went to jay car witch is an electric shop in Australia showed them a picture of the bag in the video they have them 8 for 0.68c then installed and light is gone cheers bro also if your doing tis in Australia and go to jay car ask specifically for the 5% one again great help mate cheers
Nice video and helpful. However in the event of a crash won’t there be a problem if electricity is sent to all airbags ? Won’t this burn the entire line ?
Does anyone know what I can do for a 2019? I dropped sti seats in and I’m looking for a way to get the light off. Thanks for any help that you can offer
Accidentally touch the unlike My apologies I like this video Do you think this works with my 08 Legacy ? I swapped the seats and I have the same light on Thanks for your video!
I think it's sending the resistance as if it were plugged in and sat on so my guess is yes this is a great work around although in event of a crash with only driver, passenger will also blow in this method but it's the most cost effective way. Going to have to try setting this up on a different car, similar yellow airbag tech though. My issue is I modified my steering wheel and don't want to unmodify it hoping this will work if not I'll have to weld up a fake stock steering wheel. Or just buy one from a wrecker.
Does this fix disable your airbag? I was wondering if you are in an accident, will the other airbags will still deploy? Or does the system just thinks there is someone sitting in the seat?
I also have a sensor the tells the system if someone is sitting on the seat. What can be done about that? Sometimes I put a bag of groceries on the passenger seat and I get a light that says front airbag is disabled. The new seat does not have a connection for that sensor.
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Thank you Parker. Your solution worked perfectly today for my 2003 (blob-eye) JDM Subaru WRX wagon. The fix cost for me was about 50 cents (US).
I used two 3.3 ohm 1 Watt resistors. 1W resistors are slightly larger in size and have thicker wires compared to the 0.25W resistors, as they are designed to dissipate more heat when under load. That said, 0.25W, 0.5W or 1W resistors should all work in this situation.
The backstory for me was that I had to replace both my original factory Subaru SRS airbag front seats with non-airbag (still Subaru) seats due to wear and tear on the originals. Since the replacement seats do not have airbags in them the yellow airbag system cables under the seats were not able to be used and were just lying disconnected under the seats. The fact the yellow cables were not plugged into anything meant my airbag dashboard light remained on when the car was running, which in my country is a vehicle "warrant of fitness" fail. Like your car, mine does not have any seat occupied sensors, so only the one yellow airbag cable under each seat to worry about.
If it helps anyone, here is the exact process I used:
[1] Remove car keys from ignition switch.
[2] Disconnect the negative terminal on the car battery (using 10mm spanner).
[3] Slide first seat to furthest position back.
[4] Gently unfurl yellow connector lead on floor to exposed position at front of seat.
[5] Take resistor and gently bend both legs with pliers.
[6] Plug the resistor legs into the connector (one leg in one hole, one leg in the other hole).
NOTE: It doesn't matter which leg goes in which hole as resistors work in either direction.
IMPORTANT: Make sure the resistor legs cannot accidentally come into contact with each other as this can create a short circuit!!!
[7] Repeat steps [3] to [6] for second seat.
[8] Reconnect negative terminal of car battery (using 10mm spanner).
[9] Insert key in ignition and (not starting car yet), turn to position where dashboard lights (engine check, doors open, etc) come up. Airbag light should be one of the dashboard lights that comes on but after a few seconds should disappear if you have successfully resolved the airbag issue.
[10] Remove key from ignition.
[11] Carefully wrap electrical tape around each connector and resistor so that the resistor cannot come loose and fall out.
[12] Place airbag cables back on the floor under the seats
[13] Slide seats back to normal positions.
[14] Repeat step [9] to confirm everything is still fixed.
[15] Finally, start the car (full turn of the key) and check all is working as expected (airbag light should come on initially, and then disappear after a few seconds).
Really glad to hear it worked man!!
You bloody legend mate.
After spending $460 on a wire trance through Subaru mechanic and not fixing. I'm really wishing I found this before. Cheers bro
life saver. just ordered mine. I knew the sir bag lights was something to do with the seats getting changed out on my 04 wrx but didn't have a clue how to get the airbag light off. MOT due next month so was going to get a garage to fix it which would probs charge around £100. hopefully it works on mine when they arrive. cheers man
Tony Greig glad it helped!!
I've got sparco seats in my WRX and need to get rid of the airbag light for the MOT so this has help, thanks bud
I can confirm this worked on my 2009 Subaru Forester X. After a full suspension makeover my stock seats could no longer hold me in place. Bought a aftermarket seat and totally forgot the stocker has a airbag in it. Found this video and bought the exact same resistors on Amazon. My plug is different so I didn't have to bend the ends over. Light went out and I taped the resistor neatly to the plug and stuffed it back under the seat.
Thank you so much! This one helped a lot!
Cheers buddy thanks for making this video 😉👍
Will this work on a 2005 mustang and whitch one do I need.
Thank you!
This worked for me. I put Legacy seats with no side airbags in a 2002 Outback that used to use side airbags.
Good to hear!
Nice man. My seat clips dont clip in too with the jdm seats.
I've got a pack of 2.7 ohm resistors I bought to do my golf. Now I've just done this to my impreza. Will the 2.7 ohm work or do they have to be 3.3.??
Thanks man 🙏
THANKS!
Thank you!!
Bro can’t believe that worked went to jay car witch is an electric shop in Australia showed them a picture of the bag in the video they have them 8 for 0.68c then installed and light is gone cheers bro also if your doing tis in Australia and go to jay car ask specifically for the 5% one again great help mate cheers
Do you think this works on my 2010 mustang gt?
Nice video and helpful. However in the event of a crash won’t there be a problem if electricity is sent to all airbags ? Won’t this burn the entire line ?
Just watched your vid bro, will be ordering them and trying it on a '17 Toyota 86 - I'll check back in to lyk if it worked
I have a wire connected to the seatbelt near the floor is this the same? Thank you.
Thanks for the video, but it’s not working on my 2008 STI. Have any advice?
Hi can you add an updated link to purchase in the description for this please?
Can anyone comfirm if this will work on a 2007 USDM Hawkeye STI? Thanks again!
i put sti seats on my 06 wrx now i have air bag light on would this work ?
Do you know if 3.3 ohm 1 watt resistors would work ?
Are the airbags being eliminated called “Side Curtain Airbags” or are they something else?
Does it need to be 3.3 ohm?
Jdm STI seat rails fits USDM STI?
Does anyone know what I can do for a 2019? I dropped sti seats in and I’m looking for a way to get the light off. Thanks for any help that you can offer
same thing, 3.3 ohm. I found a vid. for you to : th-cam.com/video/dubV6wwtTi8/w-d-xo.html
where can i get that
Will the front airbags still work with adding these resistors?
Yep!
Confirming this works on a 2004 Forester X
How did you get the DCCD to work in the STi trans in your WRX?
You need ti buy a dccd controller to make it work in a wrx , many companies sell them one being iwire but they are not the only ones selling it
Do you know if add this resistors then the passenger seat will be detected as alway ocuupied or not?
No , there is a separate system for the ocuupied seat
Would this work for a 2010 mustang gt?
I believe American made cars are 2.2 - 2.7 ohm!?
Hi mate. Did you disconnect the battery for this?
luke martin I believe I disconnected it when I took the seats out but not when I put the resistor in :)
Parker Dacchille makes sense. Thanks mate!
hey do you know if this would work on my 2016 sti?
flow flow I would imagine so! I’d see if anyone else has done it. *As always be careful when messing with airbags*
worked on my 2018. It might take a couple of tries though
Alex Balcan it shouldn’t affect the other airbags in the car correct? Like the steering wheel or dashbord?
flow flow it only affects the wire you plug it in. Everything else would work like before
Alex Balcan how many tries and do i have to keep the resistors in and turning the car on and off or taking the resistors out and in
Accidentally touch the unlike
My apologies
I like this video
Do you think this works with my 08 Legacy ?
I swapped the seats and I have the same light on
Thanks for your video!
lilcruzn69 I believe it will work on most Subaru’s !! And no worries
Do you have to do both seats?
Joe A. Yes you do
@@ParkerTheBasshead What if I am not replacing my factory seats but my car only deployed the passenger airbag?
Where you bought the resistors ?
lilcruzn69 I bought mine off eBay but radio shack should have them. There just isn’t one where I live anymore
Parker Dacchille 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 you so much
try digikey.com
So does this just make the car think that the connector is plugged in ?
Yes
Damn inflation hit hard that shit went up two dollars. Lol
what about safety, does the airbags work?
The other ones do but the JDM seats don’t have airbags
I think it's sending the resistance as if it were plugged in and sat on so my guess is yes this is a great work around although in event of a crash with only driver, passenger will also blow in this method but it's the most cost effective way. Going to have to try setting this up on a different car, similar yellow airbag tech though. My issue is I modified my steering wheel and don't want to unmodify it hoping this will work if not I'll have to weld up a fake stock steering wheel. Or just buy one from a wrecker.
Does this fix disable your airbag? I was wondering if you are in an accident, will the other airbags will still deploy? Or does the system just thinks there is someone sitting in the seat?
David Lopez it just tricks the computer to thinking that the seat airbags are plugged in. All the other airbags should function as normal
I also have a sensor the tells the system if someone is sitting on the seat. What can be done about that? Sometimes I put a bag of groceries on the passenger seat and I get a light that says front airbag is disabled. The new seat does not have a connection for that sensor.