I was replacing the clip that plugs into the back of the drivers side air bag. The replacement plug came from a Cherokee and has a tan and blue wire. The plug on my 1997 Wrangler has two white wires. Does it matter which white wire connects to which colored wire on the replacement plug? I removed the airbag and destroyed the stock plug. I was going to splice/soder a plug from a salvage yard when I noticed the different colored wires didn't match. The plugs are identical, I believe the wires only complete the circuit when the airbag sensor deploys the airbag.
Airbag plug/clip wiring help
- Thread starter jbetz812
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What year cherokee? The one you are putting in might be a newer multi-stage airbag. It might not work because it uses the cars computer to get information about how much force the airbag should be deployed with. I'm pretty sure the 97 is just the basic airbag.
sounds right about it completes the circuit.
sounds right about it completes the circuit.
I believe the Cherokee was late 90s. My daughter introduced her jeep to a tree. I got most everything back to drivable. I messed the plug in the pic up and was just trying to replace it with another. I have a set of airbags and sensor from another 97 Wrangler. I have the passenger side in and trying to finish the drivers side. The replacement plug only has the two wires coming from it. If completing the circuit is what deploys the airbag do you think i will be ok to connecting white to blue and white to tan? Do you know if the sensor has to be replaced on a system that has been deployed? thanks so much for your time and help!
SteelHeadz
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The safest way to do this is to replace the clockspring assembly. Make sure the steering wheel and front wheels are straight before removing the steering wheel. The clockspring will have a retention clip from the factory that will keep it centered until it is installed . Remember to ground yourself while working with airbags. Any static electricity will deploy the airbag prematurely and may cause serious injury or death. Splicing wires on the airbag module connector may cause additional resistance if not done correctly and may cause the airbag system to fail in case of an accident. The circuit in an airbag system is completed through the airbag control module located on the center floorboard on the top of the transmission tunnel. If the airbag has been deployed, this controller also has to be replaced and the impact sensors checked prior to powering up the system. The controller houses the G-sensor that triggers the deployment of the airbag and once it enebles the circuit to send the correct amount of voltage to the airbag, it cannot be re-used.
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