should airbags have deployed y/n?

[Keep'emRunning]

..sri-t, reasonable impact up front..

The local wreckers has had astras with much less damage and both a/b's have gone off.

Might have been backed into by a truck? :)

[JR]

hmmm....i would've had said yes - it should've gone off.
then again, do airbags still go off if the car is swtiched off or unoccupied?
ur truck theory could b true.

[sooty]

perhaps they had an airbag warning light, as the airbags don't deploy when it's on..?

[poita]

it shouldnt matter if igniton is on or not i woulda thought
whats the use of a safety device that only works sometimes

i could be wrong though

[mania]

do airbags still go off if the car is swtiched off or unoccupied?

Nope, nor will the passenger one go off if no one is sitting in that seat. On the Hs at least..

[Vectracious]

weird crash - right front quarter panel and headlight have no damage.

I'm pretty sure the airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners are linked to sensors that sense the g-force in the crash - maybe the car was stationary and someone hit it (rather than the car moving and stopping suddenly)

[GreyRex]

it shouldnt matter if igniton is on or not i woulda thought
whats the use of a safety device that only works sometimes

i could be wrong though

They may only deploy 'sometimes', because as we all know... there's many variables; speed of this car, speed of other object, angle of impact etc etc

It's a hard one...

There's also experts who say if you only have a bruise or two, you probably didn't need them

[oneightoo]

my old astra has more damage done to the front and front side and the bags went off..

weird this one didnt, car must have been "off"..

[gman]

Hmm...I'd say it was hit while no one was in it...

Anyway's, where that car...I need parts... :)

[maloo97]

hmm...i'd say it was hit while no one was in it...

Anyway's, where that car...i need parts... :)


+ 1

[nuggz]

weird crash - right front quarter panel and headlight have no damage.



the headlights are tough as balls
probably find the black plastic behind it is crushed though

and +3 for parts
if someone is willing to pick up the 2 fronts seats for me
so i can organise a courier?

[xplosv57]

Nope, i was involved in a much harder front hit and the airbags didn't deploy, the airbag sensors can judge the force of the impact and judge if it's necessary or not (in a split second too)

[poita]

i had a car doin about 70 in the cally, they didnt go off

[hazrd]

i had a car doin about 70 in the cally, they didnt go off

:eek:
probably shouldnt be a surprise though :rolleyes:

yours single or twin?

[poita]

dual air bag
has concerned me ever since

[GodsKnight]

Hmm...I'd say it was hit while no one was in it...

Anyway's, where that car...I need parts... :)


lol i was thinking the same thing...leather seats ;)

[xplosv57]

i had a car doin about 70 in the cally, they didnt go off

Yeah mine was roughly at the same speed, but i wasn't injured at all, so didn't seem necessary that the airbags should have gone off!!

[stevedee3]

I guess the question is: Could the driver (and passenger) walk away? If so, you wouldn't want the airbags going off as they would probably just increase the chance of injury.

The photos look a lot less severe than the 64 km/h Euro NCAP test:
http://www.euroncap.com/carimages/44.jpg

[gman]

There are two sensors that work together and both should be tripped to set the airbags off.

One on impact pressure and the other on acceleration or deceleration in a single plane of approx 270 degrees (I think that was what I read...) from the centre of the car forward...

If the car was stationary when it was hit, either IMHO:

a: no one was in it and they didn't go off due to no body weight on the seats; or

b: it was a slow crunching impact like a truck backing into it or similar...

If it was moving or was hit by a fast moving object coming in the opposite direction, there would have been a sudden rapid increase in acceleration/deceleration (and a lot more damage) in the right direction to set off the airbags, which should have gone off.

Check the seat belts, if they are slack or don't move, someone may have been in the car as the pre-tensioners should have fired also...

This usually stops the airbags going off when hit from behind, which is what the seats and headrests are for, until you hit something in front and stop and then they go off...

Great in theory, not always the way it works in the real world...

[USC]

what can I say..its an astra...:p

[gman]

what can i say..its an astra...:p

lol ;)

[Jeenous]

how did u hit car? they only go off if impact is within 30 degrees of centre... basicly a head on with ass of a car or tree etc.

[gman]

A side impact should set them off also if the car or momentum is moving forward enough...Just an "in case" measure IIRC...

[delemonte]

scary stuff, and sad to see an SRi-T in that state... but would somebody PLEASE get the MFD out of it for me?!? :o

[poita]

how did u hit car? they only go off if impact is within 30 degrees of centre... basicly a head on with ass of a car or tree etc.

i ran up the ass of a car ;)

[9090GO]

I need parts, can someone please pick up for me? I pay for your time too, haha.

[delemonte]

I need parts, can someone please pick up for me? I pay for your time too, haha.

Yeh, I'm serious about the MFD too, assuming I'm not paying a fortune for it! :p

[9090GO]

If anyone willing to help me with getting the parts, can you please give me a PM, thanks.

[ROCCO]

I call first dibbs on the seats....mine I tells ya...mine

[Vectracious]

I call first dibbs on the seats....mine I tells ya...mine

Godsknight has called it - 1st post 2nd page :p

[nuggz]

actually i was first

a few post before that ;)

[9090GO]

I want the front brakes assembly and the TC switch and TC panel, can anyone help? Thanks.

[poita]

stick it in the brotek garage
sell off parts.

then when finished turn boot into BBQ :D

[Hoya]

where is it?
im happy to go fetch parts (for a small fee ) ;p

[ASTRAY]

where is it?
im happy to go fetch parts (for a small fee ) ;p
you willing to travel to vic for a small fee :p
pretty sure the plates are vic.

[Hoya]

you willing to travel to vic for a small fee :p
pretty sure the plates are vic.
Keep'emRunning (http://www.opelaus.com/forums/member.php?u=3189) is from the shire :D

[Keep'emRunning]

..most bidders will be looking at repairing this and selling rather than wrecking.

AAS is gonna put in a few bids but thinks the competition will be tough 'cos they're so rare... I reckon about 4.5-5k.. will post how much it goes for when the auction ends.

[gman]

I'd pay $5k for that car as is!!!!!!! Damn why am I never home when I need to be!!! :)

[Keep'emRunning]

OMG :eek: Someone just got a bargain.

Sold for $2000!

The auction was missed by AAS due to computer probs. What a nice project car that would've been :(

...can only hope there's more when the flood insurance claims start happenning.

[Hoya]

...can only hope there's more when the flood insurance claims start happenning.

hopefully we can get a few vxrs in that :p

[sooty]

hopefully we can get a few vxrs in that :p
I bags the recaros:p

[Hoya]

I bags the recaros:p
hahahaha
ill take the nurb rims :p