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This is off topic, but do you guys have the passenger airbag sensor in your '07s too???
If so, how are you bypassing it???
I just got Recaros for my RL a couple weeks ago ($300 front & rear SET), and I had to keep the bottom cushion to keep the airbag & dashlights working properly.
I thought I could just swap the sensor over to the Recaro seat.....but the sensor covered the Velcro for the seat skin to attach to the seat foam, the seat foam would've needed to be shaved down (which I didn't wanna ruin the Recaros for), and the airbag sensor computer blocked the front part of the seat skin from attaching to the bottom of the seat pan.
So I just swapped that cushion over to the Recaro seat frame (4 x 10mm bolts) & then had to swap the driver's side seat belt that came on the Recaro seat to the Recaro passenger seat because the threading for the bolt was different & it needed the wiring for the airbag sensor.
Sorry for posting all this, but if you've already done it.....let me know
If not...just a heads up & I can PM you more info if you want
If so, how are you bypassing it???
I just got Recaros for my RL a couple weeks ago ($300 front & rear SET), and I had to keep the bottom cushion to keep the airbag & dashlights working properly.
I thought I could just swap the sensor over to the Recaro seat.....but the sensor covered the Velcro for the seat skin to attach to the seat foam, the seat foam would've needed to be shaved down (which I didn't wanna ruin the Recaros for), and the airbag sensor computer blocked the front part of the seat skin from attaching to the bottom of the seat pan.
So I just swapped that cushion over to the Recaro seat frame (4 x 10mm bolts) & then had to swap the driver's side seat belt that came on the Recaro seat to the Recaro passenger seat because the threading for the bolt was different & it needed the wiring for the airbag sensor.
Sorry for posting all this, but if you've already done it.....let me know
If not...just a heads up & I can PM you more info if you want
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Jesus, I am installing them tomorrow, So when I figure it out I will let you know. As of right now I don't know what I am going to do. Yes I have the Passenger airbag sensor in my car. I will probally just shave some foam off of the recaros, as well as get some velcro and attach the tabs to the computer.
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Actually.....only on a Ion or Redline, would you need to shave the seat foam down....which I had to do actually (just this past week).
I've taken all 3 different seats apart & I know them in & out.......BUT FOR YOU, the airbag sensor will swap VERY VERY easily over to the Recaro seat in a Cobalt....here's how:
First off you're gonna need to remove the trim piece on the left hand side of your stock seat (2 torx screws) & get the stock seatbelt off. Unhook the harness underneath the seat first & then it's a T-50 or T-55 I think. Put the stock seatbelt to the side.
Undo the small torx screw on the seat track that holds the black bracket that holds the stock harness.
Now you're gonna want to take the stock cushion off...which is 4 10mm bolts. Pull a little on the fabric to unhook/unclip the stock seat skin. Don't peel off the stock seat skin....leave it on there & then pull off the seat foam/seat skin in one piece.
Now you should have the seat pan & the sensor in front of you. Pull up on the green clips (don't destroy them though) and the sensor/bladder will be loose. Now you gotta unhook all the wiring under the seat too (most of it snaps right in). Then undo the 3 screws that hold the computer bracket to the seat pan.
Now everything should be loose & by itself.
Take the passenger Recaro seat & lay it on it's back. Undo the 4 10mm bolts that hold the bottom cushion to the seat frame.
Now the bottom seat cushion is loose & by itself.
You'll see 4 clips that hold the seat skin to the seat pan. Pull a little on the fabric to loosen the tension & then pull the clips off the pan.
YOU WON'T have to take the seat skin off the foam cushion....the seat skin & foam cushion will slide ride off the seat pan....put them to the side.
Now put the stock seatbelt onto the Recaro seat frame (it has the special harness that plugs in with the airbag sensor wiring).
Now you will have to swap the airbag sensor over to the Recaro seat pan. It's basically just the opposite of how it was on your stock seat.
First you'll wanna screw the the sensor's computer to the seat pan with the 3 screws and a different bracket goes underneath one of those screws too (remember how they were on your stock seat!!).
Then there are 2 green pins that hold the sensor (bladder) to the seat pan. They go towards the front.....so snap them in, and put the wiring underneath the seat pan.
Put the Recaro cushion back on the seatpan (it'll sit on top of the sensor) and then you can pull the fabric a little and then snap/clip them back onto the seat pan. Put the wiring in the appropriate holes, that they snap into too (everything should line up pretty good).
Then put the cushion back onto the seat frame & then put the 4 10mm bolts back in & tighten them down.
That should be it & then put the seat in the car.
It's all just swapping the components over. It's all plug & play after that!!
Pics of what the stuff should look like.,....stock seat:
After you take the cushion off the stock seat's cushion:
And the bottom of the seat pan after you take off the stock seat's cushion:
I've taken all 3 different seats apart & I know them in & out.......BUT FOR YOU, the airbag sensor will swap VERY VERY easily over to the Recaro seat in a Cobalt....here's how:
First off you're gonna need to remove the trim piece on the left hand side of your stock seat (2 torx screws) & get the stock seatbelt off. Unhook the harness underneath the seat first & then it's a T-50 or T-55 I think. Put the stock seatbelt to the side.
Undo the small torx screw on the seat track that holds the black bracket that holds the stock harness.
Now you're gonna want to take the stock cushion off...which is 4 10mm bolts. Pull a little on the fabric to unhook/unclip the stock seat skin. Don't peel off the stock seat skin....leave it on there & then pull off the seat foam/seat skin in one piece.
Now you should have the seat pan & the sensor in front of you. Pull up on the green clips (don't destroy them though) and the sensor/bladder will be loose. Now you gotta unhook all the wiring under the seat too (most of it snaps right in). Then undo the 3 screws that hold the computer bracket to the seat pan.
Now everything should be loose & by itself.
Take the passenger Recaro seat & lay it on it's back. Undo the 4 10mm bolts that hold the bottom cushion to the seat frame.
Now the bottom seat cushion is loose & by itself.
You'll see 4 clips that hold the seat skin to the seat pan. Pull a little on the fabric to loosen the tension & then pull the clips off the pan.
YOU WON'T have to take the seat skin off the foam cushion....the seat skin & foam cushion will slide ride off the seat pan....put them to the side.
Now put the stock seatbelt onto the Recaro seat frame (it has the special harness that plugs in with the airbag sensor wiring).
Now you will have to swap the airbag sensor over to the Recaro seat pan. It's basically just the opposite of how it was on your stock seat.
First you'll wanna screw the the sensor's computer to the seat pan with the 3 screws and a different bracket goes underneath one of those screws too (remember how they were on your stock seat!!).
Then there are 2 green pins that hold the sensor (bladder) to the seat pan. They go towards the front.....so snap them in, and put the wiring underneath the seat pan.
Put the Recaro cushion back on the seatpan (it'll sit on top of the sensor) and then you can pull the fabric a little and then snap/clip them back onto the seat pan. Put the wiring in the appropriate holes, that they snap into too (everything should line up pretty good).
Then put the cushion back onto the seat frame & then put the 4 10mm bolts back in & tighten them down.
That should be it & then put the seat in the car.
It's all just swapping the components over. It's all plug & play after that!!
Pics of what the stuff should look like.,....stock seat:
After you take the cushion off the stock seat's cushion:
And the bottom of the seat pan after you take off the stock seat's cushion:
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Actually.....only on a Ion or Redline, would you need to shave the seat foam down....which I had to do actually (just this past week).
I've taken all 3 different seats apart & I know them in & out.......BUT FOR YOU, the airbag sensor will swap VERY VERY easily over to the Recaro seat in a Cobalt....here's how:
First off you're gonna need to remove the trim piece on the left hand side of your stock seat (2 torx screws) & get the stock seatbelt off. Unhook the harness underneath the seat first & then it's a T-50 or T-55 I think. Put the stock seatbelt to the side.
Undo the small torx screw on the seat track that holds the black bracket that holds the stock harness.
Now you're gonna want to take the stock cushion off...which is 4 10mm bolts. Pull a little on the fabric to unhook/unclip the stock seat skin. Don't peel off the stock seat skin....leave it on there & then pull off the seat foam/seat skin in one piece.
Now you should have the seat pan & the sensor in front of you. Pull up on the green clips (don't destroy them though) and the sensor/bladder will be loose. Now you gotta unhook all the wiring under the seat too (most of it snaps right in). Then undo the 3 screws that hold the computer bracket to the seat pan.
Now everything should be loose & by itself.
Take the passenger Recaro seat & lay it on it's back. Undo the 4 10mm bolts that hold the bottom cushion to the seat frame.
Now the bottom seat cushion is loose & by itself.
You'll see 4 clips that hold the seat skin to the seat pan. Pull a little on the fabric to loosen the tension & then pull the clips off the pan.
YOU WON'T have to take the seat skin off the foam cushion....the seat skin & foam cushion will slide ride off the seat pan....put them to the side.
Now put the stock seatbelt onto the Recaro seat frame (it has the special harness that plugs in with the airbag sensor wiring).
Now you will have to swap the airbag sensor over to the Recaro seat pan. It's basically just the opposite of how it was on your stock seat.
First you'll wanna screw the the sensor's computer to the seat pan with the 3 screws and a different bracket goes underneath one of those screws too (remember how they were on your stock seat!!).
Then there are 2 green pins that hold the sensor (bladder) to the seat pan. They go towards the front.....so snap them in, and put the wiring underneath the seat pan.
Put the Recaro cushion back on the seatpan (it'll sit on top of the sensor) and then you can pull the fabric a little and then snap/clip them back onto the seat pan. Put the wiring in the appropriate holes, that they snap into too (everything should line up pretty good).
Then put the cushion back onto the seat frame & then put the 4 10mm bolts back in & tighten them down.
That should be it & then put the seat in the car.
It's all just swapping the components over. It's all plug & play after that!!
Pics of what the stuff should look like.,....stock seat:
After you take the cushion off the stock seat's cushion:
And the bottom of the seat pan after you take off the stock seat's cushion:
I've taken all 3 different seats apart & I know them in & out.......BUT FOR YOU, the airbag sensor will swap VERY VERY easily over to the Recaro seat in a Cobalt....here's how:
First off you're gonna need to remove the trim piece on the left hand side of your stock seat (2 torx screws) & get the stock seatbelt off. Unhook the harness underneath the seat first & then it's a T-50 or T-55 I think. Put the stock seatbelt to the side.
Undo the small torx screw on the seat track that holds the black bracket that holds the stock harness.
Now you're gonna want to take the stock cushion off...which is 4 10mm bolts. Pull a little on the fabric to unhook/unclip the stock seat skin. Don't peel off the stock seat skin....leave it on there & then pull off the seat foam/seat skin in one piece.
Now you should have the seat pan & the sensor in front of you. Pull up on the green clips (don't destroy them though) and the sensor/bladder will be loose. Now you gotta unhook all the wiring under the seat too (most of it snaps right in). Then undo the 3 screws that hold the computer bracket to the seat pan.
Now everything should be loose & by itself.
Take the passenger Recaro seat & lay it on it's back. Undo the 4 10mm bolts that hold the bottom cushion to the seat frame.
Now the bottom seat cushion is loose & by itself.
You'll see 4 clips that hold the seat skin to the seat pan. Pull a little on the fabric to loosen the tension & then pull the clips off the pan.
YOU WON'T have to take the seat skin off the foam cushion....the seat skin & foam cushion will slide ride off the seat pan....put them to the side.
Now put the stock seatbelt onto the Recaro seat frame (it has the special harness that plugs in with the airbag sensor wiring).
Now you will have to swap the airbag sensor over to the Recaro seat pan. It's basically just the opposite of how it was on your stock seat.
First you'll wanna screw the the sensor's computer to the seat pan with the 3 screws and a different bracket goes underneath one of those screws too (remember how they were on your stock seat!!).
Then there are 2 green pins that hold the sensor (bladder) to the seat pan. They go towards the front.....so snap them in, and put the wiring underneath the seat pan.
Put the Recaro cushion back on the seatpan (it'll sit on top of the sensor) and then you can pull the fabric a little and then snap/clip them back onto the seat pan. Put the wiring in the appropriate holes, that they snap into too (everything should line up pretty good).
Then put the cushion back onto the seat frame & then put the 4 10mm bolts back in & tighten them down.
That should be it & then put the seat in the car.
It's all just swapping the components over. It's all plug & play after that!!
Pics of what the stuff should look like.,....stock seat:
After you take the cushion off the stock seat's cushion:
And the bottom of the seat pan after you take off the stock seat's cushion:
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