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Melted the air bag plug to the clockspring.

I bought a 2001 zx2 that was in a minor front end crash over 5 years ago but the air bag were never replaced. I purchased a new drivers & passenger air bag, the passenger side went in fine no problems with that side replacement but when I replaced the drivers side air bag the plug that was taken out of the old drivers side air bag/ clock spring was so melted it will not fit in the replacement air bag/ clock spring. How can I replace the melted plug properly?

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Hi....
On your question, The AIR BAGS will fit. on the screw and the space, because they look the same.
But will Not work. The connectors are a little different.
And the Ressistance is different and 95 and 00.
The Important. On 1998 ford change the Airbag Software, mean the Resistance on the Air bags before 1998 is different that 1998 and UP. Caalled Second Generation AIR BAG System. The Air bag Light will be ON . If you put the 95 on a 00 vehicle.

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It sounds to me like you have a hole or cracks in your airbag. The dealership typically diagnoses it as the compressor but that is only to keep you coming back and wasting more money on something that will never truly be fixed. The Compressor is the problem but the airbags are bad as well. When the air bag has a hole or leak in it the compressor has to work extra hard because it is like blowing up a balloon with a hole in it. Therefor the airbag will kill the compressor. It sounds like this is what happened. I would recommend going to strutmasters.com and taking a look at our conversion kits. these convert you from the airbag to a powder coated American made steel coil spring that is guaranteed to last the life of the car. This is a PERMANENT fix and ALOT cheaper than going to the dealership. I added the link below so you can check it out. http://www.strutmasters.com/ford-suspension-parts-s/75.htm I hope I was of some help Good Luck!!!

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 24, 2009

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Remove the negative cable from your car battery before replacing car air bags

Deactivate the air bag by removing the air bag fuses. Look in your car owners manual to locate the fuses

Unscrew steering column paneling and remove the airbag bolts on the back side of the steering wheel. Pull out the airbag until you see the back side and unplug the wires

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