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Hmmm...after reading this, I'm wondering how good my 20-year old flex disks are; if they are in similar condition to my old subframe mounts, I need to think about replacing them. I looked at them, and they seemed OK (no visible cracking) but who knows?
I would in the strongest possible terms advise against removing or disabling an airbag (I've read that some people have done this). It is a lot more likely to save your face and brain than to go off unexpectedly. In the above case, it did exactly what it was supposed to do even though it was old; the other parts of the car failed and caused it to activate. I don't even want to think about what might happen legally if someone removed an airbag and then got in an accident; some states have contributory negligence, for example, in Illinois, not wearing a seat belt will get you up to and including exactly nothing for pain and suffering, even if an accident was 100% not your fault, no matter what kind of lawyer you have (I was never in this situation, but I actually tend to agree).
If you permanently disable an airbag and then sell the car...the liability exposure would be an absolute unknown. You would have to junk the car.
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