[p38 air spring options please]

Hi Rob,

you can grab the software from sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/easunlock/

Or buy a kit with the software and cable/adapter from various places (one of them: http://www.talktomycar.co.uk/products/interfaces/mj032.htm). I did the latter for mine and it works great. I keep an old Asus EeePC in the boot with the cable so I can unlock the eas when required.

hth

Pete.

[P38 rear airbag stuck in place...]

this is brilliant advice all, thanks... I'd been working on them off and on for a few weeks now and getting nowhere, beginning to think I was missing something. Seems not though, and just more elbow grease is needed (+ wd40, crow-bars and the like!)

I did get the new ones from P38Spares in fact

So, will have another go this week and report back if I get anywhere

Cheers all.

[P38 rear airbag stuck in place...]

hey,

thanks for the reply. The fitted ones are plastic top and bottom seats (it's a late model - they changed them to plastic in '98-'99 I believe) so they're definitely not corroded in. I do have the new ones ready to fit too (and they are the Arnott v3's).

I'll get stuck in with wd40 and heat too - maybe that will help. Bloody awkward position to work in though!

[P38 rear airbag stuck in place...]

Hi everyone,

sorry to make my first post here a cry for help...

I have a '99 P38 and I started to replace the rear airbags as the job sounded pretty straight forward. I followed the various guides and managed to remove the air hose and split pins (top and bottom) after deflating the system etc. From what I can tell, the deflated airbag with split pins and connector removed should just drop out from it's housing... Mine has not however.

I can't believe (maybe I'm being too naive) that someone would have stuck them in place previously - the split pins were in place prior to removal etc. Has anyone come across this before? I've tried everything I can to remove the airbag - even cutting back the rubber to try to get easier access - still no luck in budging it though.

If anyone can give any advice or share experiences that might help I'd very much appreciate it!

Cheers, Pete.

PS: It's the plastic topped version btw, not the metal one.