WesBrooks Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Hi all, I'm using the drive train from a range rover classic for a project. I've recently removed the air bags and now the hazards are permanently flashing when the ignition is on and I'm having difficulty starting it. I Suspect the missing srs system is interlocking the fuel pump. Any clues on how to defeat this interlock so I can move the vehicle around a little easier? 94 Range Rover Classic soft dash V8. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 The airbag-simulator devices I've seen are basically a resistor of the correct value to fool the system into thinking the detonator is still connected. No I don't know the correct value - maybe try a selection kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesBrooks Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 I was probably barking up the wrong tree. I think the flashing lights indicate an alarm problem I'll start a new thread on that one. Thanks for your help anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 I'll say just in case... Dont go measuring the resistance of an airbag, they take a strong 12v to trigger, but i wouldn't want to risk it with a meter (unless you put it on a long lead down the garden) By the way if one is careful you can have some great fun with airbag guns 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesBrooks Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 He he, I had considered replying with a message saying I promise not to resistance check the airbags! 😄 On another note after studying Rave I can confirm I've been a dickhead... Doesn't look like the theft system does much to prevent starting other than interlock the starter. My starter was fine, so I suspect that that bit is already looped out on mine - since it came to me with no fob. Regards the flashing lights this was probably due to the interior sensor being removed. I can see how to defeat that. Back to the dickhead comment. Who'd have known the fuel pump feed goes through the multiblock connector top left of the windscreen... Meh... Lets see if I can make it breathe again a little later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Another good one to look at if you have fuel pump issues is the inertia switch. In the footwell on the A pillar, also prone to seeing some water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesBrooks Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 Thanks. Passenger side on the engine side of bulkhead just under the bonnet on this softdash. Fairly certain it's the multiplug as I'd disconnected it! 😄 This was in advance of stripping the loom from the roof before syripping the roof off. Trying to keep the circuits that I may use on the kit functional. No need for windows, central locking, factory immobiliser, electric seats, heated windscreen, etc. Long list of removabke bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesBrooks Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 (edited) For the record there's a six way connector under the dash, under the column coming out of the loom near the fuse box that has a posative supply looped on the srs side of the plug. It appears all you need to do is have this loop in place and the SRS lights won't illuminate. This is not an MOT bodge as the lights should come on and extinguish. But it is useful for project cars that have six point harness and no airbags. Edited April 11, 2020 by WesBrooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/11/2020 at 9:19 AM, HoSS said: I'll say just in case... Dont go measuring the resistance of an airbag, they take a strong 12v to trigger, but i wouldn't want to risk it with a meter (unless you put it on a long lead down the garden) By the way if one is careful you can have some great fun with airbag guns Planned for the ones I have from the P38 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 I got a Merc steering wheel about 30m in the air And the cylindrical guns, stuffed into a steel tube, can fire a candle projectile through a surprising thickness of cardboard boxes. But ffs, take care if you play with these things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbekko Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 May or may not have fired a plastic cone rather high in the air with a D1 airbag once... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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