I've never seen anyone rebuild an airbag control module
This looked like a software thing? IIIRC the site was myairbags.com.
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I've never seen anyone rebuild an airbag control module
That's a problem with rebuilding one, but you can normally get away with stating it's stock or a reman. The problem with '90s modules is that noone makes them and remans go for ~$500 when 9/10 times they just need caps replaced. ECMs can be a different story when it comes to fixing though as many performance cars will have something from another car swapped in without proper harness changes that can lead to burnt PCB leads (I've had to lead-jump and rewire a few foxbodies when previous owners used a aod module in a manual, no fun).Chances are you will set off the airbags, that's the crash sensor, hence why it's usually bolted to the floor firmly under the center console right in the middle of the vehicle.
I've never seen anyone rebuild an airbag control module, I worked in dealership land for many years and if anyone came to me with a rebuilt module and wanted me to check/clear the module for reuse there absolutely no way I'd do such a thing from a liability perspective. I'm also very good with electronics, and from a liability perspective I wouldn't touch an airbag control module that's been in an accident with a ten foot barge pole.
I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. Insurance companies can use that data to determine what fault needs to be applied were...and it is constantly recording data, it just overwrites data...that is older than x amount of time.What do you think controls airbag deployment? It used to just be called the airbag control module. It's not recording days of data, it's recording minutes.
I think you misunderstood what I was getting at. Insurance companies can use that data to determine what fault needs to be applied were...and it is constantly recording data, it just overwrites data...that is older than x amount of time.
How a EDR works..
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I know exactly how they work. I misspoke when I said minutes instead of seconds. I've investigated several fatal crashes. The "incident" in question is usually the point of airbag deployment. It will give you information such as speed and percentage of braking deployment. It's usually pretty obvious what happened in most crashes without looking at EDR. You have a significantly better chance of screwing up the airbag deployment by messing with the EDR than you ever would of having insurance companies pick through your EDR due to a crash. I'd be significantly more concerned with those snapshot devices plugged into the ODB2 or the phone apps that monitor your driving to give you "savings" if you think your insurance company is out to get you.
lol if you are that concerned, you do not have to partake in those snapshot devices, I have no issues with my OBD2 reader being plugged in reading data from any of my cars. I think it is pretty cool to see how my 3.6R AWD is doing in the snow with the power distribution...
as for my insurance I doubt it is going to get any cheaper than what it is now $658 full coverage 100/300/100K coverage, 500 deductible, roadside, and glass on 3 cars. As such I have no need for one of those devices that monitor my driving.
This Chevy Volt nonsense about parking location and stuff like that is bullshit
That’s just lovely. That sounds incredibly shady.
Nah it's great for litigation. Love when the driver claims he was wearing his seatbelt while he was doing 30 in a 10mph zone and we just pull up the EDR which tells us everything we need to know.
Assuming there was no crash, that would be overwritten within seconds. It's not just as easy as "pulling up the EDR" either.
And you're not going to believe this, but people don't always tell the truth about what happens in crashes... Personally, I bought myself a dash cam. My cousin was in a crash where the other person claimed something false, and he sent the dash cam footage to the insurance company who hammered the other driver. My brother rear ended someone, and they tried to say that someone other than the driver was driving when they sued him for physical issues.
A lot of these features work to your benefit if you are hurt in a crash...unless of course, you're the one driving like an asshole crashing into things at high speeds...
This is why I have a front and rear camera in my car. I’ve been in situations where people were blatantly lying out their ass.Assuming there was no crash, that would be overwritten within seconds. It's not just as easy as "pulling up the EDR" either.
And you're not going to believe this, but people don't always tell the truth about what happens in crashes... Personally, I bought myself a dash cam. My cousin was in a crash where the other person claimed something false, and he sent the dash cam footage to the insurance company who hammered the other driver. My brother rear ended someone, and they tried to say that someone other than the driver was driving when they sued him for physical issues.
A lot of these features work to your benefit if you are hurt in a crash...unless of course, you're the one driving like an asshole crashing into things at high speeds...
I’m all for punishing dangerous idiots, but it’s still unsettling.Nah it's great for litigation. Love when the driver claims he was wearing his seatbelt while he was doing 30 in a 10mph zone and we just pull up the EDR which tells us everything we need to know.
This is why I have a front and rear camera in my car. I’ve been in situations where people were blatantly lying out their ass.
Onstar is in the Pontiac G8 (Holden here) located in a box in the parcel tray. You can unplug it.
But finding a service manual to do that is tricky.
My solution is to do a full powertrain swap and run a standalone ECU with an aftermarket ICE. But that's not for the normal user lol.
I disconnected the onstar on my G8 too. It was super easy. All I had to do was open the trunk and unplug one or two cords from the onstar unit. I didn't need tools or anything.
I just followed a guide some guy posted to a G8 forum. The funny part is people were calling him a conspiracy nut for posting it then a year later there was a big news story that showed onstar was selling data to police.
I disconnected the onstar on my G8 too. It was super easy. All I had to do was open the trunk and unplug one or two cords from the onstar unit. I didn't need tools or anything.
I just followed a guide some guy posted to a G8 forum. The funny part is people were calling him a conspiracy nut for posting it then a year later there was a big news story that showed onstar was selling data to police.
LOL nice! It's always a conspiracy until it is true. Still got the G8?
I used to warn people about Echelon and similar traitorous crap (family knew about it first hand well before it was mainstream) and was called a nut until Snowden etc came out. I hate being right sometimes.
First of all, the police don't "buy" data. They just get it for free after executing a search warrant.
Second, if your car got stolen, the police could recover it within hours with OnStar enabled. The police don't have any interest in your OnStar data unless you are doing something wrong or are in need of assistance and have been contacted by OnStar. Disabling OnStar to "foil" the police is exactly the behavior of a conspiracy nut.
In this case the police did buy the data, and it wasn't for any specific person, it was the data for everyone using it. No warrant was required. The police department that bought it didn't even say what they were using it for.
They could "abuse" it in all sorts of ways that you may find perfectly acceptable but I do not. They could issue you a speeding ticket for going 56 in a 55.
Always wanted to buy the wagon but won't be able to do a new one for much longer if my business takes much longer ( contacts in the pipeline).. Lucky you to experience that. Sort of car people don't realize how good they are till they're gone or no longer easy to find..Yep I still drive it daily, a 2009 g8 gt. I got it new at a pretty good discount because GM was being forced to discontinue Pontiac and all that.