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PHOEBISIS · 07-15-2004, 03:19 PM

I read Stevemis's postings on the airbag,and was concerned enough to check mine.I used weight plates,but I put some stiff foam about the size of a butt on the seat 1st and put the weights on that to get the weight spread out like a human's weight would be(stiffer than wrestling mats).It tested out at between 55 and 65 lbs.Mine would work fine.Now a very long legged person who rested a lot of weight on her-his-feet and pushed back into the seat might be only about 75% of their true weight,but it would still work fine at as low as 85-90 lbs.
This is probably a rare problem,but of course,test it 1st as was suggested above.
EWA TITAN mentioned that the Titan did very well on the insurance institute offset crash test-the toughest test-tougher than the Fed frontal test.A passenger in the front seat with the seatbelt on,and with the seat pushed back so her head wouldn't hit the dash would probably be safer in a frontal crash in a Titan(without the airbag) than in 90% of the cars out there with airbags because of the way the cab didn't "crush and smush" and because of the size of the Titan.Luck,Charlie PS Obviously I am just guessing on the 90%,but the structural integrity was very good.

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PHOEBISIS Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mine tested 55-65 lbs I read Stevemis's postings on the airbag,and was concerned enough to check mine.I used weight plates,but I put some stiff foam about the size of a butt on the seat 1st and put the weights on that to get the weight spread out like a human's weight would be(stiffer than wrestling mats).It tested out at between 55 and 65 lbs.Mine would work fine.Now a very long legged person who rested a lot of weight on her-his-feet and pushed back into the seat might be only about 75% of their true weight,but it would still work fine at as low as 85-90 lbs. This is probably a rare problem,but of course,test it 1st as was suggested above. EWA TITAN mentioned that the Titan did very well on the insurance institute offset crash test-the toughest test-tougher than the Fed frontal test.A passenger in the front seat with the seatbelt on,and with the seat pushed back so her head wouldn't hit the dash would probably be safer in a frontal crash in a Titan(without the airbag) than in 90% of the cars out there with airbags because of the way the cab didn't "crush and smush" and because of the size of the Titan.Luck,Charlie PS Obviously I am just guessing on the 90%,but the structural integrity was very good.