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Old May 24, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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What is the best way to unhook the air bags for off road use?
 
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Old May 24, 2016 | 10:04 PM
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Unplug/remove

I removed passenger side got the grab handle for UK model
 
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Old May 24, 2016 | 11:04 PM
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You'd have to be pretty rough to activate them. I've hit some big bumps, even been airborne on all four and not set them off. I've set off the hazards a few times, but never the airbags. I figure if I ever set them off, I will probably be glad I did.

I have had success unplugging them, like when I removed the steering wheel to replace the spiral coil. Nothing scary happened, and everything was fine when I plugged it back in.
 
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Old May 25, 2016 | 09:25 AM
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When selling my LR3, the guy test driving it hit a deer and who knows what else. The impact was hard enough that it activated the seatbelt tensioner on the driver's side, but it didn't set of the airbag. I think you have to hit something pretty hard to set off an airbag in a Land Rover. Now, in the LR3, I'm a little more worried about rolling the thing a little too far to the side and causing all of the side curtain airbags to pop. I'd be happy for them to go off in a high speed roll over on the highway, but it's just an added cost if it happened in a nice, slow, flop on a trail.
 
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Old May 28, 2016 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by TOM R
Unplug/remove

I removed passenger side got the grab handle for UK model
Where did you order the grab handle from
 
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Old May 28, 2016 | 05:20 PM
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Blind luck, guy in Vegas was parting his, no idea where he got it, once I find. Steering wheel I like that fits it will go too

UK eBay?
 
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