Airbag query

RIP Ronnie · 7th March 2024, 11:21

Hi all

Hope I'm posting this in the right forum, newbie here

I sent my 75 Tourer over the rainbow bridge a couple of weeks back, and removed a lot of bits myself to hopefully sell to co-owners on here before eBaying it all.

My query is, I couldn't at the time remove the steering wheel and asked the scrappy to do this for me. They have just messaged to say they couldn't remove the steering wheel and in attempting to do so, the airbag went off and has damaged the steering wheel beyond repair or removal. Do you think the airbag would have gone off having had no power source for well over 2 weeks, or are they spinning me a line

Many thanks

RIP Ronnie · 7th March 2024, 11:34

Ronnie was a 75 Tourer, 2002, 2.0 litre CDTi

Tourist · 7th March 2024, 12:19

Hey there,

It's very unlikely to have gone off, maybe they attached another battery to it?

If it were to go off, then it would only damage the airbag unit and not the wheel itself.

I'm guessing that either they sold it to someone, or can't be bothered to find the correct long T30 (?) screwdriver required to remove it.

If I were you, I'd play devil's advocate and go and see the car in their yard. If the airbag had gone off, I'm *sure* they wouldn't have removed it from the car!

RIP Ronnie · 7th March 2024, 12:34

Many thanks Tourist

That was my thoughts too, that the wheel wouldn't have been damaged

I think they're taking me for a fool lol, ever since they collected Ronnie, it's been radio silence from them, not answering emails etc

I think they're perhaps a tad miffed that I stripped the inside bare, just wish I could've got more bits from under the bonnet to help out fellow 75ers

Think I'll take a wander to the yard on my way home from work tomorrow, just for a curious nosey

Thanks again

RIP Ronnie · 8th March 2024, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tourist

I'm guessing that either they sold it to someone, or can't be bothered to find the correct long T30 (?) screwdriver required to remove it.

If I were you, I'd play devil's advocate and go and see the car in their yard. If the airbag had gone off, I'm *sure* they wouldn't have removed it from the car!

So I've just called into the scrappys, and apparently Ronnie, my Tourer has been squished, steering wheel and all

But on a positive note, if anyone wants to borrow my shiny new T30 screwdriver I bought this morning, let me know

Mike Noc · 9th March 2024, 12:31

Look on the bright side - I'd put money on betting your steering wheel wasn't crushed and will be sold to a new owner.

Last one I scrapped I swapped the Rover wooden wheel for a black plastic one and sneaked an old steel rimmed tyre in the boot well that had been laying around the garage for years - Gawd knows what it came off. Had the rear powered blind and switch out, swapped the ECM for one with a knackered CAN bus (amazing how lumpy the autobox gets when it can't communicate with the engine) and various other bits and pieces.

7th March 2024, 11:21	#1
RIP Ronnie Newbie Rover 75 Tourer (now RIP😭) Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Fochabers Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Airbag query Hi all Hope I'm posting this in the right forum, newbie here I sent my 75 Tourer over the rainbow bridge a couple of weeks back, and removed a lot of bits myself to hopefully sell to co-owners on here before eBaying it all. My query is, I couldn't at the time remove the steering wheel and asked the scrappy to do this for me. They have just messaged to say they couldn't remove the steering wheel and in attempting to do so, the airbag went off and has damaged the steering wheel beyond repair or removal. Do you think the airbag would have gone off having had no power source for well over 2 weeks, or are they spinning me a line Many thanks __________________ What was I thinking, why did I let her go

7th March 2024, 11:34	#2
RIP Ronnie Newbie Rover 75 Tourer (now RIP😭) Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Fochabers Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Car details Ronnie was a 75 Tourer, 2002, 2.0 litre CDTi __________________ What was I thinking, why did I let her go

7th March 2024, 12:34	#4
RIP Ronnie Newbie Rover 75 Tourer (now RIP😭) Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Fochabers Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Many thanks!! Many thanks Tourist That was my thoughts too, that the wheel wouldn't have been damaged I think they're taking me for a fool lol, ever since they collected Ronnie, it's been radio silence from them, not answering emails etc I think they're perhaps a tad miffed that I stripped the inside bare, just wish I could've got more bits from under the bonnet to help out fellow 75ers Think I'll take a wander to the yard on my way home from work tomorrow, just for a curious nosey Thanks again __________________ What was I thinking, why did I let her go

7th March 2024, 12:19	#3
Tourist Loves to post 2004 Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fulbourn, Cambridge Posts: 455 Thanks: 105 Thanked 123 Times in 101 Posts	Hey there, It's very unlikely to have gone off, maybe they attached another battery to it? If it were to go off, then it would only damage the airbag unit and not the wheel itself. I'm guessing that either they sold it to someone, or can't be bothered to find the correct long T30 (?) screwdriver required to remove it. If I were you, I'd play devil's advocate and go and see the car in their yard. If the airbag had gone off, I'm sure they wouldn't have removed it from the car!

9th March 2024, 12:31	#6
Mike Noc This is my second home Rover 75 CDT Manual Connoisseur SE, Rover 75 CDT Automatic Connoisseur SE & a Freelander Td4. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,550 Thanks: 3,470 Thanked 3,119 Times in 2,247 Posts	Look on the bright side - I'd put money on betting your steering wheel wasn't crushed and will be sold to a new owner. Last one I scrapped I swapped the Rover wooden wheel for a black plastic one and sneaked an old steel rimmed tyre in the boot well that had been laying around the garage for years - Gawd knows what it came off. Had the rear powered blind and switch out, swapped the ECM for one with a knackered CAN bus (amazing how lumpy the autobox gets when it can't communicate with the engine) and various other bits and pieces.