Is it possible to get a passenger air bag fitted in a car when its already made?

Question

We are buying a used car but it doesnt have a passenger air bag, can we get one fitted?

Answer 1

We didn't have airbags years ago, so don't fret, Hopefully you will never need it!   Be safe out there!  :)

Hey girlie, you have a  lot of questions about this car, are you sure it is the one for you?  ok He loves you! He wants to make sure your safe.

Answer 2

I'll be quick about it. Possibly, but the expense would be great due to extra wiring and dash work, then it would probably look shoddy.

He should be fine with his belt, since there's no steering wheel to hit his chest.  

Answer 3

Maybe if you have too much money or the car was made with an air bag in the same generation.

Not really worth it IMO. Air bags have been proven to cause more damage to taller and shorter occupants. They only work well in a certain range of heights.

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/2007...

I'm probably okay with an air bag since I'm only 6'0" but if you are putting your less than 5ft tall or more than 6ft friends next to you I'd not want an air bag there. My friend was in a car accident a while back and the only injury he had was his arms were burned by the air bag. I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have hurt him if he didn't have the air bag because I think he got t boned cause some doofus ran a redlight. Not a real high speed crash.

If you really want to be safe just get better seat belts like nobody ever does despite worrying so much about safety

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seat_belt#F...

Answer 4

No, you can't - it would alter the 'type approval' of the vehicle, and therefore make it illegal.

You could put up with it, or buy one with two airbags.

As for the other negative comments about airbags, the US use a very different system to the EU, European airbags deploy in a completely different way & are constantly being developed - many manufacturers recall vehicles to reprogram the airbag system for safer deployment as information becomes available.

Answer 5

Not worth it unless it's a bentley or something to that degree. It also depends if the car model did come with optional passenger air bags. I've never heard of anyone wanting to have some installed though. It's not cost effective, and there's no safety tests from the factory to assure you that it's positioned properly so that it won't snap your neck when in a crash.

Get over the fact that there isn't an airbag, and that the car still is plenty safe with the good ole safety belt.

Answer 6

Better think twice about this. There are no good statistics about the number of people killed or maimed by airbags, but they are dangerous. My best friend's mother was killed by an airbag deploying when someone clipped her front end from the side (not a head on accident). Women and children are particularly vulnerable because of their smaller stature. The deployment mechanism is about the same as a blank shotgun shell pointed at your head or chest depending on your height.  

Answer 7

you would be able to have one installed in your car but it will cost you a lot because the garage who does it for you will have to install the airbag, wire it up to the ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (this controls the car's functions) and then check it works

lets say it might cost you a few thousand to install one

hope this helps

Answer 8

you might be able to find a new column for the car, but you still need the sensors, it would be cheeper to buy a model that already has them!