I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

The Airbag Control Module is located on a mount on the floor panel
transmission tunnel, below the center of the instrument panel.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Tom P wrote:
>
> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

The Airbag Control Module is located on a mount on the floor panel
transmission tunnel, below the center of the instrument panel.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Tom P wrote:
>
> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

The Airbag Control Module is located on a mount on the floor panel
transmission tunnel, below the center of the instrument panel.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Tom P wrote:
>
> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

What trips the airbags is a sensor near the gear box IIRC - certainly
nowhere near the front bumper, so you can remove it without worry.
The sensor fires when you need help (takes quite a lot to set it off by all
accounts), but the bigger and thicker the bumper is, the less shock will be
absorbed and the more will go through you, so it will most likely fire at a
lower speed impact than it used to. Obviously the thicker the bumper is, the
more knocks it can take, but the chance of twisting your chassis on the big
one increases.

Dave Milne, Scotland

"Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:12k7a64f7hono93@corp.supernews.com...
> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or
can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

What trips the airbags is a sensor near the gear box IIRC - certainly
nowhere near the front bumper, so you can remove it without worry.
The sensor fires when you need help (takes quite a lot to set it off by all
accounts), but the bigger and thicker the bumper is, the less shock will be
absorbed and the more will go through you, so it will most likely fire at a
lower speed impact than it used to. Obviously the thicker the bumper is, the
more knocks it can take, but the chance of twisting your chassis on the big
one increases.

Dave Milne, Scotland

"Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:12k7a64f7hono93@corp.supernews.com...
> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or
can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

What trips the airbags is a sensor near the gear box IIRC - certainly
nowhere near the front bumper, so you can remove it without worry.
The sensor fires when you need help (takes quite a lot to set it off by all
accounts), but the bigger and thicker the bumper is, the less shock will be
absorbed and the more will go through you, so it will most likely fire at a
lower speed impact than it used to. Obviously the thicker the bumper is, the
more knocks it can take, but the chance of twisting your chassis on the big
one increases.

Dave Milne, Scotland

"Tom P" <tompeters@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:12k7a64f7hono93@corp.supernews.com...
> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or
can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom

 

Tom P wrote:

> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom
>
>

I've taken my TJ bumpers off many times. No worries, mate!

tw

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__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

 

Tom P wrote:

> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom
>
>

I've taken my TJ bumpers off many times. No worries, mate!

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________

 

Tom P wrote:

> I am going to replace the front bumper on my 2004 Wrangler Sport. The
> question is what trips the air bags? Are the connected to the bumper or can
> I remove it without worry? Any and all comments will be helpful and
> hopefully amusing. Thanks Tom
>
>

I've taken my TJ bumpers off many times. No worries, mate!

tw

--
__________________________________________________ ___________________
2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco

"There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."

Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
__________________________________________________ ___________________