How does insurance factor in?
I thought modifying the Factory Airbag setup was more about legalities.
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There was a previous posting on this topic, basically, if the seat were modified or replaced with an aftermarket items and there was an accident, the question is if insurance will pay out in the event of an accident where the modification to the seats played a role in injuries sustained by the occupants.
Car seats play a much bigger role in vehicle safety than you think. There are even Federal laws regarding the safety provided by car seats (seat position retention, seat belt anchor retention, seat back angle retention, etc, etc). It's even bigger now, especially with the passenger airbag sensors and the fact that the seatbelt anchors are also built into the seats. The 09's also add side impact airbags built into the seats.
As far as hacking into the wiring for the sensors and air bags, don't even go there. Car companies spend millions on air bag deployment systems - you want that bag to go off when it's supposed to. But, if a bag accidentally deploys (due to a hacked up wire job), you're looking at a thousand plus for replacements - and if it's the seat bags that deploy, you'll need new seats since the bag deployment will shred the seat fabric apart.
If the truck is a daily driver or an otherwise dedicated street vehicle, I wouldn't bother.
