MoustacheMaurice
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Hey guys, I've done some searching around but I don't think many posts on this exist. I have some plans for my VY executive II but a few issues and questions that you can hopefully help me out with.
First, I want to remove the passenger seat altogether, I don't want to put anything in its place. Is it even legal in Australia to not have a passenger seat? I can't see an issue with it but some searches on Google about removing seats and the laws just return seat belt laws.
Second if it is legal what's the best way to go about it? The car has side impact airbags which are located inside the seat, so if I unplug the airbag I'm sure that on starting the car I'll get an error message. I don't have the tools to clear it and until I could get it done will it affect the cars other airbags if I were in a crash?
Third, presuming it's legal to have no seat and my other airbags aren't affected, what's the best way to remove the seat? Could I leave the guide rails in the car and just remove the 4 bolts that connect the seat to the brackets on the guide rails? When I look under the seat all I can see is 4 bolts, a yellow wire running up the left of the seat (I assume to the airbag) and a black wire heading to the driver's side. It's either a ground or something for the seat belt..
Are there is any other issues I haven't thought of? I've downloaded a workshop manual and I found something about airbag sensors under the centre console but I haven't been able to find it again, will I need to go into there for this project?
Thanks in advance for any help.
First, I want to remove the passenger seat altogether, I don't want to put anything in its place. Is it even legal in Australia to not have a passenger seat? I can't see an issue with it but some searches on Google about removing seats and the laws just return seat belt laws.
Second if it is legal what's the best way to go about it? The car has side impact airbags which are located inside the seat, so if I unplug the airbag I'm sure that on starting the car I'll get an error message. I don't have the tools to clear it and until I could get it done will it affect the cars other airbags if I were in a crash?
Third, presuming it's legal to have no seat and my other airbags aren't affected, what's the best way to remove the seat? Could I leave the guide rails in the car and just remove the 4 bolts that connect the seat to the brackets on the guide rails? When I look under the seat all I can see is 4 bolts, a yellow wire running up the left of the seat (I assume to the airbag) and a black wire heading to the driver's side. It's either a ground or something for the seat belt..
Are there is any other issues I haven't thought of? I've downloaded a workshop manual and I found something about airbag sensors under the centre console but I haven't been able to find it again, will I need to go into there for this project?
Thanks in advance for any help.