It comes on - flashes once then stays on.

Don't no weather the fault is the drivers seat or the passengers - think
with this one I may have to bit the bullet and take it to the dealers

Thanks
Martin

"SteveH" wrote in message
k...
Marty1a wrote:

Steve,

The airbag light is flashing just once (should flash 6times I think) to
let
you no the passenger airbag is turned off.

Had a look under the seats I can't see any wires etc...

Any Ideas?

Sorry, can't help with that.

My handbook says the light should flash for 12 seconds if the passenger
airbag is switched off.

What exactly is yours doing?

--
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http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL
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Marty1a wrote:

It comes on - flashes once then stays on.

Don't no weather the fault is the drivers seat or the passengers - think
with this one I may have to bit the bullet and take it to the dealers

Look for a local VW specialist rather than main dealer - 99% of
independent specialists will have VAG-COM so can get the fault code from
the ECU and clear it for you. It'll be a lot cheaper, and they're often
better than the main dealers, too.
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

Thanks - will ring around tomorrow to see if I can find someone local.

Martin

My experiance afew weeks ago

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Took the car to the different dealer and they confirmed that my repair did
repair the fault.

The dealer recommend that I have the connector replaced, I decided to go
with their recommendation.

Cost less than £100 better than my local dealer that quoted £380 to replace
a unbroken seat airbag.....


Kelvin


"Kelvin Morgan" wrote in message
...

Thanks for ALL your comments.

Today (Saturday), I checked the cabling under the seat. When looking I saw
that one of the three wires were broken on the only connecter under the
seat.

After unclipping the cable from the underside of the seat, I disconnected
the connecter and soldered the broken cable back in place.

I still have the warning fault, but I guess that the fault needs clearing
from the car's computer.

I'm going to take the Golf to a different dealer to clear the fault and if
necessary re-diagnose the fault. I took the Golf to my local dealer twice
to have a look at the fault, they so should have noticed the broken wire.



Kelvin




"Kelvin Morgan" wrote in message
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My 2000 Golf GTI needs the drivers seat airbag replacing. Its booked in
to be replaced and was quoted £380.

Does anyone know if £380 is a fair price to pay for the work involved
(supply airbag and up to two hours labour)?



Regards


Kelvin

Steve ordered http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_GDVAG.html so in future I can
at least clear the codes myself.

For the air bag to be turned on again is only £26 + vat at the dealership
that turned it off when the last owner had it so not to bad. And they
cleared the fault code and all is now well again :-)

Thanks for all the help

Greatly appreciated

Martin