IntegraR0064

Good thread, thanks for the info.

Based on this thread - https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/521...weight-sensor/ - it's definitely not a resistance or voltage based sensor. Probably frequency based or some kind of network like LIN, which is much, much harder to fake. I still haven't played with it.

andrewhake

It would be fantastic if someone could figure out how to fake it.

Mocky

Any update on this?

andrewhake

Just thought I would bump this as I will be getting seats soon. I am fully prepared to just pull the SRS light for the passenger seat. But figured I would check to see if anyone has found a way to fake this.

//steve\\

I don't think it's been found yet unfortunately. I just pulled the SRS bulb from my cluster. Given the fact though that mugen rails are nothing more than modified oem rails it could easily be said you could use your existing passenger rail and make something similar. That would keep all the right components under the seat to keep the SRS light off.

Only problem with this is it definitely won't work with some of the wider seats.

I had thought about trying it and just decided to pull the bulb instead.

TougeHorseman

Are we talking an issue of just the light on the dash being on/off? Or actually whether to deactivate the passenger airbag entirely?

//steve\\

Not so much light off on the dash or deactivate the airbag but have it actually enable the airbag and have a working SRS system when there is a passenger in the car. Pulling the bulb fixes the light but it also means there is a fault in the system and you have no airbags. That is ultimately what people are trying to avoid.

Mocky

the step that's missing is the trip to the dealership to have the passenger side weight sensor re calibrated. It'll take the dealership about twenty minutes to complete (the steps are in the shop manual btw). And no, this can't be done by yourself (unless you have a HDS machine). This will clear the airbag light on your dashboard.
The tricky part is getting the light above your head unit to go off. Since most aftermarket seats are so light, even with the seat re calibrated, the sensor thinks it's too light(under 60lbs or whatever the minimum is) and the light above your head unit stays on. Put a passenger in though and it goes away.

andrewhake

Man it would be great if one of the dedicated S2000 shops out there could try to tackle this. I wonder if any other Honda's use a system similar to the S2000? It looks like newer Civics and RSX use a different module and sensors actually in the seat.

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/insid...ket-seats.html

thomsbrain

Yeah, at this point I think plenty of people would be willing to pay a decent amount for a fix.