1997 Tercel Air Bag Compatibility

I wouldn't mess with the airbags at all, never mind swapping part numbers.

I think the way the sensors operate changed after the '95 model year, probably mandated by the government, becausae I know Ford's changed the same year.

Make sure you disconnect the battery before doing ANY work on the airbags, and make sure nobody's in the car when you reconnect.

Damned tootin...I'd never screw around with those...take Hachi's advice for God's sake...

Man, please take my advice. I've seen a few of these things go off unexpectedly over my career, and it's no fun. If there is one system you need to have a dealership work on, it's this one. Pay the cash, get the right part, do it right. There is a LOT of stuff one can ballpark on a car, but airbags aren't one of them.

I wouldn't try any parts substitutions on an airbag system unless you have a list of acceptable part numbers from Toyota, in writing. Best bet is to find the right car in the junkyard.

And I wouldn't try mess with the airbag system at all without the specialized manuals on how to service them - I wonder if the TFSM covers this, or there's a separate book.

This is one time you follow all the instructions steps and procedures to the letter - you are playing with explosives, and you only have a few milliseconds to say "Oops!"...

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I believe that the factory service manual specifically warns not to use used parts in the airbag system for obvious reasons.

It is covered in the factory service manual.

Even if you are not injured by an inadvertent air bag deployment, you will have a very expensive component to replace and if it scares the crap out of you, you will have to clean the crap off of the upholstery.

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Or what's far worse, the bag DOESN'T deploy when it should have and your chest gets rearranged by the post or your pax's face has an argument with the windshield glass.