Installing aftermarket sideairbags?? - Toyota Yaris Forums

anonymous user · 11-19-2008, 09:29 PM

OK. So i bought a 2nd hand yaris, not knowing if it came with side airbags or not. Well it didn't. So, i was wondering if the dealer can install this, and for how much? I know I can just buy another car, but i do have a few things on this car that I would like to keep this car. 5 sp. are very hard to find here.

Bob_VT · 11-19-2008, 10:00 PM

Anything can be done if you have the money but it would probably be cost prohibitive

CTScott · 11-19-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by anonymous user

OK. So i bought a 2nd hand yaris, not knowing if it came with side airbags or not. Well it didn't. So, i was wondering if the dealer can install this, and for how much? I know I can just buy another car, but i do have a few things on this car that I would like to keep this car. 5 sp. are very hard to find here.

Looks like it would be pretty expensive (if it is even do-able) - Side curtain airbags ($611 x 2) and two sensors on each side ($180 x 2 + $115 X2) plus brackets, cables, etc.

anonymous user · 11-20-2008, 02:23 AM

Thanks for the positive response. I don't know if it will be cost effective, but atleast you provided me real world $ to back it up.

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Originally Posted by CTScott

Looks like it would be pretty expensive (if it is even do-able) - Side curtain airbags ($611 x 2) and two sensors on each side ($180 x 2 + $115 X2) plus brackets, cables, etc.

mikenacarato · 11-20-2008, 09:27 AM

probably a new airbag control module as well, or at least some programming

500snakz · 11-20-2008, 10:27 AM

NO!!! Don't mess with the safety systems in your car...ever. Dealer will kill you on that and is not advised.

nsmitchell · 11-20-2008, 01:55 PM

How would you test it??

Thirty-Nine · 11-20-2008, 02:57 PM

Theoretically, I suppose it could be done, but I would not be worth the time or effort. No dealer would do it either. Air bags are very expensive, too...

Shroomster · 11-20-2008, 04:28 PM

fwiw a real world estimate is that a lot of the newer cars with the 2nd generation air bags are deemed a total loss when 2 or more are deployed....just wish I knew why....

Latka · 11-20-2008, 05:53 PM

I don't know if any aftermarket bags exist. That kinda thing is very controlled and depends on many variables (vehicle related). Can you imagine the lawsuits if something didn't work?

A federally mandated pair of explosives in my dashboard is enough for me. I can pass on the side bits!

Sodium Duck · 11-20-2008, 07:06 PM

Isn't the plastic different as well? As in, the b-pillar (or where ever the airbags are) are designed to break apart differently?

anonymous user · 11-20-2008, 07:37 PM

Well, basically my concern is all the accident threads on here. A side impact and i'm toast, i believe. If i convert my yaris to 90-100% track duties, i don't have to worry. We'll see what the wifey thinks about that choice in this recession.
I think both our jobs are secure, atleast that's what the CEO of my company assured me, and my wife works for a NPO, so she should be safe.

I really like the new jolt yellow, and have been considering a LB for some time now. We shall see.

11-19-2008, 09:29 PM	#1
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	Installing aftermarket sideairbags?? OK. So i bought a 2nd hand yaris, not knowing if it came with side airbags or not. Well it didn't. So, i was wondering if the dealer can install this, and for how much? I know I can just buy another car, but i do have a few things on this car that I would like to keep this car. 5 sp. are very hard to find here.

11-19-2008, 10:00 PM	#2
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	Anything can be done if you have the money but it would probably be cost prohibitive __________________ some people are little slinkies. . . . .they are really good for nothing. . . .but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. Come to the DARKSIDE..... We have candy

11-20-2008, 01:55 PM	#7
nsmitchell View User's Garage Drives: LB-Auto-PWR-ABS-Cruise-Springs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 1,065	How would you test it?? __________________ Other car is a 2005 Mustang Convertible 4.0L V6 Manual - Legend Lime Get YarAss in gear! RIP - Casey Tatum

11-20-2008, 02:57 PM	#8
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Theoretically, I suppose it could be done, but I would not be worth the time or effort. No dealer would do it either. Air bags are very expensive, too... __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

11-20-2008, 07:06 PM	#11
Sodium Duck ╚══════════RN Drives: 2008 Liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western Mass. Posts: 999	Isn't the plastic different as well? As in, the b-pillar (or where ever the airbags are) are designed to break apart differently? __________________ 42.88

11-20-2008, 09:27 AM	#5
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	probably a new airbag control module as well, or at least some programming

11-20-2008, 10:27 AM	#6
500snakz Drives: 08 Polar white hatch Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 76	NO!!! Don't mess with the safety systems in your car...ever. Dealer will kill you on that and is not advised.

11-20-2008, 04:28 PM	#9
Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	fwiw a real world estimate is that a lot of the newer cars with the 2nd generation air bags are deemed a total loss when 2 or more are deployed....just wish I knew why....

11-20-2008, 05:53 PM	#10
Latka Drives: 0x Yaris Hatchback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 74	I don't know if any aftermarket bags exist. That kinda thing is very controlled and depends on many variables (vehicle related). Can you imagine the lawsuits if something didn't work? A federally mandated pair of explosives in my dashboard is enough for me. I can pass on the side bits!

11-20-2008, 07:37 PM	#12
anonymous user rarer than JDM -1 of 1! View User's Garage Drives: 07yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: windward oahu Posts: 402	Well, basically my concern is all the accident threads on here. A side impact and i'm toast, i believe. If i convert my yaris to 90-100% track duties, i don't have to worry. We'll see what the wifey thinks about that choice in this recession. I think both our jobs are secure, atleast that's what the CEO of my company assured me, and my wife works for a NPO, so she should be safe. I really like the new jolt yellow, and have been considering a LB for some time now. We shall see.

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