Something interesting- But im confused.

[08micsta]

I found this on the net. The guy involved only had a few scrapes but what confuses me are the airbags.





It seems like one of the airbags came out the airvent?? Besides that. Looking at the passenger airbag. How does that work? It breaks the dash i assume and then what? The part has a hinge? Or does it just go flying randomly?

Its the same with the driver airbag. What happened to the Vw badge? IS that a hinge? I cant see. Its rather worrying.  I dont want badges and large peices of plastic hitting me in the face in an accident.

I looked up airbags and not one site could tell me anything.
Somebody please shed some light on this.

A bit worrying....

[Simonet]

the surface in front of the air bag is thin enough to split and does not come flying off. I think you'll find the passenger airbag has come from infront of the passenger, and not from above the airvents (but it does look like that, and where have they gone!?!? 

poor Golf

[AlanD]

lol thats something I have ALWAYS wondered, but never been that bothered about it to ask. Someone enlighten us!

[Rhyso]

i reckon by asking you're tempting fate!!! 

i'd rather not know to be honest 

[08micsta]

By the way. He had a head on with a Merc SLK500 and this was at 30mph. The Merc looked so so 

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

Find a quiet car park and some random car, then start kicking the front bumper til the airbags pop, you could get a friend to film the in-car action before running off giggling like a couple of kids 


  This is meant as a joke, but if you decide to take it seriously, be sure to put the film on you tube wont you 

[08micsta]

Find a quiet car park and some random car, then start kicking the front bumper til the airbags pop, you could get a friend to film the in-car action before running off giggling like a couple of kids 


  This is meant as a joke, but if you decide to take it seriously, be sure to put the film on you tube wont you 

Hmmm... Beware all you Honda Civics and Ford Focus ST Drivers 

[TeddyKGB]

Imaging havin that lot backing onto your house

someone asked.. I believe the lower spec golfs dont have the air vent. It's just a coin tray

[2007GTI]

OK, I'm no expert, but if you look closely at the picture, there is a small black bit on the left hand side, as circled in picture linked below, I think the airbag comes out of the top the passenger side of the dash, and in this picture its so deflated, it is resting on the centre vent at an angle which makes it look like it emanates from there.

[img=http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9849/golfinsidesmashed2yk9.th.jpg]

[pany]

08micsta, the cover of the wheel and the dash is very thin and prescored, in some cars you can see it really easily. The airbag then rips through these scores as it inflates, so no badges to hit you in the face.

Unfortunately I know this from experience of having a HGV on my bonnet, though luckily it was an old car and not the GTI.