Date:         Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:50:02 PDT
Reply-To:     "robot ." <robot_works@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         "robot ." <robot_works@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: wierd cylinder under driver footwell molding(jetta no vanagon)
Comments: To: desa4622@YAHOO.COM
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Not an airbag sensor, not in 84!
I suspect it was part of the 007 ejection seat mechanism. If you are lucky,
it was deactivated. What did it say in German? That would be the authorative
warning.

tim

>i was doing a clean install of my cb antenna wire
>today, and i removed the plastic valence piece to the
>left of the driver's footwell under the door, and to
>my surprise, there was a black cylinder with a thick
>cable coming out of one end and a white plastic plug
>type deal at the other end. the cable seemed to travel
>up the b-pillar.
>there was a warning on the cylinder in several
>languages, and the one in english said something to
>the effect of do not impact this, don't incinerate,
>dont' do anyhting else that you're not supposed to do
>with har spray canisters.
>
>is this an airbag sensor? in that case, what is it
>doing near the driver.
>thanks in advance,
>
>=====
>Sudhir Desai
>desa4622@kettering.edu   desa4622@yahoo.com
>1984 Vanagon Z34 & 1996 Jetta Trek
>icq# 17014903     AOL & yahoopager: rawsuds
>
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