what happens to the panels when airbags go off?

FutureBumbleBee · 07-16-2009, 05:30 PM

This kinda scares me, what happens to those big thick panels that are covering the airbags? Do they fly off into your face?

djsnoflake · 07-16-2009, 05:56 PM

Yep they sure do! Wear a mouthguard!

franknbeans · 07-16-2009, 06:12 PM

From looking at people's crashes and of Indipower (??) car when it was torn apart. . . IMO, it looks like all the airbags are located in the pillars. It LOOKS to me that the passanger pillar airbag inflats across the dash and no bag comes out of the dash itself.

Also have the driver pillar, steering wheel and the back to pillars.

I am not 100% sure on this, but after looking at a lot of pictures that is the conclusion I came up with.

Indpowr · 07-16-2009, 06:13 PM

I hope not to tell how they work but the pillars/side airbags open up under the panel and the panel lifts up. As for the dash the airbag is attached to the dashboard.

Mr Twisty · 07-16-2009, 07:37 PM

Panels are hinged

07-16-2009, 05:30 PM	#1
FutureBumbleBee Drives: 83 Z28, white, slow and dying Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 135	what happens to the panels when airbags go off? This kinda scares me, what happens to those big thick panels that are covering the airbags? Do they fly off into your face?

07-16-2009, 06:12 PM	#3
franknbeans Whipped Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh-ish - PA Posts: 4,216 View My Garage	From looking at people's crashes and of Indipower (??) car when it was torn apart. . . IMO, it looks like all the airbags are located in the pillars. It LOOKS to me that the passanger pillar airbag inflats across the dash and no bag comes out of the dash itself. Also have the driver pillar, steering wheel and the back to pillars. I am not 100% sure on this, but after looking at a lot of pictures that is the conclusion I came up with. __________________ Car of the week 7/7/14

07-16-2009, 07:37 PM	#5
Mr Twisty Drives: the 2nd amendment home Join Date: May 2008 Location: OK Posts: 14,763	Panels are hinged __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin lib·er·ty /ˈlibərdē/ noun 1. the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views

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07-16-2009, 06:13 PM	#4
Indpowr Account Suspended Drives: Corvette C6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 6,959 View My Garage	I hope not to tell how they work but the pillars/side airbags open up under the panel and the panel lifts up. As for the dash the airbag is attached to the dashboard.