Hey Fitters,

I need some advice. I have a 2008 Fit and the passenger side curtain airbag and seat airbag deployed when I hit a curb. The dealership wants around $4,500 to replace the two airbags, headliner, SRS module, and the seatbelt lap tensioner.

I can save some money by having Safety Restore (dot com) fix the outer lap belt tensioner and reset the SRS module. I can also save little bit more by buying a used (but un-deployed) seat airbag.

If I go this route, I'm trying to figure out the correct order to do them in. For example, if I send the SRS module off for a reset, can I still drive the car to the dealership without the module and then have them install it after all the other components are replaced, so that new codes are not stored back on the module unit.

Obviously the airbags wouldn't work without the SRS module installed, but they won't work currently anyways.

All-in-all this would cut the price roughly in half.

Any insight is much appreciated!

Thanks!
Jax

 

Just curious if there is any damages to body panels, wheel and suspension?

 

No damage to panels. Had to get the passenger side strut replaced however.

 

The amount of cash this is going to put you out might not be worth it in the end . Good luck tho!

 

For anyone curious, I ended up doing it all myself.

Here's a rundown:

Right seat airbag from eBay — $70
Right roof airbag from eBay — $85
Airbag module reset from SafetyRestore.com — $50
Right seat belt and pretensioner repair from SafetyRestore.com — $100
ZR13 OBD2 Code Reader from Harbor Freight — $190

Anyways, $500 is a lot better than $4,500 from the dealership. Just takes a little time and patience.

NOTE: The headliner was in good shape structurally. It just has a really minor crease in it so I'm keeping as-is for now. New headliner runs about $450 fyi.

Jax

 

Hey! I'm running into the same thing with my Fit. Minor incident with minor body damage but deployed only the passenger roof airbag. Insurance wants to consider it a total loss, but since the car is totally mechanically fine I want to just fix it up so we don't need to buy a new car. How did you source your airbag? I've been looking for it but haven't found anything reliable.