I know, a pretty bizarre question.
TLDR; If I take a lump hammer to the spare wheel well to straighten it out, could it trigger the airbags?
Longer: My mums 62 panda was rear-ended seemingly square-on whilst parked nearly 2 years ago.
Unluckily, driver drove away. Luckily, it must have been a very low-fronted car as no damage to boot or the boot lip. Fixed it up with a scrapyard bumper and reinforcement bar. Been through a couple of MOT's since and the mechanic is happy with it. The only problem remaining is that the spare wheel well is pushed up and a bit forward, so the boot floor isn't flat with the wheel in anymore because it doesn't sit in the well properly.
I figured the airbag system is probably just a couple of crush sensors on the front so I should be able to just beat it out with a lump hammer, but I haven't dared risk it. There's no sort of shock sensor or anything that could be triggered, is there?
TLDR; If I take a lump hammer to the spare wheel well to straighten it out, could it trigger the airbags?
Longer: My mums 62 panda was rear-ended seemingly square-on whilst parked nearly 2 years ago.
Unluckily, driver drove away. Luckily, it must have been a very low-fronted car as no damage to boot or the boot lip. Fixed it up with a scrapyard bumper and reinforcement bar. Been through a couple of MOT's since and the mechanic is happy with it. The only problem remaining is that the spare wheel well is pushed up and a bit forward, so the boot floor isn't flat with the wheel in anymore because it doesn't sit in the well properly.
I figured the airbag system is probably just a couple of crush sensors on the front so I should be able to just beat it out with a lump hammer, but I haven't dared risk it. There's no sort of shock sensor or anything that could be triggered, is there?