Side air bag in older door

[Mike98]

Hey everyone,

Just curious what the differences are between the 92-97 and 98-99 doors. I know 98-99 had side airbags whereas the earlier ones didn't, so the qirinf would be different too, but can a 92-97 door have an airbag put in it? I have a 98 with a caved in door, and am looking to replace it, but trying to keep a search to just a couple years really limits results.

[flyfishvt]

An airbag will not fit into a non airbag door.

[Mike98]

Ugh that hurts. I was hoping I could pop some nut rivets in there and be good to go. Thanks for the response!

[MParallel]

The older door will not have the mounting points. You could jerry rig them to your door, but you would also need to recode the airbag module (probably also need a later version) to set the side ones to active.

But why would you want them? If you want the doorpanels, these will fit just fine.

[Mike98]

I mainly just need a new door. My car is a 98, so it has air bags already. Figured it would be easier and better off to keep them, than to try to delete them. I was quoted way too much to fix my current door, and I'm sure I can find a good one for cheaper than that.

[MParallel]

Got ya. Delete is easy. Remove them and code them off.