A GTI (6n2) with a seat air bag???

[grangeway]

Hi there,

I've just taken ownership of a year 2000 X reg Polo GTI, and it has a few problems.. One of which is the drivers seat has a tear down its side closest to the door. Yesterday whilst my local mobile mechanic was taking a look at another issue he commented that the damage to the seat was caused by the seat air bag going off (also, the yellow air bag\seatbelt light is lit on the dash).

I've researched online and I can't find any reference to a GTI of this age ever having an air bag in the seat. I also contacted a few breakage yards looking for a new seat and they've never heard of this model having a seat air bag. The seats are grey with the standard red detailing.

Can anyone confirm if this was an option on this model? And if it was, will I be ok MOT wise fitting a standard non-air bag seat in it's place. There are several with the same trim for sale on Ebay.

Thanks

[alexperkins]

airbag seats were fitted to some later models as standard and was an option too

You can fit normal seats in, however getting the light on the dash turned off could be troublesome

[grangeway]

Thanks for the info. I just need to work out what to do about the light on the dash then. MOTs due is May, so 2 months to figure that out!

[grangeway]

Thanks for the info. I guess there must be a way of wiring it in a way that excludes the seat airbags if they weren't always standard..

[alexperkins]

Youd have to put a resistor in across the wires, but if the airbag has popped, you may need a new air bag unit under the dash as its not always possible to reset them.