The Long Awaited: The Myth, The Legend, The Douchebaggery

[SlimKlim]

Six months. Six. Fucking. Months. I've been chasing this phantom SRS light. Pull the codes, says Occ sensor. Swap occ sensor, codes say seat belt switches, patch switches, SRS module shits out, replace SRS module, says its the crash sensor. Clear and re-read, says its the driver's airbag. Pull the wheel apart, put it back together, light goes off for a while.... then comes back on.

So the car hasn't had a legal inspection since March, and I would like it to have a legal inspection, because garage ornaments are no fun. On Sunday I figured I'd pull the wheel apart one last time, triple check my wiring and make sure I didn't dick anything up on the install, and test the continuity of the slip ring. The wiring is right, and the wires themselves look worn but ok.

Last night I went home to test the continuity of the slip ring, and like some kind of divine fucking Bavarian intervention, I noticed one of the airbag wires was at a funny angle at the connector. Gave it a little tug and...





There's the fuckin' mystery. I don't know how I missed it up till now. I tried to pry the connector apart but it won't do it without disintegrating, so I'm ordering a new ring. Should be passing inspection without a care in the world sometime next week.