Thread: School me on EAS Airbag Replacement?

If the bags are dead on your classic, why not place a wanted here for some dead bags out of a P38 (freebies 'cos there just scrap).... 1 front and 1 rear would suffice. You could compare them externally with yours, then cut the in half and ensure they are the same structure wise

Originally Posted by Dougal

Hey Ron

I've found a rumour that Classic and P38 airbags are the same. Connection details etc differ but the rubber bits don't.

Can you offer anything to confirm/deny that?
If that was the case, what's the story with running rear bags on the front of the P38?

The two spare bags I have out in the shed, the p38 one is about 2 inches longer than the classic one, both are rears. The holes look the same so I dont see why you couldn't interchange them.

Originally Posted by jsp

The two spare bags I have out in the shed, the p38 one is about 2 inches longer than the classic one, both are rears. The holes look the same so I dont see why you couldn't interchange them.

Very interesting. Can you measure these for me? I have 2 classic rears on order. If they work on the front. Then that's where they'll go. If not they'll go on the back and I can go stock for fronts.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

If the bags are dead on your classic, why not place a wanted here for some dead bags out of a P38 (freebies 'cos there just scrap).... 1 front and 1 rear would suffice. You could compare them externally with yours, then cut the in half and ensure they are the same structure wise

That just a lot of shagging around. I know the series and fitment for the bags are the same. It's only the length that is in question.

My current bags aren't dead, just mortally wounded.

Originally Posted by Dougal

That just a lot of shagging around. I know the series and fitment for the bags are the same. It's only the length that is in question.

My current bags aren't dead, just mortally wounded.

That makes sense. I was concerned there might be valving or "air movement" restriction valves in the heads of the bags that aren't visible without cutting them open. If they did, this would change the behavior of the bag ( therefore you need different front/rears even though the bags are the same ).

If they are infact the same, is there anything to stop people "group buying" in a stack of the longer bags and importing them snail mail to Australia ? Given it's just a rubber bellow, is it possible the longer bag will work in any location

seeya,
Shane L.

Sounds tempting... My recurring nightmare is one (or more...) of my ARNOTTS units leaking... unrepairable AFAIK, lots more expensive than the single bladder at around $90 each.

If the front and rear can take the longer ("rear") bag, that makes carrying a spare bag for each end easier. Only ONE needed, not two.

1995 'Classic' Vogue SE with working EAS...

Originally Posted by superquag

Sounds tempting... My recurring nightmare is one (or more...) of my ARNOTTS units leaking... unrepairable AFAIK, lots more expensive than the single bladder at around $90 each.

If the front and rear can take the longer ("rear") bag, that makes carrying a spare bag for each end easier. Only ONE needed, not two.

1995 'Classic' Vogue SE with working EAS...

Yes we shall see. I know if I carry a spare air-sleeve then I'll never need one. I've got no sub-woofer so heaps of space right there to carry a spare of each if required.

please excuse the mobile phone pics!

From the two photo's you can see the rear airbag man classic bellow is approx 70mm LONGER than the front arnots P38 bellow.

its an airbag man AB0002 and an arnots 1E01.

They both have an approx 70mm hole at top and bottom.