LML pillar gauges with side curtain airbags

[duratothemax]

I doubt Im going to get a definitive answer on this...but I figured I would ask.

Has anyone been in an accident that deployed the side curtain airbags with pillar-mount gauges??

Ive watched a side crash test video multiple times and it "seems" like the A-pillar cover really doesnt move that much, the only question would be if the gauges would interfere with the curtain tether that runs halfway down the A-pillar.

I honestly love my LML bone stock and Im not going to tune it to the point of needing gauges anytime soon, but if I ever do, im hesitant of where to mount the gauges.

Judging by the high-speed camera footage, I highly doubt the gauges would be "shot at my head at 10000mph"...its just a matter of whether or not they would interfere with that tether that slides down the A-pillar.

Fast forward to 3:00 to see the interior shots. First the belt pre-tensioner fires (note the belt being pulled tight by the pre-tensioner), then the seat-mounted thorax bag and curtain bag seem a couple milliseconds later.

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[moparkxracer]

Looks to me that nothing comes from the A piller, just make sure the gauges are mounted good with the brackets and not just sitting in the holes.

 

[duratothemax]

Yeah basically the only thing that happens with the A-pillar is that tether for the bag.

Technically the purpose of that tether is to secure the lower corner of bag and strengthen it to prevent occupant ejection during a rollover...IE, if the windows break in a rollover, its there to hold the bag in place so your arms and head dont flail out of the shattered window.

Pretty amazing to watch it all in slow motion though. Lots of engineering going on here. The amount of things that have to happen in less than ~30 milliseconds is pretty amazing. Timing of the belt pre-tensioner deployment, the explosive charge ignited, getting the bag fully inflated, etc.

 

[moparkxracer]

Yes there is a lot going on during that time.