Yellow wires & plugs under front seats

[BeeJ]

Hey guys,
as the title says I noticed some wiring under both the passenger and drivers seat in my MY04 XS Luxury scoob.

Just wondering what they are for?

I also just noticed rear air vents under seats = awesome.
are wired linked to this?

cheers

 

[stilson]

Air bags don't unplug them!

 

[BeeJ]

lol ok definitely wont

air bags where? front drivers and passenger?
weird place for airbag wires to be dangling down!

 

[stilson]

They come out the side of the seat. You have to get special seat covers for them too if you go that route.

If you do ever have to mess around with airbag stuff unplug the battery for >5min beforehand.

 

[BeeJ]

oh ok awesome thanks mate
also is there a sub woofer hidden somewhere? my sound system sounds pretty good for a factory setup. Its they 6 stacker with tape head unit...

 

[stilson]

There should be a rectangular sub in the cargo area on the passenger side.

 

[lefty]

I wouldnt call it a sub . It's only a 6x9 speaker . You can fit an 8" sub in there

 

[BeeJ]

Thanks stilson
Oh hell yea lefty that's what I like to hear. (pardon the pun)
So this 6x9 is under the fron dash in a box is that cargo area?

 

[Kevin]

If it's there, it's in the rear left hand side pocket behind the rear wheel arch.

 

[BeeJ]

Is this what it will look like?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-Subaru-Forester-Subwoofer-Amplifier-under-passanger-seat-only-/140749513223?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20c5532207#ht_1215wt_1163

 

[thunder039]

im pretty sure the luxury pack XS foresters (leather and sunroof) didnt have the 7 speaker stereo. when we were looking for ours i could not find one that had both.
i found that with the early SG foresters like ours there was 3 different trim levels for the XS
1.)the base xs which had the alloys and different interior, and fog lights
2.) (mine)the xs which had different alloys again, climate control, 7 speaker stereo and fog lights
3.) yours) and the xs luxury with leather, sunroof, climate control the same alloys as the first XS^^ and fog lights.

so i opted for the middle xs with the better stereo over the sunroof and leather.
i am fairly sure on these details
if you check, in the boot on the right and left there will be 2 storage areas inbuilt in the walls. the one on the left will not be there and replaced with a speaker if you have one.

 

[BeeJ]

Ok cheers thunder.

I will have a look.

From memory I have 2 small storage areas so you might be right. I dont understand though, if the sub/6x9 isnt there, there is something funny going on as the system has a lot of depth if its just 4x6" speakers

I cant see any tweeters either, arent they normally in the plastic triangle top front of the doors (near A pillar)? Mine just has black plastic there no grills

 

[thunder039]

the front are 6x9???

in ours with the 7 speaker-which is great! the front speaker provide most of the sound and quality. which is probably why yours still sounds great

yes our has a grill for the tweeters near the A pillar.

 

[BeeJ]

Oh are the fronts 6x9s? I thought they were 6" or 6.5"

I read that even if u don't have factory tweeters the wiring is still there so if you do an aftermarket sound upgrade you can install tweeters with standard wiring

 

[thunder039]

Oh are the fronts 6x9s? I thought they were 6" or 6.5"

im really not sure haven't looked into much

I read that even if you don't have factory tweeters the wiring is still there so if you do an after market sound upgrade you can install tweeters with standard wiring

wouldn't surprise me. if anything i would put decent speakers in the rear doors as they are the weak link for sure.

 

[Ratbag]

Gidday BJ

lol ok definitely wont

air bags where? front drivers and passenger?
weird place for airbag wires to be dangling down!

The front passenger seat also weighs the passenger. There are tensor sensors in each of the 4 corners of the seat squab.

The weight of the passenger determines how hard and fast the seatbelt pre-tensioners retract in a prang, and what the pressure limit is before the pyrotechnic bolt in the retractor mechanism fires.

Their weight also determines the rate and pressure for the deployment and deflation characteristics of the two-stage passenger side front air bag.

All of the above is done in real time as the crash is occurring ...

Pretty amazing stuff all round when compared with no seat belts and no air bags in cars when I first learned to drive (and a death rate to match ... ).

BTW, they should be directly up into the seat squab near the front - i.e. out of the way of the rear passenger's feet. In our SG Forester, there are two sets of enclosed wires. I cannot see any connectors. I can see the connectors under the front passenger seat in our SH.

What Stilson said about the seat covers and mounting of the side air bags is correct. Seat covers must be either airbag compliant using rupturable stitching, or have a cut-out for the side air bag deployment. Our SH has the former; our SG has the latter.

It is also extremely important what the owner's manual says about not resting your arm on the door sills, or the door arm rests!! If the side air bag deploys, the force could cause a compound fracture of your elbow and forearm, or worse!
I suspect that most people do not realise how high a pressure these inflate to, or how fast that inflation occurs. After all, in a stop at (say) 5~15 gravities, your body weight (not mass ... ) is of the order of 400 to 1,200 Kgs, assuming that your rest mass is 80 Kgs. The seat belt and airbags have to cope with this huge increase in your weight due to the forces of deceleration.
They also have to compensate (reduce or increase) if the mass of the passenger is far smaller (e.g. a child of around 8 y.o. or more - younger children should always ride in the back seats ... ); or greater than this (e.g. very large or overweight people).

It is also important to note what the OM says regarding objects such as mobile phone or GPS units mounted anywhere near where the front air bags will deploy.

I hope this is of some benefit to you and others.

 

[Ratbag]

G'day again BJ

also is there a sub woofer hidden somewhere? my sound system sounds pretty good for a factory setup. Its they 6 stacker with tape head unit...

In our SG XS, there is a 9 x 6" speaker in the rear cargo area, passenger side.

In our SH XS, there is a sub-woofer under the front passenger seat.

Both have the tweeters in the leading edge of the front door, plus four x 4" speakers, one in each of the doors.

Both are in-dash six stackers.

The main differences between the two units is that the one in the SH will also play MP3/4 CDRs and has an Auxiliary input in the centre arm rest pocket.

Both vehicles also have climate control air-con. Neither has leather seats or sun roof. The SH has a leather covered steering wheel that I am not really that fussed with; and also has stereo and cruise control buttons on the wheel. Just personally, I prefer the control layout on mine (the SG). However, the ability to not have the dash lights dim when daylight driving with the headlights on is a nice feature of the SH.

 

[mr turbo]

It is also extremely important what the owner's manual says about not resting your arm on the door sills, or the door arm rests!! If the side air bag deploys, the force could cause a compound fracture of your elbow and forearm, or worse!

Now that is something I did not know
Not that it's really an issue for me, as I don't rest my right arm on there.
Mainly due to driving a manual, it's my left arm that leaves the wheel, to change gears

I hope this is of some benefit to you and others.

Thanks for the tip & info mate.
Not sure about anyone else, but it is of benefit to & for me

Regards
Mr Turbo