I have read thru several threads where each person who has ordered included the side airbags in their options ?, I did not include this option in my order, thought it may be cumbersome to work around , etc etc, also I admit, I just don't know much about em.

Are they worth having ? yea, or, nay...Thanks in advance...

 

I've had them on my VW's, but we don't have them on the Mustang. One advantage may be a little reduction in your car insurance.

 

They'll keep your dome out of the windows on the doors. I thought that would be a good idea

 

well if u think saving ur life is worth the extra $300. if u wanna nickel and dime and not get them, this is a life were talking about. only disadvantage is that u can only get it if u order IUP. forced option...

 

Yes, keeping my dome out of the window would be a plus !!! LOL...although I must admit this is not one of my major concerns...Thanks for the laugh though...

 

You’re Kidding Right? There are no disadvantages, it might save a life!

 

If you order IUP it is added, OH, I guess I have them then, are you sure about that ?

 

No Problem

 

I guess I am old school, or whatever, I could just see the darn things deploying on me in an inoportune moment, paranoid like that I guess...

 

I wouldn't have complained if the car had them, it didn't but we wanted the car anyway. Side airbags do save lives. And saving lives is, to quote Martha, a good thing.

 

nooo i dont mean its like automatically added. u HAVE TO order IUP to be able to order the side airbags.

 

Simple:

Side air bags=live
No side air bags=die

 

Even though I have side air bags on my ordered car, I don't know if they add a noticable width to the door. Could anyone who has them comment of the door thickness?

 

I don,t mean to sound negative about the side air bags, they are an option for a reason, and I chose not to add them, although I may re consider. I am just worried about reliability, and the actual space taken up in the door itself...

 

Are they in the door or in the seat? In my VW's they are in the side of the front seats.

 

Thats a good question, I am sure someone here will know, I didnt think about the seat.

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PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong...

I thought the Institute of Highway safety just tested a bunch of cars with side airbags and only one (an import I think) showed any decrease in driver/passenger injuries. Basically, the idea is nice and the potential is great but the logistics aren't there yet. But I would assume almost anything would help. Just reducing the amont of glass flying at you would be beneficial.

As for "with it, you live, with out it, you die"... now that's a stretch. I know we are talking about side airbags and front airbags increase survival rates and decrease injuries but people have been hurt (or worse) because of front air bags deploying and those without have walked without a scratch in similar accidents. The same could be said for side airbags.

That all being said, I think it's worth the upgrade.

 

I believe they are actually in the seat. That is how my Acura was, and if you look at some of the pictures of cars equipped with them, you can see a small tag on the seat indicating "side airbags"

 

I wonder if adding the option would delay my order further ....things that make say HMMMMM>>>>LOL..


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There was something about the configuration of the door panels that was needed to add the side air bags to the car. Hence the reason of requiring the IUP to get side-air bags because of something they did to the doors.

For some reason I want to say it had something to do with the Shaker subs in the doors.