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Patriot Active Head Restraint Permanent Removal

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2010 Patriot Sport 5-spd . . . I've removed the front passengers seat and associated sensors, wiring and headrest. I want to "fool" the air bag system into thinking the seat and headrest are still installed (so the air bag light on the dash doesn't illuminate).
My passengers seat is the plain one and only has one sensor (seat position) installed underneath.
Currently I have this sensor plus the headrest laying on the floor, connected, without the seat and all is well (no air bag light). What I want to do is disconnect the headrest from the circuit since it's in the way. When I probe the 2 headrest wires they show a dead short between them indicating maybe they feed a coil in the headrest.
Question: Has anyone seen the interior of this headrest and what does it take to deploy it (electrically) in the case of rear end collision? I'm thinking maybe I could just jumper the connector (minus the headrest) but I don't want to hose up the airbag system.
 
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"HOUSTON - We no longer have a problem . . . "

FINALLY figured out how to fool the system into thinking the passengers head restraint is still installed.
Salvaged a 1/4 watt resistor (value doesn't matter) from an old circuit board and used it as a jumper across the 2 outside pins (blue and brown wires up to the restraint) on the connector attached under the seat.
Air bag light tests as usual with ignition on, then goes out as normal after engine start.
All wiring neatly tucked away and headrest retired to the closet!
There is a god!
 
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MINICooperS said:
"HOUSTON - We no longer have a problem . . . "

FINALLY figured out how to fool the system into thinking the passengers head restraint is still installed.
Salvaged a 1/4 watt resistor (value doesn't matter) from an old circuit board and used it as a jumper across the 2 outside pins (blue and brown wires up to the restraint) on the connector attached under the seat.
Air bag light tests as usual with ignition on, then goes out as normal after engine start.
All wiring neatly tucked away and headrest retired to the closet!
There is a god!
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Im trying to effect a recall on these defective devices you can read about it in my story in this forum called Headrest from hell. Im sure after the UAW strike they will claim they have no money for the recall. Ive also been thinking of cost saving solutions for them. Perhaps your onto something here and you could formulate a solution for our safety. Has your closit headrest exploded yet?

Perhaps not out of the baking summer heats efdects on the plastic parts.
 
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