buying a 2nd hand car tips and hints

[layzie]

im pretty sure the airbags wontwork when the srs light is on.. :S

i agree with you on this aswell, once when installing an alarm for me the srs light didn't turn off (which it should turn on for a few seconds and then off after startin the car). the guy had a manual that switched on and off the engine and listen to the amount of beeps to turn the srs light off and said it was fine. so im no mechanic and presume its fine now because its back to normal how it was. but I know it can be abit pricey too do it.

and im not sure about needing to get the whole ecu replaced..that just seems wrong.. I know most mechanical place or peter warren (down at warwick farm) have a computer that connects to a plug near where the clutch is and they have this computer thingy and can reset it from there also.