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Old 05-15-2020, 01:51 PM   #13
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Are we sure the airbag is one piece with the airbag cover? Are they not separate things?
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They are one sealed unit. In theory you could remove the cover and swap it but it would be very tricky and rather hazardous. Probably look like crap when you were done as well.
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27605

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/show....php?p=1642245

I'm not sure everyone is on the same page here. According to these 2 threads, it is possible to unscrew the detonator from a 1-stage JDM airbag and swap the cover onto your 2-stage USDM airbag. I don't think unscrewing a part on the back of the assembly would affect the appearance of the cover. I have seen many 86 airbags installed on an FR-S that look completely factory.

I am going to reach out to Nigel JDM parts and see if they can ship them somehow. That link in the thread is dead but maybe they can still get them. I was just really hoping someone knew of a way to get a used one in the US.
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