how much work would it be to convert a my97 to have working airbags?

obviously i would need a complete dash & all parts - which i could source thru members on here etc.

next thing is, i would be struggling for time to do this myself, so any ideas what a subi specialist would charge for the work/guestimate for hours needed.

thanks

are you doing a fully my spec conversion (loom ecu etc) this would make it all a plug & play affair

dont know, car may have a full standalone ecu, so dont want to mess with that.
sounds like it might be too much of a hassel.
thanks

Hey, I can imaging this is going to be a major exercise,
Firstly airbags are something I wouldn't advise using secondhand, also some of the components your going to require are

airbag modules
Dash harness
Impact sensors
Pretension seat belts
Sensors for the seats
And a control module so it all works when it's suppose to.

In my experience this could be seriously expensive.

Hth

no worries, normally i wouldnt consider it, but a member on here gave me the impression it could be a viable thing to do.
thanks

Not worth it. Buy the a MY98/99 that comes with airbags.

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yeah its all tied in with the abs sensors, ecu, g sensors etc

MY97 will have the old style dash and airbags were not an option. MY98 didn't have them standard but they were an option. 99 onwards they were compulsory I believe. I can check when I get home if you like but fairly certain all the airbag loom is seperate from everything else and just taps into a few wires. Been a while since I had a look.
That said, if you needed to buy all the bits it may not be worth it.

Airbags are for pussys anyhow

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yeah, seller seems very firm on price so I will keep looking as its not worth it at the current price.
thanks for the help