Nc passenger bucket seat help

Technical Area Body, Interior & Styling
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  1. My model of MX-5 is: NC1
  2. I’m based near: __
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: _ Occupancy sensor

Hi all,

I’m installing a bucket seat into the passenger side of my NC1 and I would like to know how others have solved the issue with the occupancy sensor. I know there are emulators available for the ND and NB but I can’t find any for the NC. What have others done to stop the airbag light flashing due to having no occupancy sensor installed? Will a resistor prevent it from coming on, and if so what size?

Thanks

Craig

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Check fleabay for model specific

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Hi, I have had a really good look on ebay and online for an emulator but they’re all 3 wire and are a different plug to my occupancy sensor. I’m not sure if it’s because my occupancy sensor is an older type? Mine is a tape sensor that is in between the foam and the leather on the seat and it’s a two wire?

Craig

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I bought an emulator like that for my NB and the plug is different, I think because of the heated seat.

So I snipped the plug off the emulator and added some spade connectors and then snipped the wires in the car and added spade connectors and joined the two together and it works.

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Hi,

That’s probably what I’ll end up doing. It’ll be a bit of trial and error trying to figure out the correct wires but it’s worth a try.

Craig

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I looked at the wires under the drivers seat which only has the heated seats to see the colours.

Then I could eliminate those under the passenger seat and work out which were for the occupancy sensor.

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My heated seat wires are separate with their own plug. My occupancy sensor is also separate on its own plug that has

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two wires (the plug in the photo with red and white wires) , the issue is all of the emulators i can find have 3 wires where my sensor only has 2.