Glad you survived the air bag incident. My husband bought a X300 4.0 Sport as a tow car. It was a very cheap car as the paint badly needs redoing on the roof & boot. The rest of the paint looked bad until he cut it back & gave it a polish. He replaced the rear top shock isolators & fitted new shocks while he was at it as he didn't want to have to remove the shocks 6 months later. We have 3 other Jags ( Mk V, Mk 2 & X100 XKR) & he considered upgrading our little daily driver for something that could tow but decided the X300 was too much car for the money to pass up. It drives beautifully now, is so comfortable on long drives & has plenty of poke with the 4 litre engine. A welsh plug behind the exhaust manifold started leaking & is refusing to come out. He's made up some pullers & bought a right angle drill attachment that hopefully should get all 3 welsh plugs out.
Hi Brett, I was glad to bump into you today at Bi Centennial Park and pleased that the airbag missile missed you. Thanks for the invite to your UA-cam channel you're quite the Cecil B Demille of oil leaks and smoking electrical components. Its all great information, entertainment and crook music I was the fella that bought your Jade Green X300 Sovereign about 5 Years ago, the old girl just keeps on getting better with age, every time I drive it I feel like I Own Sydney and rent Melbourne. Its good to see The Brett Kenyon Home for Old Jags down on their Luck is still operating. Just remember old Jags if " if your smashed up, bashed up, broken down or lonely, who ya gunna call, Brett
Thanks Chris nice to catch up again. Glald you are still loving the X300, have you seen some prices they getting at the lately? Sorry about the music have to use UA-cam music to avoid copyright. I love your last sentence i'm going to use it if thats OK! Seeya next event!
Well Brett mate that was a near queak for sur yes unfortunatly just by their nature Airbags are dangerous don't blame yourself the wrong module was the culprit we all overjoyed you were not injured take care keep up the good work really do enjoy your videos best wishes Andy.
Hi fella, another great post and educational but the main thing is that you are ok and didn't get hurt thumbs up and really don't blame yourself i bet other people have tried a similar thing before but one thing that is good is you shared this because it could save someone else's life you could have said nothing and just repaired it as if nothing has happened, a massive respect to you and look forward to seeing your next post take care
I'm so glad you are okay. What a shocker that must have been for you. I can see you are totally fed up with that module. Well done for staying calm and giving us a fair update on what happened. About the repairs at the Jag garage, well done too. Your repair man sure sounds like an honest guy and knows what hes talking about. Great to see the oil by pass cooler has been done too. I like it that you followed up on my advice on the sway bar links. As a side note, seeing the state of the linkages, the rest of those bushings there must be bad too. eg lower and upper control arm bushings. I noticed clunks when you drove over the curved bumps. Don't forget the radiator ones too, those are gone i've seen in your earlier video and the radiator must be sitting lose there now. a/c condenser same story, it's probably already rubbing against each other now. Thanks for the short but great video !
Wow, glad you're ok. You're blaming yourself pretty heavily for that one, and fair enough to a point but I don't think putting a similar module in there was too crazy or negligent of a thing to do, it had two chances.... and we can see which way up the coin landed. I'm sure it was an educated gamble. Just being in or near the line of fire was the dodgy bit. I know on later Jags with an electric adjustable column even the event of a static airbag fire causes the column to 'ride down' (it's designed to do this) so make sure the column has survived this event unscathed. I learned something anyway, good luck getting it sorted. Cheers.
Glad you’re okay. Well done for posting the experience. For sure your near miss will help others see the danger of airbags. Springs are another killer…I do all my own work on my X300 except springs. A garage can do those. I want to live!
The sodium metal azide detonator when it goes boom creates nitrogen as the inflating gas in an airbag. The smoke after detonation is mostly corn flour which lubricates the airbag as it breaks through the steering wheel pad in this case. The question here is really, did this one fail safe? Or, did it fail deadly. I could say lucky. There is no luck when you don't get dead. If you were sitting in the seat probably ok. But as you say if you had your head in there standing out of the car the B pillar it's not going to argue or fight with your life. I'm binge watching your exploits after this. Stay safe. Thanks for sharing. More importantly thanks for just being honest. It's rare these days. Kudos
Glad all ok. They’re meant to save you so I assume unless you’re very close when they inflate you shouldn’t be too badly injured but I bet the noise is enough to make you have a heart attack. The lesson you should learn from this is ALWAYS HAVE THE VIDEO RECORDING. Would have made great footage 🤣
You were lucky to not get hurt, I was clenching my butt cheeks in your previous posts as you casually tested and removed modules etc.. with battery on and sat in the driver's seat. A bit like testing toasters in the bath, I stay well clear when doing anything with the squab or airbags. I own various Range Rovers and on paper a lot of parts are interchangeable with Ford or Jaguar.... nope! I think the manufacturers make subtle changes to keep their market especially in the luxury car sector. Not a problem with PSA group motors, just the badge is different? Could have been worse, I thought you might have totalled the car!
@@tjmthejagmandownunder unless they run an obd2 check on it for pink or blue slip, how would they know? Just remove the airbag led bulb, there will be nothing on the dash. These days , the less compliance to government there is , the better our lives will be.
@@peterk4501 If I was to keep her sure I would consider it but most probably going sell when finished. At the end of the day it's not costing all that much to replace the faulty items. There are also two warning lights on the dash and would gave to cut the wire to disable the warning on the odometer one.
@@tjmthejagmandownunder yes many complexities, including the moral one if it is sold. Hence i stick to the S1.... just have to pop down to bunnings for whatever parts i ever need if there is a problem
@@tjmthejagmandownunder so I have to ask, why do you buy, spend money to fix the jags if your going to sell them? It's not for the huge profits for sure, is it because your crazy like me??
To be fair airbags aren't designed to kill you... your face is meant to hit them a matter of milliseconds after they blow but obviously not while they are rapidly inflating. The problem is mainly when someone has their face really close, like short women with the seat slid right forward who drive hunched over the wheel... but also complacent amateur mechanics ! But you would have been a tall guy sat in the seat, or leaning slightly in from the side as you were. Anyway glad all's well that ends well... be interesting to see how you get this sorted properly (if you bother !!!).
@@tjmthejagmandownunder Yeah fair enough, shame your enthusiasm has been a bit "deflated", you've at least proved that old airbags still do the job, the question is whether you bother to replace it or just frig the wheel centre back into a dumb fluffy pad and trust that you won't be faceplanting it in the event of an actual crash.
You weren't dumb Brett. It was just an unfortunate accident. Thank goodness you are ok.
Glad you survived the air bag incident. My husband bought a X300 4.0 Sport as a tow car. It was a very cheap car as the paint badly needs redoing on the roof & boot. The rest of the paint looked bad until he cut it back & gave it a polish. He replaced the rear top shock isolators & fitted new shocks while he was at it as he didn't want to have to remove the shocks 6 months later. We have 3 other Jags ( Mk V, Mk 2 & X100 XKR) & he considered upgrading our little daily driver for something that could tow but decided the X300 was too much car for the money to pass up. It drives beautifully now, is so comfortable on long drives & has plenty of poke with the 4 litre engine. A welsh plug behind the exhaust manifold started leaking & is refusing to come out. He's made up some pullers & bought a right angle drill attachment that hopefully should get all 3 welsh plugs out.
Joanne sound like he's really not getting any better🤣
Hi Brett, I was glad to bump into you today at Bi Centennial Park and pleased that the airbag missile missed you. Thanks for the invite to your UA-cam channel you're quite the Cecil B Demille of oil leaks and smoking electrical components. Its all great information, entertainment and crook music
I was the fella that bought your Jade Green X300 Sovereign about 5 Years ago, the old girl just keeps on getting better with age, every time I drive it I feel like I Own Sydney and rent Melbourne. Its good to see The Brett Kenyon Home for Old Jags down on their Luck is still operating.
Just remember old Jags if " if your smashed up, bashed up, broken down or lonely, who ya gunna call, Brett
Thanks Chris nice to catch up again. Glald you are still loving the X300, have you seen some prices they getting at the lately? Sorry about the music have to use UA-cam music to avoid copyright. I love your last sentence i'm going to use it if thats OK! Seeya next event!
The last sentence is officially all yours.
Glad your ok. I’m sure you needed some new underparts!
Well Brett mate that was a near queak for sur yes unfortunatly just by their nature Airbags are dangerous don't blame yourself the wrong module was the culprit we all overjoyed you were not injured take care keep up the good work really do enjoy your videos best wishes Andy.
Thanks Andy
Crikey glad you are OK Brett, scary stuff. Don't beat yourself up too much.
Thks Hoho
your ok and thats why i would want a series 1 even more
Miss my X300. They are SO nice to drive. Was a 4 litre.
Hi fella, another great post and educational but the main thing is that you are ok and didn't get hurt thumbs up and really don't blame yourself i bet other people have tried a similar thing before but one thing that is good is you shared this because it could save someone else's life you could have said nothing and just repaired it as if nothing has happened, a massive respect to you and look forward to seeing your next post take care
Sorry to hear of your incident. Let make this a lesson for us all who work on cars with air bags. Could have occurred to with a tragic outcome.
I'm so glad you are okay. What a shocker that must have been for you. I can see you are totally fed up with that module. Well done for staying calm and giving us a fair update on what happened.
About the repairs at the Jag garage, well done too. Your repair man sure sounds like an honest guy and knows what hes talking about. Great to see the oil by pass cooler has been done too. I like it that you followed up on my advice on the sway bar links. As a side note, seeing the state of the linkages, the rest of those bushings there must be bad too. eg lower and upper control arm bushings. I noticed clunks when you drove over the curved bumps. Don't forget the radiator ones too, those are gone i've seen in your earlier video and the radiator must be sitting lose there now. a/c condenser same story, it's probably already rubbing against each other now. Thanks for the short but great video !
Thanks Mate
Yes the radiator bushes a bit of heater hose dose the trick there
Wow, glad you're ok. You're blaming yourself pretty heavily for that one, and fair enough to a point but I don't think putting a similar module in there was too crazy or negligent of a thing to do, it had two chances.... and we can see which way up the coin landed. I'm sure it was an educated gamble. Just being in or near the line of fire was the dodgy bit.
I know on later Jags with an electric adjustable column even the event of a static airbag fire causes the column to 'ride down' (it's designed to do this) so make sure the column has survived this event unscathed. I learned something anyway, good luck getting it sorted. Cheers.
Glad you’re okay. Well done for posting the experience. For sure your near miss will help others see the danger of airbags. Springs are another killer…I do all my own work on my X300 except springs. A garage can do those. I want to live!
Thks Russell
Yes springs are scary especially with my 20yo spring compressors. That's why I sent to Dr Jag this time
The sodium metal azide detonator when it goes boom creates nitrogen as the inflating gas in an airbag. The smoke after detonation is mostly corn flour which lubricates the airbag as it breaks through the steering wheel pad in this case. The question here is really, did this one fail safe? Or, did it fail deadly. I could say lucky. There is no luck when you don't get dead. If you were sitting in the seat probably ok. But as you say if you had your head in there standing out of the car the B pillar it's not going to argue or fight with your life. I'm binge watching your exploits after this. Stay safe. Thanks for sharing. More importantly thanks for just being honest. It's rare these days. Kudos
My fault Chris by installing that ford module! Thanks for watching
@@tjmthejagmandownunder Much appreciated. Great to watch you. Love your work. Cheers mate.
fun fact: arbags have an expiration date..
+-15 years before they need replacement..
guess they where overdue xD
Brett it would make a great anti-theft devise
🤣
Glad you are O.K. Airbags are dangerous!
Glad all ok. They’re meant to save you so I assume unless you’re very close when they inflate you shouldn’t be too badly injured but I bet the noise is enough to make you have a heart attack. The lesson you should learn from this is ALWAYS HAVE THE VIDEO RECORDING. Would have made great footage 🤣
Thks Greg
Yes they are meant to hit your torso not your head
Glad that you are ok. Perhaps I’m a bit slow but why did the air bag go off. Was it the faulty module or something else?
Not sure myself Stewart probably the module not the correct one
You were lucky to not get hurt, I was clenching my butt cheeks in your previous posts as you casually tested and removed modules etc.. with battery on and sat in the driver's seat. A bit like testing toasters in the bath, I stay well clear when doing anything with the squab or airbags. I own various Range Rovers and on paper a lot of parts are interchangeable with Ford or Jaguar.... nope! I think the manufacturers make subtle changes to keep their market especially in the luxury car sector. Not a problem with PSA group motors, just the badge is different? Could have been worse, I thought you might have totalled the car!
Very Lucky!
why would you want the air bag in there?
Dont replace it. leave it empty.... remove the airbag dashboard light
and leave it be.
Agree Peter but need it for roadworthy certificate
@@tjmthejagmandownunder unless they run an obd2 check on it for pink or blue slip, how would they know? Just remove the airbag led bulb, there will be nothing on the dash.
These days , the less compliance to government there is , the better our lives will be.
@@peterk4501 If I was to keep her sure I would consider it but most probably going sell when finished. At the end of the day it's not costing all that much to replace the faulty items. There are also two warning lights on the dash and would gave to cut the wire to disable the warning on the odometer one.
@@tjmthejagmandownunder yes many complexities, including the moral one if it is sold. Hence i stick to the S1.... just have to pop down to bunnings for whatever parts i ever need if there is a problem
@@tjmthejagmandownunder so I have to ask, why do you buy, spend money to fix the jags if your going to sell them? It's not for the huge profits for sure, is it because your crazy like me??
To be fair airbags aren't designed to kill you... your face is meant to hit them a matter of milliseconds after they blow but obviously not while they are rapidly inflating.
The problem is mainly when someone has their face really close, like short women with the seat slid right forward who drive hunched over the wheel... but also complacent amateur mechanics ! But you would have been a tall guy sat in the seat, or leaning slightly in from the side as you were.
Anyway glad all's well that ends well... be interesting to see how you get this sorted properly (if you bother !!!).
My side of the head was going to take the blow, it could ahve neen ugly!
@@tjmthejagmandownunder Yeah fair enough, shame your enthusiasm has been a bit "deflated", you've at least proved that old airbags still do the job, the question is whether you bother to replace it or just frig the wheel centre back into a dumb fluffy pad and trust that you won't be faceplanting it in the event of an actual crash.