seat belts & air bags

2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
34,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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RICH.C
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recently i replaced a bad factory seat belt with an after market one on a 2005 chevy trailblazer .
the factory belt would not release and in what may have been a misguided attempt to save a few bucks, i ordered a 3 point belt online and installed it after taking the original one out.
now that i have unplugged the wiring to the old belt, the light on the dash stays on and the air bag on the passenger side says it is off.
how can i fix this to turn the air bag on and the dash indicator off.
Nov 16, 2010 at 1:04 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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The seat belt system is monitored as part of the airbag system. You have to put the OEM system back in to get that light off.
Nov 16, 2010 at 1:12 AM
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RICH.C
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what do you mean by OEM system ?
Nov 16, 2010 at 10:52 PM
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RICH.C
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also , will the air bag deploy in an accident with this unhooked ?
Nov 16, 2010 at 10:55 PM
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