1999 Audi A3 belt tensioner

1999 AUDI A3
82,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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TURKEY585
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hello
i had a airbag light on my dash for the past couple of months and got it checked out,my mechanic reckons that its the belt tensioner on the drivers side. he reckons it could cost between �400-500 to fix it. is there any cheaper way of fixing the problem? (the car is only worth about �3000) would a second hand part work or would it have to be new from a main dealer?

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anthony
Oct 7, 2009 at 9:41 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Don't see why the belt tensioner would cause air bag light to come on. I would get a second reckoning
Oct 7, 2009 at 9:51 AM
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TURKEY585
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i had a small tip on that side last year. all the the drivers seat and back seat had to come out when the dent was being fixed. no air bags went off when the car hit into the side of me.
Oct 7, 2009 at 10:04 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Air bage are designed to only go off on front impact.
The reason light is on can be found out by a simple scan of PCM
Oct 7, 2009 at 10:13 AM
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TURKEY585
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what is that? he hooked the car up to his computer and belt tensioner drivers right side came up. i dont really know an awful lot about cars sorry
Oct 7, 2009 at 10:17 AM
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