11-27-2013, 04:35 PM
"Full Replacement" policy assumes some sort of 'Super collision' insurance, no ? If you still have collision insurance your insurance (minus deductible) will probably fund airbag replacements. Cars that are even 10 years old may have sufficient KBB value that they are not totaled out. It depends on the vehicle.
DO note:
If you go the insurance route and they total out the car, you do have the option of taking a lower payout and keeping the car. Which will then need to be repaired up to standards (including airbag replacement), a state inspection (depends on the state), and then relicensed. We're going through that and it's a major PITA. We really should have just taken the check and got rid of the car.
Beyond that...
1- Airbag collision speed depends on what you hit, where you hit it, and how fast you hit it. A flat barrier should deploy around 8-15 mph. But if you hit a bollard RIGHT at the sensor, even 5mph may produce enough impact shock to deploy them.
2- Is there another problem in your vehicle that caused the collission, or was there an inattention cause ?
Good luck ! Hope you feel better... colleagues who have had airbags deploy compare it to being beat up by an angry pugilist.
DO note:
If you go the insurance route and they total out the car, you do have the option of taking a lower payout and keeping the car. Which will then need to be repaired up to standards (including airbag replacement), a state inspection (depends on the state), and then relicensed. We're going through that and it's a major PITA. We really should have just taken the check and got rid of the car.
Beyond that...
1- Airbag collision speed depends on what you hit, where you hit it, and how fast you hit it. A flat barrier should deploy around 8-15 mph. But if you hit a bollard RIGHT at the sensor, even 5mph may produce enough impact shock to deploy them.
2- Is there another problem in your vehicle that caused the collission, or was there an inattention cause ?
Good luck ! Hope you feel better... colleagues who have had airbags deploy compare it to being beat up by an angry pugilist.