What (1992 Accord EX Coupe Special Edition) did I buy?

[S.W.A.T]

It has no airbags, just did some searching on google. This sucks..

if a car doesn't have airbags, doesn't mean it sucks.

[HardInThePaint]

It has no airbags, just did some searching on google. This sucks..

Lol, why would you google that? Its not like airbags are hidden, just look in the car, you should know if it had airbags or not.

if a car doesn't have airbags, doesn't mean it sucks.

Yeah seriously. Just use your seatbelt if you're that worried about safety.

[Tippey764]

OP, do you live around the washington DC area?

i saw a car yesterday where the owner was claiming it to be a rare special edition when it was clearly not anything special.

[Tippey764]

Yeah seriously. Just use your seatbelt if you're that worried about safety.

You should always have your seatbelt on regardless if you have airbags or not.

[deevergote]

With no seatbelt, an airbag will probably snap your neck, if the windshield didn't already kill you.


I actually know a couple people that have been injured by early Honda airbags. One girl won a lawsuit against them for burns suffered.
Airbags are questionable in their effectiveness, especially earlier ones. They were mainly installed in vehicles to meet increased safety demands of various countries... they weren't necessarily THAT effective. Today's airbags may be much better, but in the CB... I'd rather trust the seat belt alone, combined with safe suspension, brakes, tires, and careful driving!

[Tippey764]

If i wasn't wearing a seatbelt i'd still rather hit an airbag than the steering wheel.

[deevergote]

If you weren't wearing a seatbelt, you wouldn't hit the airbag, you'd go over it as it expanded, shoving you up into the windshield and roof. Probably breaking your neck.

[Tippey764]

If you weren't wearing a seatbelt, you wouldn't hit the airbag, you'd go over it as it expanded, shoving you up into the windshield and roof. Probably breaking your neck.

Not necessarily

US airbags open harder and faster than other countries specifically to protect people not wearing a seatbelt.

[HardInThePaint]

If you weren't wearing a seatbelt, you wouldn't hit the airbag, you'd go over it as it expanded, shoving you up into the windshield and roof. Probably breaking your neck.

Thats going a bit too far. I'm sure there have been plenty of accidents (in CB's) with the driver not wearing a seatbelt and the airbag deployed. I'm sure it did the job it was designed to do. Even the early model airbags systems are properly designed, there is no way they would have allowed a faulty airbag system to continually be used. Something built into a vehicle STRICLY for safety (and possible saving your life) is something they're not going to play around with.

Thats not to say airbags haven't injured plenty of people. But killing them? Come on. Thats far and few in between.

[deevergote]

I'm sure it says in the documentation that the airbag is intended for use WITH the seatbelt. Safety devices used improperly can be plenty dangerous.

http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/html/warnings/air_bags.html
Florida knows what's up...

The name Supplemental Restraint System implies that air bags are supplemental to the primary restraint system -- lap and shoulder belts. While this is true, the full extent of the air bag/safety belt relationship is far more complex. For the SRS to function as designed (upon sufficient contact, the bag explodes at speeds up to 200 MPH for 12 to 18 inches and begins deflating just as the vehicle occupant contacts the fully deployed bag), the vehicle occupant in front of the bag must be in the proper position. This position can only be maintained during crash dynamics if the occupant is properly restrained by the vehicles’ lap and shoulder belts. Occupants not properly restrained can be hit with the full 200 MPH force of an exploding air bag which can easily break bones, including the neck, solely with that force or by slamming the occupant against an object such as the rear-view mirror. SAFETY BELTS MUST BE USED WITH AIR BAGS!

[jhoff]

Yeah exactly, what color is it? This will most likely tell you if its an SE. They only came in two colors, Atlantis Blue Pearl and Cashmere Silver Metallic to be specific.

Geneva green for sedan

my se below...

[HardInThePaint]

Geneva green for sedan

Yeah but dude has a coupe...

[babiface082392]

pics? what color is the car? did it have leather?

[Jarrett]

The VIN and Autocheck say its a 1992 Accord EX Coupe. It has 2 doors.
It has 17" 5 spoke wheels.
Interior is cloth. Radio missing.
The plaque on rear spells out Special Edition. Doesn't say EX.
The Ground effects look like something made for racetrack.
It has a spoiler (wing), not huge.
Am I missing something here? I can find no reference that says a car can be both.
Got info?

Stay sharp.

[Soufkackicustom]

If you weren't wearing a seatbelt, you wouldn't hit the airbag, you'd go over it as it expanded, shoving you up into the windshield and roof. Probably breaking your neck.

I've been in a wreck, no seat belt and hit the airbag. I know I hit the airbag because I had a broke nose and there was blood on the airbag. My brother was driving and I was in the passenger seat. He hydroplaned and we went into the ditch and hit a concrete driveway running about 80. It split it 3 month old Camry almost in half and pushed the motor up into the floor