2008 Ford Explorer air bag system

Tiny
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  • 2008 FORD EXPLORER
  • 6 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 9,000 MILES
Bought this Explorer a year ago with non-power adjust seats. Found a great set of seats out of an '07 Mercury and installed them. Only problem was the plug on the seat harness was slightly different than in my '08 but the wires were the same so I cut and spliced the plug from my 'o8 seat onto the seat harness from the '07. Now the airbag warning light is on all the time. What have I done and how do I fix it?
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 AT 8:20 AM

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Tiny
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Have you tried replacing the plug to its original condition?
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 10:36 AM
Tiny
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I cut off the original plug, can't replace it without using a splicing method and someone said the splice may be my problem as this is a very low voltage system. The original plug doesn't have the connectors for the power portion of the seat harness which is why I changed it in the first place.
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 12:13 PM
Tiny
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I recommend splicing it. There are many connectors available that will take care of your concerns.
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Thursday, March 25th, 2010 AT 1:48 PM

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