Just Bought An N Reg 2.0 Auto Glx

[maglite]

Hello all, I finally purchased a Galaxy 2.0 GLX. It's not a Ghia as I was hoping to get but it has A/C and it is an auto. I checked the History and everything seems to be in order. What I did notice is that the Air bag light stays on. Is this a common problem or a serious one? Does anyone know what it might be? I'm gonna be kitting the car out with some electronics. What's the alternator like on the Gals? I will be gettin a limo black tint behind the front 2 windows. I will post some pics. Im going to fit a H4 8000K HID kit in tonight, hopefully that will make a bit of a difference. The other thing I was wondering about is if the 2.0 models have a cam belt because the seller told me it was a chain.. hmm..

 

Thanks B)

[Ivor_E_Tower]

Welcome. 2.3 certainly has chain cam and IIRC the 2.0 does as well. Alternator output should be OK if you add a few electronic items.....

Airbag warning lamp is usually (but not always) caused by the so-called clock spring, the sort-of-slip-ring that permits the steering wheel to turn whilst still making electrical connections to the fixed part of the steering column. Probably best to get a diagnostic check done (state where you live, and ask nicely on the forum if anyone has the relevant software and would do it for a few beers!).

After-market HIDS has been covered on this forum before, quite recently, with good photos to illustrate the difference.

[Guest vr6galaxy]

Cam chain, and I believe a 90 amp alternator, as for the air bag light it's most likely that the clock spring has failed B) do a search it's been covered before

good luck with your new purchase :D and hope we dont see or hear from you too much B)

and dont go silly with the tint! :o the loss of vision in the dark can be a problem when trying to park in tight spaces! B)

[Guest asylumhouse]

welcome to the clan maglite. :o

 

 

once upon a time in a far away galaxy( pardon the pun!!) i had a mitsubishi spacestar, this was on my way up to the galaxy i now have, and the SRS warning light( airbag) came on the day after i bought it, the garage i bought it from sent me to mr mitsubishi dealer, and mr mitsubishi dealer replaced the airbag sensor, at a cost of around

[gregers]

i had the same problem on mine it was the clock spring thingy sensor done under warrenty