Well, I did a body lift on the Sportage and when I removed the front bumper, there are these two interesting looking "things" that look like they might contain something (sensor??) or do something if the bumper is hit hard enough. I may want to attach something to them or remove them. Does anyone know what function they perform?
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does your car have an airbag mate.....they are the front bumper mounts if u have an airbag mines got them cause ive got an airbag.....hense in aussie if u have an airbag u cannot body lift......

Them the air bag senor thingies that detect a impact and set the bag off!

Yes, my 96 has steering wheel airbag. Was wondering what is inside these blocks?
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What do the guys do that have put on different bumpers?
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Smack 'em with a hammer <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" /> and see how sensitive they are! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />

those post are for the chassis ....they are part of the crumple zone on the front of the bumper area.....dont smack em with a hammer because the airbag sensor is not in them but close by...... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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My body lift was done a while ago and I did not pay any attention to that . My battery was not connected of courses---My air bags work fine theses days. (just be sure to put everything back the way it was ).<img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Hope they're not too important. I cut mine off with the drimmel so I could lit my bumper after the body lift! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" />
Bumper fits purfect now though! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/pfft.gif" alt="" />

I tried to check this on line but all kia parts servers are down tonight for some reason, so I could not check to see if this is the photo or not, my parts book show the outter blocks as BRKT. Initiator Assy # 0K08E38790 and the inner ones as a BRKT-Condenser # 0K04538751A I would not hit a Kia with a hammer the check eng. light might come on and give a code somewhere else on the thing, and not for the airbags <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> but then who knows the bags might go off too <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> I feel like hard wiring my OBDII Scanner so I can just push erase all the time. JUST FOR YOUR INFOR. THE REST OF THE SPORTAGE IS BEHIND THE FRONT BUMPER <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />