Hello,

After I swapped bench for bucket seats on my F150, the yellow connector
wire was too short to hook up. As a mechanic explained to me, it is for
a pyrotechnic device that takes out slack on the seatbelts during
impact. Not having the wire connected makes the "check airbag" light
turn on. I was thinking of splicing it myself, but I thought I'd check
here first.

1. Is my airbag functional without these being connected?
2. If I were to splice the wire myself, what type of wire and splicing
technique should I use (folks at the Ford dealership made it sound like
heart surgery)?
3. If I were to leave things as they are, but wanted to get rid of the
"check airbag" light, what's my best course of action?

While at it, I wanted to disconnect the "seatbelts on" connector in the
seat to keep from getting the nagging bell. Is that sensor connected to
any other safety device or just the annoying bell?

Regards,
Paul