Originally Posted by
ptempel
Just for the hell of it, I searched for a replacement airbag for my old 1999 Audi A4. I saw prices from $40 to $60 on ebay for an OEM one with the plastic cover to fit a three spoke steering wheel. Pretty cheap. I guess it depends on the car. Have seen some for other models go up to over $200.
My youngest daughter had a 30 mph front end collision in her '11 Hyundai Sonata that resulted in air bags deploying. To replace the airbag wiring "harness" that runs around the seats was $8000 alone. The front had some damage to the hood, grill, bumper and lights on one side, but the radiator was fine and the car was driveable. You'd never think the car would be totaled looking at it, but with $8K in just the airbag wiring harness + the other damages it was.