quick little update. my resistors came in from europe, but they are far too small to just plug into my airbag plug:
the very helpful video that is linked in post 20 shows the guy just push a single resistor into the clip. i cant find any 2 ohm resistors locally, so i bought 2 one ohm resistors before i broke down and bought the pre made ones from europe. this leaves me with a couple of options for the airbag light:
-attempt to push both resistors in and see how they fit (i will likely do this first). although i am not sold on this and i think they may come loose over time. if this works it will be awesome and means i dont need to cut the clip off
-create a harness for the super small resistors and cut the clip off on the harness and join with spade clips. this is what i will probably end up doing if the first option does not work.
-i could always cut off the clip and solder the resistors inline on the car. i have done this in the past and its a PITA and looks terrible (even though you cant see it). i am going to avoid this option and just spring for #2 if i need to do soldering.
finally, i still need to order the shoe horn. will do it sooner than later.