I'm hoping to get some quick answers, before tomorrow morning.
I'm taking my car in to the bodyshop to fix the door damage tomorrow.
I decided to remove the door panel, so those guys have less stuff to mess up.
Can't imagine them leaving the leather door panel aside, and collecting paint dust for several days!
Also, that way, I can see inside to make sure things are done right, anti-rust applied, etc.

Right now, I already have the door panel removed.
Now I'm also thinking of removing the airbag, coz' I don't trust them removing that and leaving it in a corner, or underneath a pile of whatever, getting scraped, or punctured.

Question is, if I remove the airbag and reconnect the battery to drive the car over to them,
That is gonna trigger an airbag light, correct? Is this all there is to it, the airbag light?
Is there any caution that I should know of, starting or driving the car without the door airbag?

Then later when I get the car back, and install and reconnect the airbag back on the door,
Will the airbag be in good working order as before?
Will the airbag light just go away, or do I need the dealer to reset it?

Also, I think I will need to replace the foam door film.
Is this something that's available at the dealer?
Has anyone replaced this, does it come with the seal/glue?

Thanks for your responses!

 

I can only answer the part about the light, if it does trigger the light, it will have to be reset by the dealer. I do know the steering wheel airbag will set it off if it's removed, no sure about the door airbags