Hey guys,
Ever since i've had my convertible the ABS hasn't worked. I kinda like locking up the tires but I can't help but remember totally my old e30 in the pouring rain and thinking if I had ABS or the ability to pulse the brakes while watching the most retarded ish ever going down right infront of me I might still have it. Wait that car was a hoopty and my vert is nice....
Anyhow it's not a race car and I decided I wanted ABS. So I replaced the missing bulb in the cluster, it needed both front sensors, threw those in and ABS works!
Anyhow now almost all the time and especially noticable right after I switch off the car so the motors off and I can hear better, for about 10-15 seconds after there's an electrical hiss. Pressing the brakes makes it go away. I'm not 100% sure is the ABS computer but getting it working is all I changed. Since it goes off when I press the brakes I figure it could be something to do with the brake light curcuit, but really I have no idea.
Anyhow if anybody has experienced this before or can give me an idea of what to check to make it go away I'd appreciate it. I hear it sometimes when the motor is quiet and it interferes with my high fidelity tunes pumping through my sick STEREO speakers.
Now that I think about it I should disconnect the brake light switch and see if it still goes away when I press the brakes. That would answer whether it's something with the lights or something with ABS. Hell I have no idea how the ABS even works....I don't think the computer should know if the pedal is pressed necessarily right?
just if 2-3 of the wheels are spinning and 1-2 are decellerating faster than the others and about to lock up it gives the pulse.
Blah sorry for useless babble at end, tomorrow I'll check on the brake light switch thing but if anybody has any bright ideas I'd appreciate it.
Thanks
-Sam
Ever since i've had my convertible the ABS hasn't worked. I kinda like locking up the tires but I can't help but remember totally my old e30 in the pouring rain and thinking if I had ABS or the ability to pulse the brakes while watching the most retarded ish ever going down right infront of me I might still have it. Wait that car was a hoopty and my vert is nice....
Anyhow it's not a race car and I decided I wanted ABS. So I replaced the missing bulb in the cluster, it needed both front sensors, threw those in and ABS works!
Anyhow now almost all the time and especially noticable right after I switch off the car so the motors off and I can hear better, for about 10-15 seconds after there's an electrical hiss. Pressing the brakes makes it go away. I'm not 100% sure is the ABS computer but getting it working is all I changed. Since it goes off when I press the brakes I figure it could be something to do with the brake light curcuit, but really I have no idea.
Anyhow if anybody has experienced this before or can give me an idea of what to check to make it go away I'd appreciate it. I hear it sometimes when the motor is quiet and it interferes with my high fidelity tunes pumping through my sick STEREO speakers.
Now that I think about it I should disconnect the brake light switch and see if it still goes away when I press the brakes. That would answer whether it's something with the lights or something with ABS. Hell I have no idea how the ABS even works....I don't think the computer should know if the pedal is pressed necessarily right?
just if 2-3 of the wheels are spinning and 1-2 are decellerating faster than the others and about to lock up it gives the pulse.
Blah sorry for useless babble at end, tomorrow I'll check on the brake light switch thing but if anybody has any bright ideas I'd appreciate it.
Thanks
-Sam
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