injuneer7
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| posted on 9/6/20 at 05:13 PM |
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ABS
Can anyone tell me please, if there is a testing requirement to have ABS if your donor vehicle/components were fitted with it.
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 9/6/20 at 05:52 PM |
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as far as I remember, not if it has been completely removed. ie no sensors / wiring. but the hubs may retain their teeth.
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injuneer7
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| posted on 9/6/20 at 06:02 PM |
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Cheers mate. I hope I can retain my teeth as well!
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 9/6/20 at 07:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by injuneer7
Cheers mate. I hope I can retain my teeth as well!
car/teeth joke, well it was only a minor dent
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fregis
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| posted on 9/6/20 at 08:29 PM |
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i dont think.
p.s. sorry wrong post  can delete
[Edited on 9/6/20 by fregis]
Never be afraid to do what you are insolvent, remember: amateurs built the ark - Professionals built the Titanic.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 06:29 AM |
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On a different note, I assume on a factory tin top that had ABS, if you junk all that cr&p, poke out the ABS light and re-plumb it. That will be
fine for MOT? Obviously would tell the insurance too.
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steve m
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 07:44 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
On a different note, I assume on a factory tin top that had ABS, if you junk all that cr&p, poke out the ABS light and re-plumb it. That will be
fine for MOT? Obviously would tell the insurance too.
I think that if a system was originally fitted, then it has to be there and working, like Catalysts and fog lights, as ive had failures on both a long
time ago
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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injuneer7
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 08:03 AM |
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I kind of assumed it would be ok if you'd stripped out the guts of it. IVA manual doesn't specifically call for it.
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SJ
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 08:05 AM |
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quote:
On a different note, I assume on a factory tin top that had ABS, if you junk all that cr&p, poke out the ABS light and re-plumb it. That will be
fine for MOT? Obviously would tell the insurance too.
It used to be 20 years ago.
I had to get my car through an MOT with an ABS sensor out, and as MOT testers didn't test ABS it was just a matter of making sure a warning
light wasn't showing.
Could have changed now though.
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steve m
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 08:40 AM |
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Both Mr Whippy and myself were referring to tintops, not kit cars
To retro fit an ABS system on a kit or self build car, would mean extensive costly experiments to make sure it worked
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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SJ
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 08:43 AM |
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quote:
Both Mr Whippy and myself were referring to tintops, not kit cars
To retro fit an ABS system on a kit or self build car, would mean extensive costly experiments to make sure it worked
steve
Me too
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 08:44 AM |
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Can't do that now as the test includes a check that if ABS is fitted, it is self-testing correctly (and self-test is done at key-on and shown by
the lamp lighting up and then going out).
If it's an older car I think they may not notice an ABS light not coming on, but as time goes on that's going to become more and more
rare.
I don't think they test for activation on the rollers though.
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injuneer7
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| posted on 10/6/20 at 02:14 PM |
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Thanks for the comments everyone. Saw the ref to testing in the manual but thought it might have almost airbag status. I hate ABS on all cars, so
it's getting binned.
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