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sperry · 2002-12-30, 10:24 AM

Hey Khail, remember that ABS problem I had...

Well, it turns out... that little side fuse panel below and to the right of the panel in the dash... well, 2 of the slots are for spares, and the other two are for the ABS and somthing else... that fuse I yanked to replace the dash lighting one I blew was for the ABS.

So, there was nothing bad with the ABS... there's just 2 fuses for it, and I yanked one of them.

The crazy thing... at low speeds on snow and ice, the ABS totally sucks compared to having it off. Subaru needs to install speed sensative ABS, basically turn it off or scale it down at lower speeds. In snow and gravel, the car will slide to a stop a lot faster than it does under ABS braking!

I wonder how hard it'd be to retro-fit a Ford ABS system into a Subaru...

2002-12-30, 10:24 AM	#19
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Hey Khail, remember that ABS problem I had... Well, it turns out... that little side fuse panel below and to the right of the panel in the dash... well, 2 of the slots are for spares, and the other two are for the ABS and somthing else... that fuse I yanked to replace the dash lighting one I blew was for the ABS. So, there was nothing bad with the ABS... there's just 2 fuses for it, and I yanked one of them. The crazy thing... at low speeds on snow and ice, the ABS totally sucks compared to having it off. Subaru needs to install speed sensative ABS, basically turn it off or scale it down at lower speeds. In snow and gravel, the car will slide to a stop a lot faster than it does under ABS braking! I wonder how hard it'd be to retro-fit a Ford ABS system into a Subaru... __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?