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ripnbst
10-22-2007, 01:10 PM
I am not sure if my S13 SE has ABS or not. Is there something on the brakes where it should say ABS or anything like that? I havent even looked at them yet but I have absolutely stomped my brake pedal and they dont lock up. However I also dont feel ABS kicking in like locking then not, then locking then not, you guys know how ABS works. My car just stops real hard but real smooth, I get no feedback from my pedal either, I think my brakes just flat out suck but I wanna know if I've got ABS or not.

MURPHY
10-22-2007, 01:14 PM
in you engine bay do you see this?

w/e idk where a pic is

its a big abs junction box on passenger side with multiple brake lines coming out

projectRDM
10-22-2007, 01:17 PM
So you want a group of people who've never seen your car to tell you if it has ABS?

Is there an ABS actuator under the hood? An ABS warning light in the cluster? ABS wheel sensors mounted on the front spindles? ABS sensor fitted into the front snout of the diff? ABS control unit behind the driverside rear quarter panel trim? Two hardlines instead of three exiting the brake master cylinder?

Anything to confirm to yourself without making one of us drive to your house and look for you?

adrians_s13
10-22-2007, 01:19 PM
in you engine bay do you see this?

w/e idk where a pic is

its a big abs junction box on passenger side with multiple brake lines coming out
yea... what he said...

top right part of the picture
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c298/guillermoe/pic03.jpg

Dream240
10-22-2007, 01:26 PM
I am not sure if my S13 SE has ABS or not. Is there something on the brakes where it should say ABS or anything like that? I havent even looked at them yet but I have absolutely stomped my brake pedal and they dont lock up. However I also dont feel ABS kicking in like locking then not, then locking then not, you guys know how ABS works. My car just stops real hard but real smooth, I get no feedback from my pedal either, I think my brakes just flat out suck but I wanna know if I've got ABS or not.

Okay so you're car stops really hard but smooth....and the brakes suck??? How hard are you really mashing the pedal? Have you had any near misses yet? THAT is the ultimate test for the "auto-tech impaired". <===YOU

And I'm not talking about the typical, hit the brakes to stop from going through a re-llow light. I'm talking about the two footed mashing, pucker your ass cheeks, teeth gritting, heart stopping, braking that you would make to avoid colliding with that asshole that merges right in front of you doing 45 while you're doing 75.

Try that and then you'll know if you have ABS or not......

But then again you might die......then it won't really matter, will it.

Or you could just listen to Russ, he knows what he's talking about.