Failed Rego! WTF??

sleekism · 18-09-2008, 08:06 AM

Well my mrs went to get my car registered and it failed because my ABS doesn't work shown by the ABS and Traction control lights on. The then charged $80 to plug a laptop in to say ABS doesnn't work and it'll cost $2000 to fix the problem.

I thought this was BS so I pulled the dash out to remove the ABS and TC bulbs but for some BS Ford reason I can't remove the bulbs from the back.

What do I do I'm already ****ed off that I'm paying more for a Green Slip than I do in Comprehensive Insurance.

RG · 18-09-2008, 08:08 AM

Get the ABS fixed seems like a good solution to me.

troppo · 18-09-2008, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell

Get the ABS fixed seems like a good solution to me.

That's just crazy enough to work

GTP owner · 18-09-2008, 08:22 AM

Fix the problem you clown!
It's too late after the crash to think,"oh maybe i should have had it fixed"

LTDterri · 18-09-2008, 08:35 AM

maybe you can't remove the bulbs to stop people trying to do what you are trying to do !...Fix the ABS sleekism, I know it's expensive but it may save your life....

sleekism · 18-09-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by LTDterri

maybe you can't remove the bulbs to stop people trying to do what you are trying to do !...Fix the ABS sleekism, I know it's expensive but it may save your life....

Yeah I will just pull 2 grand out my a$$

My XE and Laser never had ABS. Why do I need ABS?

GTP owner · 18-09-2008, 08:47 AM

You need abs because that is what the car was designed and complied with. The abs may not be working because a sensor has come loose. I will say it again - it is too late once the sensor has jammed in a brake rotor and locked one wheel! I am not saying that is the cause in your case, but just fix it. If you can't afford to fix it, sell the car and buy one you can afford to fix.

RG · 18-09-2008, 08:48 AM

Because when your car was built Ford put it there. Ever thought about finding out exactly what is wrong and going to the wreckers?

Seriously if you can't afford the repairs and maintenance then you can't really afford the car can you.

Is it worth going to prison over if you do have a serious accident because of it?

LTDterri · 18-09-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by sleekism

Yeah I will just pull 2 grand out my a$$

My XE and Laser never had ABS. Why do I need ABS?

Sorry to hear that's your attitude, maybe you should have kept the XE

BIGJB · 18-09-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by sleekism

I thought this was BS so I pulled the dash out to remove the ABS and TC bulbs but for some BS Ford reason I can't remove the bulbs from the back.

What the hell is it with you guys. If it's broken fix it. Yes its a pain in the a$$ when
s... goes wrong. Yes we all hate forking out money on fixing problems that arise instead
of spending our hard earned on the mods we want. But it happens to all of us.
Just fix it. It's a safety item in this case. It's because of people who do dodgy s... like you
are talking about that the rest of us get such a hard time with authorities with our modified cars.
Not to mention that if your abs isn't working than the brakes on your car aren't working
to there full potential. If you try to dodgy this up than you are putting yourself and the
rest of us at risk by having the un roadworthy vehicle on the road.
As has already been said if you can't afford to fix it you can't afford to own.
So sell it and buy a push bike that way your dodgy fix solutions will only endanger yourself.

RG · 18-09-2008, 09:17 AM

Look http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-AU-ABS-M...QQcmdZViewItem
An AU ABS module with Trac control for $185 change over.

duaned · 18-09-2008, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by sleekism

Yeah I will just pull 2 grand out my a$$

My XE and Laser never had ABS. Why do I need ABS?

Remind me to never drive in front of you!

Keepleft · 18-09-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sleekism

Well my mrs went to get my car registered and it failed because my ABS doesn't work shown by the ABS and Traction control lights on. The then charged $80 to plug a laptop in to say ABS doesnn't work and it'll cost $2000 to fix the problem.

Fees fees fees, sounds like a bank!

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I thought this was BS so I pulled the dash out to remove the ABS and TC bulbs but for some BS Ford reason I can't remove the bulbs from the back.

The fees or the fault? Eitherway, don't disable the system, think of the children, the trees.

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[What do I do I'm already ****ed off that I'm paying more for a Green Slip than I do in Comprehensive Insurance.

Owch! Don't you just love doling out $$?!

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Look http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-AU-ABS-M...QQcmdZViewItem
An AU ABS module with Trac control for $185 change over.

Good find!

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Originally Posted by ddarby

Remind me to never drive in front of you!

This presumes he taillgates, and
that you are in a habit of brake-testing? (Yes, your humouring him I know. I hope!)

RG · 18-09-2008, 09:37 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ford-fairmont...QQcmdZViewItem
Look even cheaper at $100!!!!!!!

private9 · 18-09-2008, 09:42 AM

Just get it fixed mate, but not at that place! 2k is half of what a 99 Ghia is worth, and they're just taking you for a ride.

68XTFairmont · 18-09-2008, 09:49 AM

Do your Mrs and perhaps kids ride in this car???

Brakes are an important part of safety that should under no circumstances be bodged up. If Traction control wasn't working fair enough ya can live without that, we all lived without it since the invention of the motor vehicle.

Don't take a chance on ya families life over money no matter how broke ya get.

RJO89 · 18-09-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by 68XTFairmont

Brakes are an important part of safety that should under no circumstances be bodged up.

Probably THE most important part of safety!!!

I agree with everyone else on this entire forum when they say, just get it fixed. Not many cars nowadays come without ABS, and there's a reason for it.

davez104 · 18-09-2008, 10:02 AM

I fully agree with you all, he needs to get it fixed rather than dodgey it up. But a lot of the replies seem to be pointing towards ABS being the "be all and end all" in brakes. A half decent driver without ABS will out out brake the same car with ABS thats had the pedal thumped to the floor.

I'll sit back now and see whos cage I've rattled.

Dave.

Fev · 18-09-2008, 10:50 AM

Get it fixed, i had a mate who had the same problem, just paid the bloke who was doin the greenslip to overlook it.. 3 months later he wrote the car off because some d-head pulled out in front of him from an off street and he t-boned the guy, although even if he did have abs he couldnt have done anything anyway but.. kharma!

sleekism · 18-09-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by private9

Just get it fixed mate, but not at that place! 2k is half of what a 99 Ghia is worth, and they're just taking you for a ride.

Thankyou that is what I have been waiting to here. I really wanted to know whether they were taking my mrs for a ride.
2k is BS when I can buy a e-series with 12 months rego for that much. I'm largely annoyed because I have seen some absolute rusts buckets pass rego that couldn't outbreak an oil tanker.

Fev · 18-09-2008, 10:57 AM

i'd be assuming that price would include labour though. How hard of a job is it?

GORDZ · 18-09-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by davez104

I fully agree with you all, he needs to get it fixed rather than dodgey it up. But a lot of the replies seem to be pointing towards ABS being the "be all and end all" in brakes. A half decent driver without ABS will out out brake the same car with ABS thats had the pedal thumped to the floor.

I'll sit back now and see whos cage I've rattled.

Dave.

Totally with you on that post dave. When i need to stop the ute, I find myself toying with the pedal to avoid ABS coming on anyway... ABS never feels like it slows me down faster

sleekism · 18-09-2008, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

i'd be assuming that price would include labour though. How hard of a job is it?

Nope mrs quoted 2k just for parts.

No idea how hard job is but if I don't get rego soon I will likely be forced to drive to work unregistered which I really don't want to do as my uncle drove an unreg car into a Merc and spent 10 years paying for it.

I don't know what to do. It's a 3 hour walk to work and I have pushbiked twice and both times my bike got stolen.

I have about 1k in cash. So apart for getting it fixed for that price the only other solution is to buy a registered car which is madness!!

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RG · 18-09-2008, 12:12 PM

My god, 2k in parts would literally replace every singe brake component you have. Try a decent brake shop, you may get lucky and find that it is just the module or an electrical fault.

Abacus · 18-09-2008, 12:15 PM

A new ABS module is around the $2,000 mark.

Wreckers seem to sell second hand ones for $400-$500.

Don't buy one of Ebay unless youi know exactly what you are getting. There are a few different types in the AUs and they are not interchangeable.

Get someone who knows what they are doing to check out the codes. It could be the a sensor, but if both ABS and TC lights are on it is possible the ABS/TC valve in the ABS module is the problem, in which case a 2nd hand module is the way to go.

irlewy86 · 18-09-2008, 12:15 PM

Phoneworthy?

TE50pilot · 18-09-2008, 12:21 PM

Mate I assume the ABS light on the dash is on. I had this on my EL once and it turned out to be the fuse. I just pulled it out removed some crap off the terminals and away she went and still worked when I got rid of it years later.
Now we all assume these reputable mechanics check all thse but they may hve missed it so have a look yourself. Remove and check fuse if it's ok clean the terminals and reinstall and see what happens. Couldn't hurt.

Cheers

troppo · 18-09-2008, 12:30 PM

I had to get an ABS sensor replaced about 6 months ago after the light on the dash kept coming on. Cost about $180 from memory.

XR06T · 18-09-2008, 12:48 PM

does the abs actually work?

sleekism · 18-09-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TE50pilot

Mate I assume the ABS light on the dash is on. I had this on my EL once and it turned out to be the fuse. I just pulled it out removed some crap off the terminals and away she went and still worked when I got rid of it years later.
Now we all assume these reputable mechanics check all thse but they may hve missed it so have a look yourself. Remove and check fuse if it's ok clean the terminals and reinstall and see what happens. Couldn't hurt.

Cheers

I checked the ABS fuse and it's fine but for some reason I can't even pull the fuse out as well as the ones next to it after pulling with all my strength.

The ABS doesn't work though strangely TC does sometimes (powers back the engine).

The codes were checked and apparently the module was bad but when my mrs said she was guna go to the wreckers they steered her from that and tried to push her to getting a new one.