How to : Switch for ABS
First off I'm not responsible....... You know how it goes.
The reason I did this on my last vehicle and this one is because I find subaru's abs to be to sensitive in snow and even loose gravel, and I also like having some fun with the brakes in certain situations, so I setup a switch to deactivate the abs without having to pull the fuse all the time.
In my last vehicle (2001 RS) I was able to turn it on and off without issues. In my forester (2004 XT 5spd) it turns off with the switch, but you need to turn off the vehicle and start it again to reactivate it.
Parts needed:
1. 2 fuses. - One mini fuse to replace the one on the fuse panel (Any size becuase it's going to be popped anyways)
- One 30amp (green)so you still have a safe fused link
2. Inline fuse holder. You can get one for the mini fuses or the regualar ATO size. The 30 amp fuse you buy will have to be the rigth size (Pic 1 & 2)
3. On/off switch. I pulled one out of a old computer power supply. (Pic 3 & 4)
4. 22 gauge wire.
5. Electric tape
6. Soldering supplies to conect eveything together.
How to:
First well connect everything togdether then we'll move on to the vehicle to install it.
1. Get your mini fuse and with a small drill bit drill where it's circled in red to break the connection and make the fuse popped. (Pic 5)
2. Take out some wire and solder it up like my diagram (Mad MS paint skills) in Pic 9.
3. You can do this first or save it for last, but the hardest part to solder will be the little connections on the popped fuse. The ones I had, had the pins sticking out the top (Barely). I melted away a bit of plastic and soldered my wires on. (Pic 6)
4. Once everything is connected take out the electric tape and cover all the metal connections including the top of the fuse that's going to be instaled in the vehicle.
Moving on to the vehicle.
1. With the vehicle off pull out the coin tray and pull the fuse marked ABS. Sorry for the bad pic but it's 1 in the morning and there a ice storm outside. (Pic 7)
2. Start vehicle and verify you have the 2 light circled lit up to say you don't have ABS. (Pic 8)
3. If you pulled the right fuse stop the vehicle and put your broken fuse in place of the one you just pulled out.
4. Make sure the switch is on and start vehicle again. If you did it right you should have ABS (No lights lit). With the vehicle still running turn the switch off, and the 2 lights for ABS should turn on. If so you did it right.
All thats left is to pull a empty switch cover (Next to the cruise switch) and make your hole for your switch and pass the wires behind the dash. you should be able to do this without accually removing the lower dash panel.
Enjoy.
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First off I'm not responsible....... You know how it goes.
The reason I did this on my last vehicle and this one is because I find subaru's abs to be to sensitive in snow and even loose gravel, and I also like having some fun with the brakes in certain situations, so I setup a switch to deactivate the abs without having to pull the fuse all the time.
In my last vehicle (2001 RS) I was able to turn it on and off without issues. In my forester (2004 XT 5spd) it turns off with the switch, but you need to turn off the vehicle and start it again to reactivate it.
Parts needed:
1. 2 fuses. - One mini fuse to replace the one on the fuse panel (Any size becuase it's going to be popped anyways)
- One 30amp (green)so you still have a safe fused link
2. Inline fuse holder. You can get one for the mini fuses or the regualar ATO size. The 30 amp fuse you buy will have to be the rigth size (Pic 1 & 2)
3. On/off switch. I pulled one out of a old computer power supply. (Pic 3 & 4)
4. 22 gauge wire.
5. Electric tape
6. Soldering supplies to conect eveything together.
How to:
First well connect everything togdether then we'll move on to the vehicle to install it.
1. Get your mini fuse and with a small drill bit drill where it's circled in red to break the connection and make the fuse popped. (Pic 5)
2. Take out some wire and solder it up like my diagram (Mad MS paint skills) in Pic 9.
3. You can do this first or save it for last, but the hardest part to solder will be the little connections on the popped fuse. The ones I had, had the pins sticking out the top (Barely). I melted away a bit of plastic and soldered my wires on. (Pic 6)
4. Once everything is connected take out the electric tape and cover all the metal connections including the top of the fuse that's going to be instaled in the vehicle.
Moving on to the vehicle.
1. With the vehicle off pull out the coin tray and pull the fuse marked ABS. Sorry for the bad pic but it's 1 in the morning and there a ice storm outside. (Pic 7)
2. Start vehicle and verify you have the 2 light circled lit up to say you don't have ABS. (Pic 8)
3. If you pulled the right fuse stop the vehicle and put your broken fuse in place of the one you just pulled out.
4. Make sure the switch is on and start vehicle again. If you did it right you should have ABS (No lights lit). With the vehicle still running turn the switch off, and the 2 lights for ABS should turn on. If so you did it right.
All thats left is to pull a empty switch cover (Next to the cruise switch) and make your hole for your switch and pass the wires behind the dash. you should be able to do this without accually removing the lower dash panel.
Enjoy.
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