Technical Installing ABS to a non ABS car

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Technical Installing ABS to a non ABS car

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The major drawback in my B, is that it is not fitted with ABS. At first I didn't care but driving fast and braking hard wears the front tyres very quickly. Does anyone know if it is possible to install ABS now, since the car is designed to have it as an extra option?
Many thanks ;)
 
Hi
You will need to get your hands on an old cheap B with ABS or a crashed one as the list of parts you will need are going to be long. It can be done !!

I have the same kind of thing with air con, I would like to add it to my B but I need to get a crash B with aircon, its the only way to do it.

Doc Orange peel
 
Oh, i see... well i kind of imagined it wouldnt be that easy, since prior to this post I called the local Fiat dealer's garage and asked, receiving a negative responce.
Cheers Doc Orange peel ;)
 
Maybe a daft question, but unless you test it on slippery surface, how do you know whether the model you've got has ABS? Mine skidded pretty good this year in the snow, so assume t isn't fitted but the dash still has a warning light (never lit).
 
Oh, i see... well i kind of imagined it wouldnt be that easy, since prior to this post I called the local Fiat dealer's garage and asked, receiving a negative responce.
Cheers Doc Orange peel ;)

They're still laughing now aren't they?

Maybe invest in a trackday with instructor.. You will learn to drive fast without locking up and wasting your tyres. It will be a whole lot cheaper than trying to retro-fit ABS and I'd imagine the experience will be much more enjoyable too.
 
Easiest way to check whether you have ABS is look under the bonnet!!
There will be an aluminium block with brake pipes coming out of the top of it in the top right of the engine bay:)
 
They're still laughing now aren't they?

Maybe invest in a trackday with instructor.. You will learn to drive fast without locking up and wasting your tyres. It will be a whole lot cheaper than trying to retro-fit ABS and I'd imagine the experience will be much more enjoyable too.

Driving fast is actually better with NO ABS.
The only reason I wanted to look into the possibility of ABS was to avoid wheel lock = tire wear when stupid idiots block your way.
Part exchanging my B for another just for the ABS is no good for me cause finding another with 2x Airbags and A/C is hard. Plus, I ve spent quite a bit on this one, so i ll stick with Absent Blocking System(y)
 
You have 2x Airbags and A/C but no ABS, what a funny Barchetta build set-up. It could have been a demo car or something like that.

Heh! :D True!
From all the options available its only missing the leather seats and ABS. If it was a demo car, then someone has swapped out my leathers!!:devil:
What are the chances that it has ABS but it just doesn't work? :idea:
 
be careful retro fitting ABS.remember years ago a guy did a lotus cartlon replica on and fitted ABS.
got it wrong and it threw itself off the motorway in an emergency brake!

I wont do it but thanks for the advice (y)
 
Sounds like the Barchetta ABS ;)

If you dont keep the wheel sensors clean the ABS on the B can do some strange things if you slam the brakes on at speed.

If you get a change in a safe location, I would test your ABS under full braking at speed as you dont want to find out something is wrong when you really need it.

(y)
 
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