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Enjin
09-26-2008, 01:47 PM
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I am looking at this site, but really, I have no idea how to tell if my car is abs or not.

I thought that 4 lug was 4 lug, didn't matter... what's the difference?

Koopa Troopa
09-26-2008, 01:49 PM
Pop your hood and see if you have ABS....

Z33dori
09-26-2008, 01:50 PM
big huge metal box right next to your wiper motor

dori_sil8t
09-26-2008, 01:53 PM
why dont u ask ur car?
abs rotors are bigger
like stated above ull see the abs unit beside the wiper motor
two lines coming out of the master cylinder

nismo tuned s14
09-26-2008, 01:55 PM
Slam on your brakes and see if you slide.

Z33dori
09-26-2008, 01:59 PM
Slam on your brakes and see if you slide.

make sure your on and empty road...

i told a kid this and he tried to do it in the middle of traffic and almost hit some old guy in a caddy...

roboticnissan
09-26-2008, 02:01 PM
drive your car slam on your brakes see what happens

silentstyle1
09-26-2008, 02:15 PM
1) slam on your brakes
2) check for the abs box
3) look for the abs light on your dash.
4)search vin

xplicit240
09-26-2008, 02:21 PM
well if your car works out and does sit ups. it should have ABS. if it does nothin all day and eats chips then it wont have ABS.

other wise look in your engine bay =)

all try slamming on your brakes =)

IIIXziuR
09-26-2008, 02:33 PM
Yeah easiest way is looking for the ABS unit under the hood

Smurf_240SX
09-26-2008, 03:37 PM
well if your car works out and does sit ups. it should have ABS. if it does nothin all day and eats chips then it wont have ABS.

other wise look in your engine bay =)

all try slamming on your brakes =)


hahahaha Hilarious :keke:

ZenkiCam
09-26-2008, 03:49 PM
dont only s14 SE's Have ABS?

Def
09-26-2008, 04:00 PM
S13 had it too.

xkamikazestormx
09-26-2008, 04:06 PM
s13s ahd it too but not all s14 SEs have them

projectRDM
09-26-2008, 04:52 PM
dont only s14 SE's Have ABS?

Horrible. ABS was an option only, included with VLSD. So to properly word that, most S14 SEs do not have ABS. Base models it's even more rare to have since it was only offered in 1995. 96-98 US market base models were never offered with ABS.

nismo tuned s14
09-26-2008, 04:59 PM
make sure your on and empty road...

i told a kid this and he tried to do it in the middle of traffic and almost hit some old guy in a caddy...

Lol. You would think that would go without saying.

allntrlundrgrnd
09-26-2008, 05:06 PM
please dont tell people to slam on their brakes. if you cant tell, you shouldnt be driving.

android lookin thing in back left=abs

http://www.taq-freaks.com/seibi/image/07-04-01_10-46-00.jpg

I10cruiser
09-26-2008, 05:11 PM
88 rotors would probably give you a better deal on brakes and rotors . .imho gl

Enjin
09-26-2008, 05:16 PM
cool I will call and talk to them.

that big android looking thing? HELLLZZ NO do NOT have it.

the reason I ask is because the car was owned by a former TUNER!!!, where he removed most of the things from the engine bay.

ZX88
09-26-2008, 05:17 PM
abs light in the gauge cluster.

Def
09-26-2008, 06:31 PM
cool I will call and talk to them.

that big android looking thing? HELLLZZ NO do NOT have it.

the reason I ask is because the car was owned by a former TUNER!!!, where he removed most of the things from the engine bay.

A TUNER?!?!?! NO WAI!!! :s101::hide:

LayNLow
09-26-2008, 06:48 PM
Damn son, for realz? I thought you were better than this. You sadden me Mr H. But if you need some non abs rotors to compare to ill swing by when your free.

SlideWell
09-26-2008, 06:52 PM
ebay rotors? no way, dont do it man. look how fuckin thin they are, pencil dick thin... you can find better for the same price with calipers. im talkin oem nissan products, skyline, silvia etc brakes.

projectRDM
09-26-2008, 07:10 PM
ebay rotors? no way, dont do it man. look how fuckin thin they are, pencil dick thin... you can find better for the same price with calipers. im talkin oem nissan products, skyline, silvia etc brakes.

Technically they can't be any thinner than OE, the pads would fall out. They may be a lower grade material or warped/cut poorly, but that's it.

SlideWell
09-26-2008, 08:30 PM
Technically they can't be any thinner than OE, the pads would fall out. They may be a lower grade material or warped/cut poorly, but that's it.

i guess im just used to my gtr brakes :)

s13pignose
09-26-2008, 10:13 PM
Horrible. ABS was an option only, included with VLSD. So to properly word that, most S14 SEs do not have ABS. Base models it's even more rare to have since it was only offered in 1995. 96-98 US market base models were never offered with ABS.


Alright tell me this my car I think is registered as an se. Has oem spoiler and sunroof, but has all basemodel solid grey interior with black gauge face. On top of that it has abs. It's a 95. Hope not thread jacking but I feel is related. I had the same question my self when I got my new rotors.

So I'm suppose to have vlsd, even being automatic?

projectRDM
09-26-2008, 10:25 PM
Alright tell me this my car I think is registered as an se. Has oem spoiler and sunroof, but has all basemodel solid grey interior with black gauge face. On top of that it has abs. It's a 95. Hope not thread jacking but I feel is related. I had the same question my self when I got my new rotors.

So I'm suppose to have vlsd, even being automatic?

You're dead certain it has ABS? If so and it's a US model it should have VLSD. I've never seen an open diff with an ABS sensor in the snout. Candaian market cars got VLSD without ABS, but it's unheard of to have the opposite.
Additionally, your car it is NOT an SE. Spoiler could be added (and probably was) at the dealer or aftermarket and the sunroof was an option on both base and SE, it was not standard on either model. An SE would have to also have 5lugs, front lip, foglights, white face gauges, and driverside lumbar support. Not to mention the 6speaker CD system, power antenna, keyless security, and the patterned cloth on the seats/doors. You just have a fully loaded base model, nothing more.

derek_s13
09-27-2008, 01:23 AM
yeah, my car's registered as an LE because my insurance company doesn't give a fuck, but it's an SE.

they don't car what trim level your car is. it's just a fat bitch on a computer clicking Se or LE.

don't go by a fuckin registration man, use your head.

WaNa-DrIft
09-27-2008, 01:58 AM
ABS sucks anyways...i think i have more feel tot he car without it..lol....anyways...who said slam on your brakes..lol you can be in parking and slam your brakes..lol..ok ok nuff said...

WaNa-DrIft
09-27-2008, 01:59 AM
maybe that fat lady have fat fingers..you know...keyboard smashing..lol

yeah, my car's registered as an LE because my insurance company doesn't give a fuck, but it's an SE.

they don't car what trim level your car is. it's just a fat bitch on a computer clicking Se or LE.

don't go by a fuckin registration man, use your head.

heiyuu
09-27-2008, 02:31 AM
look at bmc
2 lines coming out = abs (the 3rd output will be molded in)
3 lines coming out = non abs

Enjin
09-27-2008, 12:39 PM
there we go - thank you sir.

Enjin
09-27-2008, 12:40 PM
and I was considering the company because they had a banner on the forum... good product?

s13pignose
09-27-2008, 03:44 PM
You're dead certain it has ABS? If so and it's a US model it should have VLSD. I've never seen an open diff with an ABS sensor in the snout. Candaian market cars got VLSD without ABS, but it's unheard of to have the opposite.
Additionally, your car it is NOT an SE. Spoiler could be added (and probably was) at the dealer or aftermarket and the sunroof was an option on both base and SE, it was not standard on either model. An SE would have to also have 5lugs, front lip, foglights, white face gauges, and driverside lumbar support. Not to mention the 6speaker CD system, power antenna, keyless security, and the patterned cloth on the seats/doors. You just have a fully loaded base model, nothing more.

By 6 speaker you mean the additional tweeters on the a pillar? If so I have them as well. The factory amp looks to have been bypassed os I took it out a while back. Your probably right about the spoiler. But yeah I'm 4 lug, and didn't have a lip which is why I had to buy one. Also don't have fogs.

Now back to the abs..I have abs...I have the abs light on the dash and the module with the lines running to the master cylinder and what not.

O yeah the first letter of my VIN from left to right is J, if that makes a difference

LayNLow
09-27-2008, 03:48 PM
O yeah the first letter of my VIN from left to right is J, if that makes a difference
http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/facepalm.jpg

projectRDM
09-27-2008, 04:02 PM
By 6 speaker you mean the additional tweeters on the a pillar? If so I have them as well. The factory amp looks to have been bypassed os I took it out a while back. Your probably right about the spoiler. But yeah I'm 4 lug, and didn't have a lip which is why I had to buy one. Also don't have fogs.

Now back to the abs..I have abs...I have the abs light on the dash and the module with the lines running to the master cylinder and what not.

O yeah the first letter of my VIN from left to right is J, if that makes a difference

6speaker CD system was also an option on base models in 1995, forgot to mention that. You basically have a fully loaded base model with a dealer installed spoiler. So if you have ABS you should have VLSD, it was one combined option on US cars.

drftmark
09-27-2008, 04:16 PM
Someone told me to just look at the fuse box and see if the ABS one has a fuse in it.

s13pignose
09-27-2008, 05:04 PM
6speaker CD system was also an option on base models in 1995, forgot to mention that. You basically have a fully loaded base model with a dealer installed spoiler. So if you have ABS you should have VLSD, it was one combined option on US cars.

Lol thats funny lol..fully loaded base model. Wish they woulda threw in the lip, fogs and 5 lug while they were at it, but I take what I can get lol

thanks for clearing that up

projectRDM
09-27-2008, 05:59 PM
Someone told me to just look at the fuse box and see if the ABS one has a fuse in it.

That works too. Any number of these would work, I don't see why it takes two fucking pages to explain it.

Enjin
09-28-2008, 01:07 PM
because this fool wanted to ask if his 6 speaker s14 (vin beginning with J) wanted to ask about his sweet ride too. shit.