How to easily turn off the ABS light permanently

[deermagnet]

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[johnnyapollo]

You must not need an emissions sticker - here in Atlanta your VX would pull a code and fail the emissions. At least that's what I've been led to believe. Those of you thinking about doing this had better check local regulations if there's an inspection involved.

-- John

[Tone]

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[Thejerseyfish]

Could that possibly throw a code for emissions? Isn't that wire just a relay from the brains to the light telling it to trun on? Where and how would emissions come into play there?

[psychos2]

Could that possibly throw a code for emissions? Isn't that wire just a relay from the brains to the light telling it to trun on? Where and how would emissions come into play there?

If the light is on there is a problem with the abs it will throw a code. If the light is disconnected and there is a problem with the abs it will still throw a code. When they do an emission test they hook it up to a computer and check for codes. Some states may require the abs to be working properly, and you will fail the inspection. shawn

[johnnyapollo]

What Shawn said - here in Atlanta pretty much any code will cause you to fail emissions because the shop won't continue doing the inspection until the code is cleared - it's not that it's part of emissions, but that it's causing a code to appear. My thought was more general in that many states require a general safety inspection, where an ABS light would most likely cause a failure due to safety concerns. That's why I said you should check the local inspection regs.

-- John