also posted this on the brake section but probably get more response here lol . .

yesterday i fitted 2 brake/rear light bulbs . .led 1's
today my ABS light came on,on the way 2 work.
was on when finished work as well
bulbs were cack so put original 1's back in
ABS light still on,,,,,could this be to do with swapping bulbs around or have i got a problem ? and if so,what should i look for ?

fitted new discs and pads and hoses and fluid 6 months ago

cheers in advance
daz

 

I have heard that some ABS systems also monitor the bulbs and flag up any faults there. Had this on my Cav GSI a couple of years ago.

It could also be a loose connector under the rear seat (rear sensors) or the front ones under the bonnet on the inner wings (front sensors). Failing that, a fault/broken sensor. It is fairly easy for a stone to brake off the little peg that protrudes from the sensor towards the ring on the hub.

Hope this help

 

cheers bud
so,it could be a dodgy bulb ?
i'll have a look at the holders
also,rewired o/s reverse light into fog light recently
cuz i got the sti clusters,but that was 3 weeks ago
will also check that connector

thanks 4 that.

 

It's something to do with the LED's having less of a draw on the power than normal bulbs do, so the car picks it up and shows the warning lamp - the capacitor tricks it into thinking there's just normal bulbs in taking the same draw.

I have no idea whether or not the ABS is disabled when the warning lamp is on but I doubt it.

 

u got it bud
replaced leds with originals last night
light was still on
but an hour ago i went out and it was off
all back to normal....

cheers lads