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Abs/brake light/no speedo. Had abs module rebuilt, no chang

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Re: Abs/brake light/no speedo. Had abs module rebuilt, no c

Post by jblackburn »

Yep - then it will be on the left side of the steering wheel.

This is the piece you would be after.

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Post by 2k2wranglerx »

jblackburn wrote:Yep - then it will be on the left side of the steering wheel.

This is the piece you would be after.

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what do i do when i get to it? lol. does that usually go bad or is it usually the connections to it?

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BTW, i owe ya a beer for the help. if this was a jeep i'd be golden, but the volvo quirks are new to me.

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Post by jblackburn »

The internal contacts in the switch itself fail - you'd need a new one if that were the case.

So you're not throwing away $50 at a part you don't need (yet), try fiddling with the key once the car is started first to see if your ABS module starts working. You can really change the switch out at any time if it is that.

I'm through with Jeeps - at the rate my dad's '05 Liberty is falling apart, I'd never buy a new one. They finally did themselves in when they discontinued the old 4.0 and the models that went along with it. If I end up moving up north in the future, I'll be getting a good old Cherokee like we used to have :D
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Post by 2k2wranglerx »

jblackburn wrote:The internal contacts in the switch itself fail - you'd need a new one if that were the case.

So you're not throwing away $50 at a part you don't need (yet), try fiddling with the key once the car is started first to see if your ABS module starts working. You can really change the switch out at any time if it is that.

I'm through with Jeeps - at the rate my dad's '05 Liberty is falling apart, I'd never buy a new one. They finally did themselves in when they discontinued the old 4.0 and the models that went along with it. If I end up moving up north in the future, I'll be getting a good old Cherokee like we used to have :D
i've had 21 jeeps... lol. everything from a 46 CJ2a to my wife's current 07 wrangler and my 99 wrangler

here's my wife's current daily driver (and why i bought the volvo, it's tough to get a kids seat in the back of this)

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and my crawler (1 ton axles, 40's, 4.5 stroker, etc)

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and she hates driving my truck... so i bought her the volvo for a DD. i should have passed on this one. I didn't realize how much was wrong with it. But it's just some parts and my labor... still kinda sucks though lol

thanks for the help man! i'll play with it today!

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Post by 2k2wranglerx »

ok, so matt boo is awesome and sent me a module to "try" well my speedo is back (like it was before i had mine rebuilt from another place) but i still have the lights.

what's my next step? what should i try next?

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