Escaped an accident, brakes question

[stezo2k]

Hi guys, i was just coming back from work in the rain tonight going about 35-40mph and this bloody nissan infront of me decides to suddenly emergency brake for the zebra crossing, anyway i emergency braked and my brakes decide to lock up and i was literally 1cm away from him. i thought i was gunna crash into him tbh it **** me up to be fair

anyway my question is, is it possible to add ABS to a MK4? im not very technical when it comes to cars so be nice
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[kriso]

All mk4s come with ABS mate

 

[nam]

All mk4s come with ABS mate

Yea i thought they did, test them mate, slam on and if it work the pedal will judder as it works.

 

[veezee]

Lucky you, yours pulled you up in time -_-

Front bumper got knackered this morning, some twat in a Passat decided to emergency brake when he saw the light turn YELLOW. Was following at a good distance, but the road was slippery and car couldn't quite stop in time.

Ah well, finally an excuse to fork out to have the facelift bumper sprayed and fitted.

 

[stezo2k]

Yea i thought they did, test them mate, slam on and if it work the pedal will judder as it works.

sweet, must of been the car skidding in that case. i cant believe i managed to skid doing around 35mph. i must have crap breaks =p i'll have to test em out cheers

sorry to hear about your bumper veezee, at least youve got an excuse for a new facelift one i still havent finished spraying mine. its a good job really just incase i went into the back of the fella
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[veezee]

It wouldn't have been so bad, just the car took all the hit on the central grille piece, rammed it back, spread the "hole" its in, made the two side grille bits pop out

The Passat had the worlds lightest scratch, was ridiculous. At least emergency braking for a crossing could be justified if someone ran out or something. DW anyway, parents wanted a christmas idea

Kwik Fit have got a good deal on their brake checks at the moment - have one done, and your car is entitled to free pads and shoes for as long as you own it.

 

[T. Spark]

Afriad not. Not all MK4 came with ABS as standard.

Early 02 plate 1.2 S models didnt...

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/seat/ibiza-2002.aspx?page=7 <--- See here.

On a side note, no idea what the 1.2 chill is Never heard of it.

Im afriad, ive not answered your question, but hopefully you can see if you did slide, or simply dont have ABS.

 

[veezee]

Afriad not. Not all MK4 came with ABS as standard.

Early 02 plate 1.2 S models didnt...

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/seat/ibiza-2002.aspx?page=7 <--- See here.

On a side note, no idea what the 1.2 chill is Never heard of it.

Im afriad, ive not answered your question, but hopefully you can see if you did slide, or simply dont have ABS.

I simply don't have it then, mines one of the very few 1.2 S around, 02 plated as well. Explains a lot, no rumble in the pedal on harsh braking.

Thanks for the info T.Spark. Depsite it's foibles, I'm a big fan of my car - I'm thinking when I buy my next car, it'll be a five door with a bigger engine. That's a while off...like when I get a full time place somewhere.

 

[Marc_4]

ABS Kicking in (y0) feels like the car skidding but its just the Pedal Vibrating

 

[m0rk]

it's possible that you do have ABS, but the brakes were so ineffective that they didn't lock up

 

[mark90]

all mk 4s DO NOT have ABS...my early 2003 1.2 had not ABS....
my 2004 1.2 does have it scared the out of me first time it kicked in....thought it broke somethin

 

[stezo2k]

Afriad not. Not all MK4 came with ABS as standard.

Early 02 plate 1.2 S models didnt...

Ah cheers for the info

Mines an early 2003 5dr S so hopefully im fine but that website only says ABS was optional til the end of '02, doesnt say if it was standard afterwards on the S. does anybody know?
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[st10587]

you can stop a car quicker with out ABS then one with if you know what your doing

not trying to sound old or anything but maybe you were a little to close to him to start with? maybe give a extra gap as the roads are really greasy and slippy atm

 

[Fl@pper]

scared the out of me first time it kicked in....thought it broke somethin

all too common a statement unfortunately and you wouldn't believe how many people experience it for the first time and actualy let their foot OFF the pedal

first thing i made my old man do when he got his first abs car was to take him round the trading estate quiet and show him the difference and what it does and to keep pushing against it etc

30mph brake test we did he was 1/2 the distance when we finished

you can stop a car quicker with out ABS then one with if you know what your doing
not trying to sound old or anything but maybe you were a little to close to him to start with? maybe give a extra gap as the roads are really greasy and slippy atm

back in the days of proper cars and decent roads

ahh heaven that was

 

[stezo2k]

you can stop a car quicker with out ABS then one with if you know what your doing

not trying to sound old or anything but maybe you were a little to close to him to start with? maybe give a extra gap as the roads are really greasy and slippy atm

hmmm thats interesting, makes me wonder if i do have ABS 'cos it did take longer to stop than usual, even in the rain/drizzle

to be honest im usually quite generous witth gaps unless somebody cuts me up, ive got into the habit of a 2 second gap as i did with him, he must of been doing about 40ish when he emerengcy stopped so i spose that didnt help much

 

[bobmcgod]

I had smoke off of my tires once under extreme braking. Guessing my 03 ibiza doesn't have abs then.

 

[T. Spark]

No, it doesnt. I used to own a 04 plate 1.2 SX and that did have, however, back in the day Mike @ JBS used to also own a 1.2 on a 04 plate. He didnt have ABS from memory, which is how I know not all 1.2's did

I know this doesnt answer your question but atleast you know now one way or another.

 

[st10587]

i think its only facelift 1.2's that have ABS. my 02 plate one didnt

 

[stezo2k]

is it possible to get ABS fitted if i havent got it?
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[m0rk]

is it possible to get ABS fitted if i havent got it?

technically yes, but given the price of 1.2's it's nowhere near worth it