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Yet another HICAS problem, altho mine is alittle different from what ive read. Im driving a R33 S1 non turbo and one fine day the

HICAS light came on the dash and i lost my power stearing. After driving for awhile on the same day, i parked my car at a shopping

centre, walked around for 1 hour +++ and came back and the light was gone. Went home parked my car there for 30 + minutes ..

start my car and the light is there again. My mate asked me to unplug the battery and reset the ECU and i did that but still no luck,

and that same night when i came home i lost my sub woofer. Could this be a wiring problem? Maybe a blown fuse?

Thanks heaps,

Don

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well ive been driving all morning today up till now, the hicas light is off. I'll have check at the power stearing liquid, but i doubt it needs topping up because from the last time i

looked at it which was 2 days ago it was full, but i'll have a look at it again later. Could the subs be a sign of a dying battery ?? Its just weird. Ryan i think ur right, something is

living in my car, my subs just died down, something must be chewing on my wiring. SIGH :D maybe i should sell it .. 50,000 ONO !!! comes with heaps of extra living things in the

car. hahaha

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Too many unknowns, especially if you are having stereo wiring problems at the same time.

General HICAS question.. have you got an aftermarket steering wheel fitted? does the speedo stop working at the same time that the steering gets heavy?

Who installed your sub? where did you/they get power from? has any part of the factory loom been butchered?

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my stearing wheel is still stock and my speedo never stuffed up before since i got the car, altho the horn doesnt work properly, ive to

press it at a certain spot real hard before the horn works. As for the sub, i got it installed at west side audio in cannington almost 6

months ago, the power from my audio system comes from the battery, i dont have another battery powering my audio system. Ive

had wiring problems with my car before just after i bought it but after i installed my audio system i got them to sort it all out and it

seemed okay up till now. So far today ive had no problems with the HICAS, only the subs are softer than they are suppose to be. Im

gonna call up west side audio on monday and book in again, theres a lifetime warranty on my audio system if there's any problem so

probably have them look at it. The only problem im having before this was that 2 of my brake lights doesnt light up when i switch on

my head lights, only the outter 2 lights up, the inner 2 only lights up when i hit my brakes. My mate says im driving a Hyundai :)

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^^would have been a good few months ago now, I was behind a red 33 with the inside lights not lighting up...and I was wondering why that was... guess that was you. lol. :)

Anyway, When the HICAS light goes away, do you get your power steering back or is it still gone?

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^^would have been a good few months ago now, I was behind a red 33 with the inside lights not lighting up...and I was wondering why that was... guess that was you. lol. :D

Anyway, When the HICAS light goes away, do you get your power steering back or is it still gone?

HAHAH thats probably me, cuz i think im the only one with 2 lights not lighting up !! yet to ger that fixed .. just too lazy LOL :D ..

umm when the hicas light goes away i get the power steering back, but it comes on when i start my car, not when im in the middle of

driving.

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hicas lock bar ftw..

Yeah i think i'll invest in that once i get some money. I really dont see the point in the silly HICAS, i think that HICAS thing just adds

coolness. hahaha practically useless and irritating if something like this happens .. :D

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The tail lights arent broken, just modified for complainance. Ryan (NISZILLA)'s tail lights do the same thing. Only he wont believe me when I tell him!!

As for the horn, the bracket inside has broken, so you only make contact in a certian place. I had the same problem, except the plastic was rattling around inside it everytime i turned a corner. I upgraded to a Momo wheel and it looks better, feels better, and the horn is eaier to use.

Subs: Get them checked out. Cant see how thats related, they shouldnt be connected to the HICAS system!!

As for the HICAS system, maybe its a fault with the computer? Or, when you install a non-HICAS boss kit, you lose your power steering and I think the light comes up. I' pull your steering wheel apart and have a look at the HICAS sensors to make sure they are making contact. They could have come off, making the computer go into safe mode?

Finally, I agree with Karl. HICAS Lock Bar FTW!!

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Dam Hyundai's kitted to look a r33!

haha =)

I HATE YOU !!!! :)

The tail lights arent broken, just modified for complainance. Ryan (NISZILLA)'s tail lights do the same thing. Only he wont believe me when I tell him!!

As for the horn, the bracket inside has broken, so you only make contact in a certian place. I had the same problem, except the plastic was rattling around inside it everytime i turned a corner. I upgraded to a Momo wheel and it looks better, feels better, and the horn is eaier to use.

Subs: Get them checked out. Cant see how thats related, they shouldnt be connected to the HICAS system!!

As for the HICAS system, maybe its a fault with the computer? Or, when you install a non-HICAS boss kit, you lose your power steering and I think the light comes up. I' pull your steering wheel apart and have a look at the HICAS sensors to make sure they are making contact. They could have come off, making the computer go into safe mode?

Finally, I agree with Karl. HICAS Lock Bar FTW!!

i was actaully thinking of upgrading my steering wheel but just dont have the money at the moment. alwasy spend every penny i get LOL. im not sure why the HICAS lights keeps coming on and off .. no problems yesterday with it .. but today it came on once. Im pretty sure its something to do with the wiring of somesort. Just need to have a closer look at it. I'll get my mechanic Breandan to have a look at it !!! :P how much does the HICAS lock bar costs ?

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The tail lights arent broken, just modified for complainance. Ryan (NISZILLA)'s tail lights do the same thing. Only he wont believe me when I tell him!!

As for the horn, the bracket inside has broken, so you only make contact in a certian place. I had the same problem, except the plastic was rattling around inside it everytime i turned a corner. I upgraded to a Momo wheel and it looks better, feels better, and the horn is eaier to use.

Subs: Get them checked out. Cant see how thats related, they shouldnt be connected to the HICAS system!!

As for the HICAS system, maybe its a fault with the computer? Or, when you install a non-HICAS boss kit, you lose your power steering and I think the light comes up. I' pull your steering wheel apart and have a look at the HICAS sensors to make sure they are making contact. They could have come off, making the computer go into safe mode?

Finally, I agree with Karl. HICAS Lock Bar FTW!!

My R34 does it... but my R33 didn't :)

All R34's do it, from what I've seen. Not R33's though

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