Lock Bar

[Flash89]

hey guys

been searching and just clearing up some confusion i have

install a lock bar on a R32 and you can remove the whole hicas system savin about 20-30kg or soo

bypassing the hicas will cause heavy steering at low speeds

cutting the warning signal on the hicas ecu, will that just stop the light from coming on or will it also take out the heavy steering??

running a aftermarket ecu eg Power FC. will i have the heavy steering problem?

thanks

Gordon

[FATAZZ]

i have a lockbar installed and the lines from the power steering pump are just re-routed back into

the reserviour and i haven't got heavy steering,but my hicas light is always on.

I did NOT cut any electrical wires.

Just remove the globe if the hicas light bothers you.

[BHDave]

you keep the hicas control unit plugged in (it's the box under the parcel shelf).

remove the rear rack and install your lock bar.

you remove all the under car stuff and the unit in the drivers side of the engine bay.

When you have removed the above you will have 2 lines with no where to go. Chop off the banjos, get some hose and hook them together.

remove the light in the dash.

Job done, no heavy steering issues, no warning light to bother you. There is a way to keep the warning light active for the power steering fluid level by cutting one wire somewhere but i don't remember which wire.

[nee-sanRB20]

I searched this the other day on this forum and come across a DIY from NS.com. Showed everything you need to know with pics and clear explanations. incl the wire discussed above.

[bubba]

i have a lockbar installed and the lines from the power steering pump are just re-routed back into

the reserviour and i haven't got heavy steering,but my hicas light is always on.

I did NOT cut any electrical wires.

Just remove the globe if the hicas light bothers you.

Exact same situation with me, lockbar in, everything else removed, pump routed back to resevoir, no heavy steering, haven't chopped any wires and HICAS light is permanently on but doesn't really bother me.

[Bennett]

you keep the hicas control unit plugged in (it's the box under the parcel shelf).

remove the rear rack and install your lock bar.

you remove all the under car stuff and the unit in the drivers side of the engine bay.

When you have removed the above you will have 2 lines with no where to go. Chop off the banjos, get some hose and hook them together.

remove the light in the dash.

Job done, no heavy steering issues, no warning light to bother you. There is a way to keep the warning light active for the power steering fluid level by cutting one wire somewhere but i don't remember which wire.

+1

This is exactly wat i did and i have no heavy steering or warning light (Cut the speed sensor wire coming from the hicas ecu under your parcel shelf. NOT the one coming from the ecu) Its green and yellow.

[luke james]

I do believe that you should take out the fins in the hicas pump otherwise you will blow you power steer pump up as it will still try to pressurize the system thats why I havnt instaled my kazama hicas kit yet can anyone else confirm this as this was told to me by a couple of import shops cheers luke....

[Bennett]

You wont blow it up if you cut the lines right. The rear half of the pump will be running to the power steering cooler which is a loop of metal pipe at the front of the car.