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Gonna ditch the hicas soon thanks to a few scares at speed with the hicas wanting to control the car instead of me...

Does anyone know a trick to stop the hicas light on the dash from illuminating once its removed, such as connecting a wire between some of the terminals that go to the hicas computer?

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You could take the cluster out n short the hicas light wires.

Other than that find the hicas sensor and bypass it from memory i think its in your boot, but don't quote me on that.

isn't it connected to the ECU, might start affecting the way the car behaves. The Blitz HICAS kit (which allows you to stop HICAS kicking in comes with a plug which allows you to bypass it, find one of these and figure out what its doing :O

Not sure about the R33 (as they are electronic 4ws) but my R32 has had no probs with the light when i diconnected the HICAS. I completely removed the rear steerign rack, lines etc, and my power steering light is still functioning for instances where the steering fluid may be low etc etc. But removing the HICAS 4ws by way of a chromemoly rear bar has not meant my R32s steerign warning light is constantly illuminated.

I has East Coast Suspension install th ebar just before i changed the ride height and susp settings on my car, so i cant tell you exactly what they did, but it is possible to get working properly...another option is to track down the rear cradle off an R32 without HICAS, or have a look at a non Hicas R32

i was to understand once locking the system the system is disabled inc warning lamps ? as for light poping up might not be a good thing check that your power steering reservoir is working properly mine started to fail due to electrical problem .

I've got a lock diff [complete with all the alloy struts and braces] and a Momo steering wheel on mine, the HICAS is a non functioning accessory. I took the bulb out. I'd guess 30 minutes to get the dash and instrument cluster out, you only need a Phillips head screwdriver.

I think there is a 'how to' thread in SAU on doing this if your unsure.

I always check my fluids, its something that was automatically done by all thinking owners before warning lights were relied on to protect the idiots [thats why they call them idiot lights].

Its easy to get the dash out anyway............

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