Electric steering and engine conversion query?!?

[Cro]

Was talking to a mechanic about the 172/182 conversion im putting into my 2001 1.2 16v. He said that if I have electric steering i have a no-go as far as the conversion is concerned. Had a look throught the threads but no mention of this problem, anyone got any clues?

 

[bmh.01]

Can (and has been) be done no problem. Bit of jiggery-pockery and you can get the electric pas to work with the 2.0l loom.

 

[Fred@BTM]

load of b****cks, you can use whatever you like!

 

[Cro]

phew good man, now all I need to know is how to get around it

 

[Cro]

Are there no problems at all then fred?or is there something special ill need to be doing

 

[nathanH]

Im doing this at the moment with my valver (removing PAS and using leccy rack), Im taking a reading off the road speed indicator on the speedo cable.

As fred said VVV leccy rack takes a reading from the ABS unit.

 

[Fred@BTM]

you need to hack various bits out of the OE 1.2 16V loom (also for the ABS too) and them slap them into the 172 loom

 

[Cro]

Any chance either of you two can tell me what to tell him to hack out and where to slap them in lol

 

[nathanH]

I dont know how the system works, but all i know is all mk2 abs units are standalone and the electric rack pulgs into it somewhere for the varriable assist reading. Im doing it on a valver so alot different and i dont have abs. Fred will know more than I do.

 

[edde]

Any chance either of you two can tell me what to tell him to hack out and where to slap them in lol

Do a serach for a post I started a whilse back on doiung the conversion tells you what wires you need you just use the ABS system as a stand alone for the brakes (if you want) and that feeds the signal to your radio and stearing rack.

 

[Cro]

You mean this one edde,http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=196590&highlight=conversion+issue+1
with the bit about the steering? I had read it before hand but wasnt sure if it was just as easy as that

 

[edde]

Yep.

 

[Cro]

good man edde, il be sure to tell the mechanic to wise up edde says so