Join Date: May 2007
Location: Peoria, AZ
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Re: Need ABS Solenoid Relay
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Originally Posted by tccrab
Troy:
I called them today, it's not a stock item, they have to get it from somewhere else.
Autozone also offers a replacement (probably the same manufacturer) and they want $68 for and it's also a special order item.
Neither supplier (Rock Auto & Autozone) offer a warranty on electrical items, if I plug it in and it:
A. doesn't work
B. burns up like the original did
C. doesn't fix the fault
I'm out of luck and out at least $60.
Not that I can't afford it, I'm just a cheap bastage and don't want to waste the money if I don't have to.
I called Haibec this afternoon and he's seen at least 3 of these over the years.
He told me it wasn't worth the trouble trying to locate an OEM part that was crappy to start with.
He suggested that since I wasn't a NCRS kind of guy that I get creative and that I use a modern relay in the old ones place.
The unique part of the old Bosch relay is its base which has funky thick pins for contacts and more importantly is that it's no longer made.
What I plan on doing is to gut the old relay, drill into the back sides of the pins and solder wires into them. I will then crimp on spade connectors to the other end of the wires.
Then plug in a modern spade lug 30a relay which are reliable, cheap and plentiful.
I've got plenty of heat shrink tubing and black tape to dress everything up so that it looks at least as good a factory hack job.
And yes Dynomite (I know you'll be asking) I plan on documenting what I am doing and I'll be sure to take lots and lots of pictures.
(lets just hope my diagnosis is correct and that my cure really is a cure)
TomC
'Crabs
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Sounds like something a "pirate" would due Arrrrghhhh Matey
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