ABS brakes

I tried this on the weekend, took the fuse out and the brakes worked fine, the ABS light on the dash came on, then a few moments later another light came on and a buzzer, after using the brakes a few times I found I had no brakes at all. So taking the fuse out is not the answer. The vehicle is 2003 100 series GXL Landcruiser auto turbo diesel. I have been told you can get a switch put in so you can turn them on and off, has anyone heard of this. Once I put the fuse back in all lights went out and the brakes worked fine again.

Roachie,

Can you give me more details on the gizmo. I will be returning to Oz in December from the States and have a hilux waiting with ABS and Airbags. I intend to do a similar mod. My assumption is that you have a 2 pole switch that has nothing connected to the third terminal which lights when the third terminal, nothing, is connected. What type and colour switch do you have connected? I used a green pull on switch to connect the solenoid in a dual battery system I made up for my old 60 series. It worked fine; however at night the glare from the light was a pain in the preverbial so I had to tape it up for night driving. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Craig

Craig,
Firstly, let me also say that this mod is probably illegal and would certainly be grounds for insurance company to knock back a claim. However, it would be my intention that, if I was involved in a non-life-threatening accident, I would pull the gizmo out and stick the fuse back in.
The gizmo is quite simple if you can solder. I pulled the Nissan blade fuse out of it's socket (above driver's right knee area). Got a small piece of PC (printed circuit) board cut to around the same size as the plastic bit of the blade fuse. Soldered 2 bits of stout shim brass in the same manner as the original 2 blades and soldered the 2 wires to these as well (I drilled a small hole through the shim and PCB for the wire to pass through). An in-line fuse holder was added with a glass 7.5amp fuse. The 2 wires went up onto the dash where I mounted a simple toggle switch (SPST). The indicator light I was talking about is the original Nissan "idiot" light on the instrument panel. As soon as you pull the fuse out, that light comes on (when ignition is on of course).....so when I flick the switch off, it has the same effect as pulling the fuse out.
Too easy.

Sorry, forgot to say that you have to carefully cut through the copper cladding of the PCB between the 2 bits of shim.

Roachie,

Thanks for the input. I follow your logic so I'll give it a whirl when I get home. Keep up the good work.

Cheers

Craig

The fuse for ABS on my TD Hilux is shared with the glow plugs so you will have to intercept the wireing somewhere before (or after) the fuse.

Glenno,

Thanks for the advice mate, wil save me time working it out in the future.

Cheers