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05 Sep 2025 06:13 - 05 Sep 2025 06:16 #261842
by Little Brick
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Ok people,
As mine is very new (600kms) I have a coupe of question for the longer term owners…
1. After a hard run today I have revealed the unfortunate ABS trigger when the suspension is loading/unloading through (usually downhill) corners that I have read about.Does fitting better shocks (Bilstein, Koni) eliminate this issue?
2. Have any of you either looked into or done the following-swapped out the 2 centre switches in the lower dash & fitted an extra 2 power window switches, thereby grouping all of the power windows together?At a glance, the 2 that get removed could be wired into the centre console where the 2 blanks are?
And hopefully, buy blanks to replace the original rear window switches.
Thankxx
As mine is very new (600kms) I have a coupe of question for the longer term owners…
1. After a hard run today I have revealed the unfortunate ABS trigger when the suspension is loading/unloading through (usually downhill) corners that I have read about.Does fitting better shocks (Bilstein, Koni) eliminate this issue?
2. Have any of you either looked into or done the following-swapped out the 2 centre switches in the lower dash & fitted an extra 2 power window switches, thereby grouping all of the power windows together?At a glance, the 2 that get removed could be wired into the centre console where the 2 blanks are?
And hopefully, buy blanks to replace the original rear window switches.
Thankxx
Last edit: 05 Sep 2025 06:16 by Little Brick. Reason: Forgot to add photos...
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05 Sep 2025 06:50 #261844
by Soeley
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I take it yours is. 5 door?
I've not seen the switch layout in one of those. But i did have a look at the switch panel on my 2019 SZ5. Those switches are not individual ones, the switch toggles are all mounted as one, with a pcb behind them.
I looked originally hoping to make the passenger window a one touch like the drivers side, but it simply wasn't worth thinking about when I saw behind the panel.
I've not seen the switch layout in one of those. But i did have a look at the switch panel on my 2019 SZ5. Those switches are not individual ones, the switch toggles are all mounted as one, with a pcb behind them.
I looked originally hoping to make the passenger window a one touch like the drivers side, but it simply wasn't worth thinking about when I saw behind the panel.
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05 Sep 2025 07:48 - 05 Sep 2025 07:49 #261846
by facade
Are you braking mid corner and trying to lock up a rear wheel when there is no weight on it?- I'd have thought the abs kicking in was a good thing other wise the back could lose grip and overtake the front. (Less likely on a LWB than the SWB we have in the UK though)
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Questions for the Techperts
I've never heard of this- what happens?
1. After a hard run today I have revealed the unfortunate ABS trigger when the suspension is loading/unloading through (usually downhill) corners that I have read about.Does fitting better shocks (Bilstein, Koni) eliminate this issue?
Are you braking mid corner and trying to lock up a rear wheel when there is no weight on it?- I'd have thought the abs kicking in was a good thing other wise the back could lose grip and overtake the front. (Less likely on a LWB than the SWB we have in the UK though)
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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05 Sep 2025 09:09 - 05 Sep 2025 09:10 #261847
by Soeley
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Could this be the camera thing, detecting a possible crash so applies the brakes. That is a known issue under certain conditions?
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05 Sep 2025 09:19 #261848
by 300bhpton
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Suspect it is the stability control, rather than the ABS. On the original launch of the JB74 it was noted by some road testers.
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06 Sep 2025 06:06 #261856
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Really not sure 🤔
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