tommi Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Hi Is it true that as of April next year, all vehicles SVA'd will have to have ABS fitted? I have read this on this forum, but can't find anything on the vosa / dvla website? Thanks, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkw90 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 There was a post on here a while back about it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommi Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 There was a post on here a while back about it . I have used the search function, but I cant find it. Does anybody have a link? Thanks, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 So I understand it yes. The ABS system needs to be designed for the vehicle too, not just grafted on from a donor truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Although at the moment it's just heresay, the ABS is the least of a car builders worries! Things like air bags, seat belt tensioners, crumple zones, Euro 5 emissions, Catalytic converters - essentially everything you would find on a modern car will be required. ABS would be pretty easy to build and taylor for a specific vehicle - something like MegaBrake would undoubtably appear. After-market crumple zones however are a bit more tricky! Get those trucks finished! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommi Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 Ok Thanks People. Must get on and get mine built then!! Thanks, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkw90 Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Although at the moment it's just heresay, the ABS is the least of a car builders worries! Things like air bags, seat belt tensioners, crumple zones, Euro 5 emissions, Catalytic converters - essentially everything you would find on a modern car will be required.ABS would be pretty easy to build and taylor for a specific vehicle - something like MegaBrake would undoubtably appear. After-market crumple zones however are a bit more tricky! Get those trucks finished! Si A new defender does not have most of that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Although at the moment it's just heresay, the ABS is the least of a car builders worries! Things like air bags, seat belt tensioners, crumple zones, Euro 5 emissions, Catalytic converters - essentially everything you would find on a modern car will be required.ABS would be pretty easy to build and taylor for a specific vehicle - something like MegaBrake would undoubtably appear. After-market crumple zones however are a bit more tricky! Get those trucks finished! Si Except for the rather nasty catch in the current (or at least last I saw reported) version. What they're planning on specifying is an ABS system 'designed for the vehicle', or similar wording - this generally seems to be interpreted as one which has type approval for that particular vehicle. So no fitting a Range Rover ABS system to your Series 2, even though it would probably work perfectly satisfactorily. It has to be one the manufacturer has certified for the Series 2... Of course, even this involves a good deal of conjecture, as they haven't actually defined what they mean by the phrase... This has been on the cards for a while, but I'm not sure if it's actually coming in or not? Seems to have been imminent for ages. Like everything else SVA related (including the current rules) there's very little information of any substance easily available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/open/typeapproval/ http://www.vosa.gov.uk/vosacorp/repository...on%20Manual.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 That draft handbook makes no mention of the vehicle having to have ABS. The only reference to ABS is saying if it is fitted it must be fully functioning and goes on to describe how the warning lights should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 there seems to be a lot of conjecture at this point and little hard fact as to what the new consultation means for radically altered and amateur built vehicles. The kit car world has a lot of information on this topic as it effects them much more than us! the draft techinical requirements for bIVA (basic IVA) are here http://www.the-ace.org.uk/pdf/080221%20Tec...-N1%20bIVA).pdf as such ABS is not a necessity, but IF fitted must meet stringent guidelines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 .... and there is still a goods vehicle category which appears to be less stringent than the passenger vehicle category - however, there seems to be little info on this at the moment. On the face of it, it appears that the changes may not be as serious as many people think. When I was having a quick look through the biggest concerns for me seemed to be the requirements for things like crumple zone construction and deliberate weakening of the front of the chassis. Not good for the sort of thing I'll never finish building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 A landrover in Centre Diff Lock and fitted with Locking or limited slip diffs HAS ABS!!!!!! Think about it, or try it You can lock the lot up ok, but you can with ABS also, but you can't lock just one wheel etc, ABS No problem Lara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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