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R50/53 R56 Trailing arms to R53 - now have ABS DCS TPMS and Brake lights On

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Old May 23, 2014 | 07:26 AM
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R56 Trailing arms to R53 - now have ABS DCS TPMS and Brake lights On

Just swapped to R56 Trailing arms on my R53 2006 MCS with R56 ABS/speed sensors. My gauge is lid like a Christmas's tree. I have done a search and everything points to the ABS/speed sensors. I have double checked everything to no avail. Any suggestion would help.
 
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Old May 23, 2014 | 07:54 AM
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which hubs are you using?
 
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Old May 23, 2014 | 07:59 AM
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R56 Hubs, mine is a late 2006, so it has the 14mm lock nuts. Are they the same?
 
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Old May 23, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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Yes, I believe they are the same. There is a thin magnetic disc in the hub that the wheel sensors read. It does not take much for them to get damaged. Sounds like that could be something for you to check out. A good shop with the right software can read exactly what the faults are that are triggering your lights. Before all that I would reset the adaptations by disconnecting both the positive and negative battery leads and zip tying them together for about 10 minutes. Reconnect and see if the lights go away.
 
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Old May 23, 2014 | 08:21 AM
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I still have my old hubs, I did not use it because I felt a bit a resistance when I check it. I might put the old one back this weekend to see if fixes the problem.
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Old May 23, 2014 | 11:48 AM
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seems obvious on the face of it... your using R56 electronics on a R53....

different computers, different hardware, different signals, different programming...
 
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Old May 24, 2014 | 04:16 AM
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@astroBlack. It has been done countless time in the past and it works perfectly. You have to use the R56 sensor because the mounting is different. In fact people have problem if they use r53 rotational sensor on the r56 arm because it doesn't fit and have problem.
 
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