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Hey, just wondering if there's anyway i can get the hicas light on my dash to go off? i just replaced rear rack with hicas lock bar, stared my car an it hasnt gone off been drivin round for days like this an its gettin annoying is there anything i can do or is this just 1 thing i have to put up with from now on?

thanks Matt.

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Hey, just wondering if there's anyway i can get the hicas light on my dash to go off? i just replaced rear rack with hicas lock bar, stared my car an it hasnt gone off been drivin round for days like this an its gettin annoying is there anything i can do or is this just 1 thing i have to put up with from now on?

thanks Matt.

Tomei make a hicas lock kit that comes with a electrical lock also. It simply disables the electronic circuitry to the remote actuators on the suspension and as a precaution, bushes are inserted at the actuators to stop them from moving. This way the hicas computer thinks everything is fine. I have one that I bought to go with the lock bar that I am going to put in.

When i fitted a lock bar to my gtr i just took out the bulb.Why pay $ just to turn off a bulb? Anyway i think it handles better with HICAS thats why nissan fitted it. Its only in race/track situations that removal is required imho. Just try going around a roundabout with and without HICAS.

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