johnckeen

ok, bracket has arrived so new 2005 ABS pump will be fitted Saturday and see if brake issue gets fixed.
This will prove if newer versions of ABS pumps work on the older cars too as mine came with the older style being 2003.

johnckeen

Good news:
New ABS pump is in and working great with no lights on etc so yes you can put a 2005 pump in a 99-03 car with no issues, just need to change the bracket.

Bad news:
Still had the same problem so removed the 4 pots and put OEM back on which fixed the issue.

Conclusion:
Revert to OEM before replacing things!
Have a phone call scheduled with manufacturer at 1pm (current time 1:49pm...).

martin j

Was that an AAAAAAAAARGH moment? At least you now have use of the car again.

johnckeen

yes was a massive argh moment, i feel stupid for constantly dismissing the calipers.

Daytona-Dave

I did suggest testing everything from the master down to the caliper this would have shown your fault , 4 pots and cars that are tracked regular suffer from caliper bind due to the seals losing there ability to retract slightly

Nottm_S2

haha, you have the patience of a saint John..

i would have broken something

martin j

The seal on a good bottle of whisky.

tozerman

At least it's sorted, I would be extremely pissed off for all the money I spent whilst kicking myself ****ing hard
well done and good luck...

Nick Graves

Well, the 4-pots certainly stopped the car effectively.

Always start with the bleedin' obvious in future.

flanders

What kind of calipers are you using?