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my air shocks ????

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hey guys i have asked this before and i was in te dash the other day and i see the plug coming up to the back of the swich panle the one with the defroster and the cruse button on it buth there is no button for the air shocks and ther are no caps on the struts in the front but why would there be the ride hight diagram on the dash if the car dosent have air shocks (i checked the dash to make shure it is the stock one and it is) who ever it was that owned this a car befor me was a total tard and messed alot of stuff up i went throught the wiring and had to replace alot of grounds and other needed wires. so im wondering if they pulled the air stuff out how can i tell if it has air stuff were is the pump and tank??? the car makes a humming noise like mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm when the key is in the on position the sound comes from the rear on both sides by the rear wheels im new to the turbo air shocks cpu FI subaru world so any help is greatly needed i know it may be sloppy but its 3 in the morning and im tired thanks too all Rob:burnout:

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hey guys i have asked this before and i was in te dash the other day and i see the plug coming up to the back of the swich panle the one with the defroster and the cruse button on it buth there is no button for the air shocks and ther are no caps on the struts in the front but why would there be the ride hight diagram on the dash if the car dosent have air shocks (i checked the dash to make shure it is the stock one and it is) who ever it was that owned this a car befor me was a total tard and messed alot of stuff up i went throught the wiring and had to replace alot of grounds and other needed wires. so im wondering if they pulled the air stuff out how can i tell if it has air stuff were is the pump and tank??? the car makes a humming noise like mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmm when the key is in the on position the sound comes from the rear on both sides by the rear wheels im new to the turbo air shocks cpu FI subaru world so any help is greatly needed i know it may be sloppy but its 3 in the morning and im tired thanks too all Rob:burnout:

what kind of car?

are you saying that you don't know if you have air struts or not? have a look at them. you'll either see coil overs or a big black air bag. check the fronts and rears as it is possible to not convert them all.

 

the air tank and compressor is under the front drivers side fender for most (if not all) air suspension subaru's. i'm not sure what you have so i'm hesitant to say "all" just in case i'm forgetting something....

the humming noise could very well be your fuel pump, it's located between the rear wheels, it only should humm once when the ignition is on,

 

unless the green test connectors are connected ;)

 

as for the air struts, it could be that someone converted the car to regular shocks and unplugged all air suspension hardware

Either someone added that dash as a replacement, or, the car used to have air shocks and they have been removed. It is surprising that they would remove the swtich and replace it with another panel. Can you feel if there is a computer under the drivers seat? That's where the factory unit would be. Look for that pump too behind the drivers side inner fender panel. I think the humming in the back must be the fuel pump as the air pump for the suspension would be up front.

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