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Brake pad wear indicator
This is a discussion on Brake pad wear indicator within the Maintenance & Performance forums, part of the General Motoring Discussions category; Having just changed to pads without the built-in wear indicator, I am left with a warning light on the dash. ...
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20-02-2004, 17:05
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| Briskodian  | Brake pad wear indicator Having just changed to pads without the built-in wear indicator, I am left with a warning light on the dash. Is it possible to turn this off with VAGCom / dealer computer, or should I butcher the cable off the old pad, short the leads together and refit it? If I do this, will the light still need resetting now that the loop has been "broken" once?
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20-02-2004, 17:08
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| Dinosaur  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North of the Watford Gap
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| Mine has been "fixed" for the last 120k miles. Just create a "loop" from the old connector and heat wrap it. No need to ever refix |
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20-02-2004, 17:13
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| Briskodian | Quote:
BTW, how long should they feel like new brakes (ie no braking)? I plan to follow Ferrodo's procedure as soon as I can find a suitable road tonight. Will this cure it?
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20-02-2004, 17:14
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| Oh yes, it'll cure it, no worries.  |
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20-02-2004, 17:15
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20-02-2004, 17:18
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20-02-2004, 18:16
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| he's happy you;ll be happy too soon I know a nice road near Witchurch, 1 mile straight and a roundabout at each end, good for 10-20 loops
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