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Brake pad wear sensor
« on: February 27, 2008, 08:41:20 AM »
Why do some owners of 318's disconnect, cut or don't use the brake pad wear sensors?  I have seen multiple threads where folks who bought a used 318 have discovered disconnected or cut brake pad wear sensors and have come across some threads where others just don't use them at all...

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Is this just an "annoyance"?
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Brake pad wear sensor
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2008, 12:44:03 PM »
Because most after market brake pads are not set up to accept the factory sensor. I got rid of mine too. Took all the wiring out too all the way back to the fuse box. Save a whole .01lb. :D
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« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2008, 11:33:37 PM »
I figure people get annoyed by that light for a while, and they are told or they realize they can bypass it so they just take it out.
If mine had been diconnected, I wouldn't have done an uneccessary brake job when my non-oem starter install caused the light to glow all the time.
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« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2008, 07:51:52 AM »
I just pulled the bulb out of the cluster .
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