$1100 to fix the "worn pads" warning? Please tell me it ain't so...

["Geoff Jenkins" <jenkinsg@pilot.msu.edu>]

A few days ago, the "Brake Pad Warning" light came on in the S4's autocheck
display. Took it in, the dealer checked the connections, sprayed contact
cleaner across the appropriate section of the dash electronics, and off went
the light.

Today it's back, (at first only after a few minutes, now almost
instantaneously) and the dealer tells me that unless they can find a short
or a loose connector, I'm looking at either:

a) Spending $1100 to replace the whole of that guage set that sends/receives
the autocheck codes.

b) Disconnect the box and lose the autocheck and the radio display.

Does anyone have any BTDTs on this stuff, or any plan (c)'s they'd care to
share?

Geoff

'94 S4