RE: Barke Pads Wear Indicator Light

["Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>]

> The previous owner of the car (88 5kQ) apparently changed the brake pads.
> However, he screwed something up becuase the brake pad indicator is
> illuminated. According to him, the aftermarket pads did not have the
> sensor connector/ wires. Well, did he put the wrong pads on? Is it
> possible for the pads not to have the required connector? Should I replace
> the "new" pads with the correct ones, or, as a stop-gap measure, make the
> light go away until the pads need replacing again and buy the right pads
> then? Should the second option be O.K. (I know, I know, only O.K.) how do
> I make the light go away?
> 
... IME most aftermarket pads do not have the sensors.  It is a fairly
simple matter to clip the connector off the old pads and short the two wires
and plug the stub back into the connector on the strut though!  Since the
P.O. didn't do that for you you might have a bit of a problem finding the
connectors, but that is what I'd recommend that you do.  

I suppose that you might want to check out some local pick-n-pulls or maybe
some of the Audi dismantlers ... they might even give you a couple for free
...

HTH!
Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)