Brake Pad Sensor on the LCR

[b1nuzz]

Hi.

Do all LCR's have brake pad sensors?

The reason i ask is i get some brake rub every now and then, think the brake pads are a little thin, but i haven't got any warning light etc on the dash?

Thanks

 

[matylad]

Yes they do. But only on the front passenger side

Matt.

 

[mrwookie]

Yes generally they do but some pads, like AP Racing, dont have sensors so you have to link out the sensor to clear the dash light. May well be worth whipping off the passenger wheel just to check.

 

[b1nuzz]

Im pretty sure it has standard 'put on in the seat garage' pads, but ill whip the wheel off at lunch and have a look. Im not sure what im looking for, but im going to guess, a wire coming out of the housing?

 

[mrwookie]

Yep you got it.

 

[b1nuzz]

All wired and connected up. Ill keep on trucking!

 

[ibizacupra]

dont rely on the sensor.. notoriously unreliable... several people are metal to metal without a warning light. Especially check the inner pads for wear as they wear fastest usually and are out of sight

 

[b1nuzz]

How thick are pads when you buy them? In mm i mean? i have about 3mm left.

 

[ibizacupra]

approx 10mm friction material from memory

 

[big eck]

Yes generally they do but some pads, like AP Racing, dont have sensors so you have to link out the sensor to clear the dash light. May well be worth whipping off the passenger wheel just to check.

Do the DS2500 pads have sensors???

 

[gb]

do the ds2500 pads have sensors???

no mate fitted these a week ago and they dont have them:d

 

[big eck]

Bollocks I pick mine up tomorrow

I was gonna have a go at fitting them myself but I have no idea how to put the dash light off

How'd you manage it mate???

 

[Murdered LCR]

leave the old connector still plugged in from the old pads strip the 2 wires and twist the two wires together tape them up and hey presto

 

[gb]

Bollocks I pick mine up tomorrow

I was gonna have a go at fitting them myself but I have no idea how to put the dash light off

How'd you manage it mate???

its rely dificult what you have to do is
1. bear the end and twist together
2. wind tape around the ends

 

[D.K]

Cut the plug off the OLD pad, join the two cut end together and the plug this into the plug on the car side.

 

[D.K]

Damn too slow

 

[big eck]

So its 2 seperate wires that lead off the plug that go into the pad yea???

These are the 2 I join together???

 

[big eck]

Christ that was a quick reply from yous all lol

 

[Murdered LCR]

haha as usual dk told you the fogs slowed you down lol

 

[Murdered LCR]

yer mate you got it