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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: benbenukuk on April 16, 2008, 16:59:33

Title: Brake Wire's
Post by: benbenukuk on April 16, 2008, 16:59:33

I have some wire's coming out from my brake's what are they for?  Ben

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 16, 2008, 17:44:27

Pad wear indicators, mine are all broken too (they aren't very strong) and the plugs are all busted up, so I don't worry about them.

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: benbenukuk on April 16, 2008, 18:06:17

When I get new pads do I order ones with wire sensors or without?  Ben

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: tack43 on April 16, 2008, 19:25:10

They usually come with wires attatched (unless they're cheap & nasty). If you have "lost" the connector plug either cut the wires off the pad or use connectors. Personally I would cut them off just check pads regularly.

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: benbenukuk on April 16, 2008, 20:33:11

As far as I can tell the wires work fine, I just wanted to check what the wire's were so I didn't order the wrong pads.  Ben

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: waveydavey on April 16, 2008, 20:41:37

Personally I don't like them as they are only on one side; I once had a stone lodged on that pad, the one on the other side was wafer thin but the indicator gave a false sense of security.

Lesson reminded - there is nothing to beat checking.

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: Range Rover Blues on April 16, 2008, 21:11:37

Depending which model you have there is either 1 or 2 wired pads in a set, some later cars had 2 1 sensor each side at the front.  They just make the pads more expensive.

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: hairyasswelder on April 17, 2008, 17:13:25

Quote from: tack43 on April 16, 2008, 19:25:10

They usually come with wires attatched (unless they're cheap & nasty).

Not always  ;)

I use the ealier RR pads without the wires as my wires are disconnected (tore off), They are mintex and are half the price of the same with the wires  :dance: :dance:

Check paddocks site for the prices  ;)

Steve

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: Jonny Boaterboy on May 02, 2008, 22:08:23

I'm not sure how good they either, I have them on mine and they work fine, I have had a flickering red light for a while.... not replaced them yet as I'm saving for EBC discs and pads, any way the red light has stopped flickering now and has gone off... I guess I have worn the pads so low that the wires have come out the pad! I'm hoping the audible alarm still works OK though... I'm told its a screeching alarm sound that sounds like metal on metal!

Title: Re: Brake Wire's
Post by: 4 landies on May 02, 2008, 22:40:21

 The down side to the wired pads is that if you change them when the light illuminates you will still have plenty of meat on them.

 I normally check regular since I seem to be under the car more than I'm in it, failing that when the grinding noise starts you class it as an early warning system :lol: and change asap