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[omega3000]

My wires to the brake pad sensors have been snipped , the display has always shown brake pad warning check but the brake pads are fine . There is 3 wires , which ones do i join together to stop the brake pad check displaying 

Tia 

[chrisdb]

Hmm... there should only be two wires and you simply join them together, but you'd be much better off spending a couple of quid for new sensors - they break so often when changing the pads that they are dead cheap and only take a minute to fit.

[omega3000]

Hmm... there should only be two wires and you simply join them together, but you'd be much better off spending a couple of quid for new sensors - they break so often when changing the pads that they are dead cheap and only take a minute to fit.

Mmm    I was doing a coolant change and while my head was under the front i glanced back to have a look and sure it was 3 wires ...no other wires should be near the brakes should they 



I will go and check ................

[omega3000]

Definately 3 wires ..............should i join them all up 

[albitz]

Post a pic.

[omega3000]

Post a pic.

Hope its not something else thats been snipped other than the sensors 
Ill have to take a picture thursday as a bit tied up at the min , ive been working on the car all day 

[omega3000]

In my haste to fix things before they break being a mig owner i made a boo boo  just looked more closely and ABS and break sensors are all intact  can i just snip the 2 break sensor ones and re join them together ...struggling to see where they connect as i cant get the wheel off as some numpty before me over tightened the wheel bolts 



The 3 wires i spotted seem to have come out of the wiring loom that run into the engine bay , aux for something ...strange but cant see anywhere they could have joined to . Not causing concern as my wires are all intact to the brake pads ans ABS 

[martin42]

should be able to remove the cable from the connector on wheel arch liner and insert a paperclip into both holes and tape up,thats what i did on mine and been ok since,im about at the weekend if you need a hand mate

[omega3000]

Would be good if you could pop over martin , need to get these wheels off ...all 4 have been over tightened and ive snapped the extension putting too much leverage on it  dont suppose you have a breaker bar ...if not ill pop down garage and get them loosend first 

[Andy B]

... and insert a paperclip into both holes and tape up, ....

Much better to use the plug & cable of an old sensor to short the terminals out. A paper clip will end up a rusty mess inside the socket especially as it lives in the wheel arch where it'll be drowned on a daily basis.

[martin42]

thats all i had to use at the time,the socket was left exposed as no wire was left the to join the 2 together 

[omega3000]

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