Brake Pad low indicator

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:53 am

Does the 9n have this feature where it warns you when your pads are low?

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 9:40 am

Yes there is. There are pads without the indication wire though

Harald73 · Post by **Harald73** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 11:37 am

vwclub.gr wrote:Yes there is. There are pads without the indication wire though

And whatÂ´s the brilliant idea in that? Can I buy pads with the wire???

crinkle · Post by **crinkle** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:57 pm

vwclub.gr wrote:Yes there is. There are pads without the indication wire though

Watch out for Qwik fit. They cut the indicator wire when fitting brake pads. Â£250 for a VW replacement (whole loom).

crinkle · Post by **crinkle** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:58 pm

Has anyone else had similiar experience with kwik fit cutting brake wire ?

yorks GT TDI · Post by **yorks GT TDI** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:16 pm

loom can be repiared if you know how

Buzby · Post by **Buzby** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:58 pm

I wouldn't always believe the light. I've just changed mine cos the light was getting on my nerves, and there was still 5-7mm left on them. Must have been a misplaced wire in the pad..

PDA · Post by **PDA** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:13 pm

hhmmm.

Light was on and got kwit fit to change the pads. Now it comes on sporadically. Looks like they might have fukked mine too. See what VW say.

dino · Post by **dino** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:10 pm

Buzby wrote:I wouldn't always believe the light. I've just changed mine cos the light was getting on my nerves, and there was still 5-7mm left on them. Must have been a misplaced wire in the pad..

To be honest - i'd rather have plenty of notice rather than 1mm left before the light came on.

crinkle · Post by **crinkle** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:22 pm

PDA wrote:hhmmm.

Light was on and got kwit fit to change the pads. Now it comes on sporadically. Looks like they might have fukked mine too. See what VW say.

what kwik fit did u go to ?

Lynsey · Post by **Lynsey** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:40 pm

Sorry to bump this, but quick question...

My dads indicator comes on all the time now on start-up, he's been told the other week by APS in Brackley, that his pads are only half worn...?

Anyway to get rid of the warning thing? VW avoided the question when my dad asked

Tris · Post by **Tris** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:16 pm

The light may come on even though there appears to be plenty of meat left on the pads.

The reason being is that alot of people ignore the warning for as long as possible, because the car still works fine.

The condition of your brakes is NOT something you want to ignore.

Also remember that the inner pad (the one you can't see) may not wear parrallel than the outer pad, so you really need to take a good look at both.

If in doubt, just change them.

They're not expensive, and it really isn't worth the risk.

YOGi · Post by **YOGi** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:43 pm

I think weve all learnt one lesson at least.... DONT GO KWICK FIT!

Second, you dont need the wire but I wouldnt want people to cut it off. It usually only has a wire on one side of the car, when I upgraded my golfs brakes to Tarox they didnt have the senser feed so it was just a case of cable tying the wire to the bracket there.