Datatek
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Plus fitting. No sensors on the rear brakes? Cheapskating again
2.0_hippo
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Plus fitting. No sensors on the rear brakes? Cheapskating again
Fitting ? Lol
Takes 2 seconds whilst your changing the pads
Wrong. One sensor on front one on back. Opposite sides I think
Datatek
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You are joking? So a sticky caliper can wear the pads out if it's on the wheel with no sensor on a £90K vehicle?
It would be better to have no sensor than be lulled into a false sense of security.
2.0_hippo
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You are joking? So a sticky caliper can wear the pads out if it's on the wheel with no sensor on a £90K vehicle?
Seems correct. Silly I know. What's the cost of two extra sensors ah ?!
You'll soon know when your brakes aren't working
There just an early indication of the pads getting low
There was a big change to wiring in sensors in the car industry some years ago, when they moved from all pads having sensor wires to just 1 side, it was also about the time they changed from dual/four piston fixed calipers to single / twin sliding calipers as a cost thing.
Alan
The rear pad sensor takes a lot longer than two seconds to do. The cable disappears up into the rear boot floor.
Mine didn't from what I can remember....didn't take me long to fit all four sets (once I got that fecking wheel nut off that is!!)
2.0_hippo
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Sliding calipers have been around for decades and the pads on many are fitted with a wear detect wire. Others are fitted with a metal tang that contacts with the disc and screeches when the pad is worn. Simple, effective and hard to ignore
Spot on about sliding callipers, I came across these fitted to Austin 1100 & 1300's, but then you only found them on small cars.
