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#41
It's easier to just join the wires together to keep the circuit closed and the light off. A dealer is going to charge $150 to turn it off (2 min job for them). And if you change your mind later, it's another $150. If you strip the wires and join them, you can always buy a replacement sensor if you want to re-enable the feature.
#42
Car guys buy superior aftermarket pads that don't dust and don't eat the rotors before the originals rotors wear out. Then it's only $60/axle for pads.
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#43
Mikey:
Well, I saw that they said one use for the rear rotors somewhere, but I do not remember where the reference was (maybe on here?). However, I am sure the manual says 24mm minimum thickness for the rear rotor, and mine were less than 25 mm when the OEM pads were worn to 4mm thickness.
I plan to "jump" the sensor because I intend to use all of my pads and all of my rotors and i don't want some stupid warning bothering me before my pads are worn out.
Well, I saw that they said one use for the rear rotors somewhere, but I do not remember where the reference was (maybe on here?). However, I am sure the manual says 24mm minimum thickness for the rear rotor, and mine were less than 25 mm when the OEM pads were worn to 4mm thickness.
I plan to "jump" the sensor because I intend to use all of my pads and all of my rotors and i don't want some stupid warning bothering me before my pads are worn out.
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There were some misguided concepts mentioned here along those lines. The sole criteria is the min. thickness for the rotor.
#45
It should go out on its own. The sensor is usually just a wire which wears through when the pad reaches a certain wear level usually under 2mm remaining. I am not sure which type Jaguar uses but it will either ground a circuit when active or open one, either way the light will go out when the pad wear indicator is connected.
i think it opens curcuit as I wanted to know which pads to order both front and rear looked ok from visual check, so I unplugged the rear sensor still had message then the front sensor still had message.
i believe if you change pads before you get any warning message you don't need to change sensor but once you have the message the sensor needs changing. I paid £8 for Mintex sensor on eBay so I'm going to change everything
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