Suspension Wilwood Big Brake sensor problem
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Wilwood Big Brake sensor problem
Hi all;
I installed those cool red Wilwood big breaks on my '06-S and I can really feel the stopping power. Can anyone tell me how to shut off or overide the annoying yellow warning idiot light on the speedo that is trying to tell me my pads are worn. Thanks for your help.
I installed those cool red Wilwood big breaks on my '06-S and I can really feel the stopping power. Can anyone tell me how to shut off or overide the annoying yellow warning idiot light on the speedo that is trying to tell me my pads are worn. Thanks for your help.
You just need to complete the circuit of the sensor. Take the OEM sensor and cut it about 6" away from the wear point. Strip the wires (theres 2 of them, and they're tiny!) and sodder them together. Wrap them with electrical tape and tuck it away somewhere where it won;t get torn up. Drive your car around for a while and the light should shut off.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
Hi all;
I installed those cool red Wilwood big breaks on my '06-S and I can really feel the stopping power. Can anyone tell me how to shut off or overide the annoying yellow warning idiot light on the speedo that is trying to tell me my pads are worn. Thanks for your help.
I installed those cool red Wilwood big breaks on my '06-S and I can really feel the stopping power. Can anyone tell me how to shut off or overide the annoying yellow warning idiot light on the speedo that is trying to tell me my pads are worn. Thanks for your help.
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Had your warning light been on before the switch to Wilwoods? Otherwise the light should not be on and the sensor can just be secured out of the way. Once the sensor is worn out and the light comes on, than you must reconnect the two leads in some way. As suggested you can cut the lead and solder the two wires together or you might be able to remake the connection at the sensor. For example, solder a wire between the two wires to mimic the original sensor configuration (before being worn-through).
I had thought of that too. The problem with it is that the connection on the wear sensor can be broken when you remove it from the brake (this happened to me). It sensor is also fragine enough that it could break once its tucked away. The somultion I talked about has the least likleyhood of breaking in the future. I look at it like this: Spend 5 minutes now to make it so you don't have to worry about it ever again, or have it break in the future and spend a long time trying to figure out what went wrong....
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Had your warning light been on before the switch to Wilwoods? Otherwise the light should not be on and the sensor can just be secured out of the way. Once the sensor is worn out and the light comes on, than you must reconnect the two leads in some way. As suggested you can cut the lead and solder the two wires together or you might be able to remake the connection at the sensor. For example, solder a wire between the two wires to mimic the original sensor configuration (before being worn-through).
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I wasn't charged, but BMW have a reputation for charging an hours labor to diagnose a light problem. So, he may be charged.
Your fix is a good one and inexspensive
Your fix is a good one
and inexspensive 
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