[Mike 540]

I need a piece of advice - how does the brake pad wear sensor work? Does it start indicating a problem when it touches the brake disc due to pads being worn out ? Is it ok to use the existing sensor when changing pads not because they are worn, but because of poor braking performance (too hard)?

[padresu]

you can reuse brake sensor - if you manage to take it off in one piece.
I never had such luck - always brakes apart hen removing.
Brakes sensor has metal contacts hidden under plastic casing - when plastic wears out due to thin pads, contacts short on rotor surface.

[430Scud]

Originally Posted by padresu

you can reuse brake sensor - if you manage to take it off in one piece.
I never had such luck - always brakes apart hen removing.
Brakes sensor has metal contacts hidden under plastic casing - when plastic wears out due to thin pads, contacts short on rotor surface.

I'm at 50/50 luck on reusing the sensor. They experience a lot of heat, and the heat causes the plastic to crumble. Since I don't want to get one after the fact (because it breaks during removal or re-installation) and delay my brake service, I just buy a new one each time...they are pretty cheap online.

[antsgame]

About £4-5 pounds on AliExpress 👍

Search for your part number on the site.

[Fngtobmdubs]

Do you guys do your own brakes? It seems quite easy. What do you guys use? I have used powerstop on previous cars and they worked amazing, I've use EBC also. Just not sure what you guys are using for pads and rotors. Thanks in advance.

[jrstech]

Just replaced original pads & rotors with Brembo painted rotors and EBC Red stuff with great results and much reduced brake dust.

[Mike 540]

I am reusing the original pad wear sensor and it seems to work fine. It was not even crumbled and there was no problem putting it back in place.