don't rely on wear sensors on brakes pads

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Originally Posted by p38arover

I can't see a pad wear sensor in either pad.

Would you take a pic of a pair of new pads?

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The L322 has a wear sensor wire that plugs into the pad ( it does not come attached to the plug) and the sensor is only on the left wheel. The pic is of right side pads.
No pic of the delphis as i fitted them already. there is also 1 plug on the rear pads on 1 side only. if you look at my original pic the groove on the centre to of pad is where you slide the senor end into.
The attached vid shows the sensor fitment at about 9 mins


Attachment 150076
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq9yYxtWqB4

My TDV8 has Brembo front calipers.
I am changing rear pads nearly twice as often as fronts. Having said that, the fronts have lasted about 60 000km so far and still have useful life.
The car does not get particularly babied, lots of town driving and occasional towing.

I had some t gold ebay kevlar pads bought as trip emergency back ups only...put 2 in recently rather than buy whole new set and they lasted a matter of weeks😐

Bad thing is the missus reported grinding noises and yes one pad had totally failed and scored the new rotor.

Rest of the pack of t gold kevlar has now been binned!

I broke my own rule and paid the price 😶

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Originally Posted by INter674

I had some t gold ebay kevlar pads bought as trip emergency back ups only...put 2 in recently rather than buy whole new set and they lasted a matter of weeks😐

Bad thing is the missus reported grinding noises and yes one pad had totally failed and scored the new rotor.

Rest of the pack of t gold kevlar has now been binned!

I broke my own rule and paid the price 😶

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Stick to well established brands there is is a lot of cheap Aisen stuff around claiming they are good.

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Originally Posted by BigJon

My TDV8 has Brembo front calipers.
I am changing rear pads nearly twice as often as fronts. Having said that, the fronts have lasted about 60 000km so far and still have useful life.
The car does not get particularly babied, lots of town driving and occasional towing.

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every vehicle I've owned over my life from holdens to fords, landys, has had fronts wear before the rears .

One of those looks like it has a weird wear pattern on it. Its almost like the good one has been dislodged.

Low brake pads warning light came on the other day.
Still have:
6mm front
5mm rears

Thought that was plenty or are they getting low, or can the sensors go if they are dirty or something.

Haven’t been on a dirt road for some time was halfway through school run when light came on.
Thoughts?

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

Stick to well established brands there is is a lot of cheap Aisen stuff around claiming they are good.

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Had to buy 6 trailer axle bearing sets for spares, and no bearing services here.
Saw an online seller advertising "quality brand" and showing NSK pics on their site.
So order 6 sets, and when they arrive they are "General Bearing Company" GBC brand, with no country of origin on the boxes.
On looking up "GBC", I find that originally they were made in USA, but then started manufacturing in China, and later were absorbed by NSK, but they are still made in China.
Then I recall the footnote blurb on the sellers site saying not all Chinese manufactured products are bad quality, as if trying to allay any fears about what they were selling.
I figure I might have a "quality brand", but I am very cautious about how they will perform long term.