Hi all

I have just started to replace my front pads.....nothing special in that but the wiring to the little socket to which attaches the brake warning light plug that comes out of the pads has broken. I can see the problem it is one of the pins/wires that form part of the wiring loom that has broken. Please note it is the wiring loom side that has broken not the disc pad side.

My question is this.... Is there a repair part available from Skoda that enables you to replace the plug and wiring just at the end or is it a bodge job to do a repair? If there is a repair part available could someone please tell me the part number in order that I can visit the Skoda dealer armed with some knowledge

Thanks in advance everyone

Tom

PS If there is a trade trick to get around this please let me know also - I could just cut the wires and join them up with a couple of pairs of bullet connectors but I'd rather not

Come on, chaps.....Someone must know the answer to this one.

:-)

I would just leave it disconnected and use the 'Mk 1 Eyeball' at regular intervals dependant on mileage.

I have never found the brake wear indicators on any car that I have owned to give an accurate indication as the pads normally wear at different rates.

Richard

Edited 17 June, 201313 yr by Liger1956

Thanks for this reply, Richard but unfortunately as it is I have to sit in the driver's seat and look at the illuminated brake warning light all the time and it annoys the hell out of me. I am a supporter of the 'Mk1 Eyeball' for these things as also the manually adjustable rear brakes - those auto adjusters

Tom never work!!

You can close the circuit with a suitable piece of wire or repai any wiring and connect it for the light to go out.

Cheezemonkhai - thanks for that reply...a sneaky little trick. Thanks.

By way of update for anyone interested or having similar probs..........A visit to my local Skoda dealer revealed the following....There is no made of end bit of the wiring loom. In theory you are supposed to buy a longer piece that joins the wiring loom back inside the engine compartment for £30 odd plus VAT. However, believe it or not the actual individual parts are available. i.e. the socket, the pins that actually form the connectors inside the socket with a small length od wire attached (very convenient) and even the two tiny little sealing grommets that fit inside the plug/socket. So if one has the patience it is possible to actually make up the repair piece and then cut the original wire, solder the new leads up and there it is a good as new repair.

I must say though that these warning indicators are OK but if a car is regularly serviced then worn pads should be spotted and replaced so I do think that these warning devices are a little bit over the top. In my experience as soon as a car gets a few years behind it these things tend to give trouble.

I hope this helps anyone with similar probs and thanks v much to those people who posted replies

'til the next one

Tom