Brake Pad Light? or Brake Light....

[znc07]

was dropping my girlfriend home and all of a sudden a light came on it has a circle in the middle with three bar looking things on both sides

i'm guessing this is for my brake pads but im not sure....

please help

 

[Bullfrog]

Yes, indeed.

 

[Bmw 325i 7803]

It means your brakes are pretty much worse than gone... When I had my brakes replaced, the light was not even on, yet I could tell they needed replacing and the brakes did not really work well... If the light is on, I'd get brakes ASAP. Hopefully you're under extended maintenance warranty or you're mechanically inclined. Brakes cost about 800 to 1k to do at the dealer...

 

[vegas325]

I have a silly question. Are there brake pad sensors on the rear brakes too or just the front?

 

[Bullfrog]

There's no such thing as a silly question. Yes, sensors on all brakes.

 

[znc07]

well i can brake pretty well theirs no squeal or anything but i need to get them changed because i looked at them and their almost out

what are some good brands or what is the website for oem brakes?

 

[Big Daddy]

What kind of driving do you do? There are numerous pads available from $39.00 to well over $100.00. I prefer metallic pads for everyday driving and look for some that have reduced brake dust. Try Arizona AutoHaus in the "MarketPlace" section of our site, you can also try Pelican Parts, Bav Autp. BMP Design to name a few.

 

[znc07]

someone told me to get ceramic pads but wahts the difference between cermaic, metallic, and semi-metallic?

 

[MMLJTIGER]

Brake Sensors

There's no such thing as a silly question. Yes, sensors on all brakes.

There are actually only two brake wear sensors. One in the left front inside pad, and one on the right rear inside pad.

 

[White94RX]

nah, not 800-1k unless you're doing all four. I think ours are like 500 rear, and like 6 fronts. depends on vehicle.

 

[Big Daddy]

See if this helps:

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