E30 brake pad wear resistor

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Post Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:03 pm

I have a 325 i which has a permanent brake pad wear light on but the sensors are all ok. I found the thread on here which talked about soldering a resistor on the cluster but the link to it seems to be broken can anyone tell me where i look to see if the cluster board is the culprit? any pics would be great or a link to the original post on this which i believe was in 2018
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Post Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:42 pm

How did you test the sensors and connections? 12 volts passes from one sensor to the next in series..ie. through the first second and third and back...so any interruption in the entire circuit will give a warning light on. You need to check the connectors very carefully at each wheel, as well as continuity through each wear sensor itself.
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Post Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:23 pm