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Offline Screech16v

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #10 on: 09 March 2012, 19:01 »
thry don't have wer indicator for the MK3, it was MK4 onwards

it will be hand break light coming on coz the pads are worn thus making the fluid level drop

He's changed his pads though.

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #11 on: 09 March 2012, 19:07 »
thry don't have wer indicator for the MK3, it was MK4 onwards

it will be hand break light coming on coz the pads are worn thus making the fluid level drop

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #12 on: 09 March 2012, 21:19 »
I'll put money on the Abs light has been bodged up an the handbrake light is showing the brake fault, mine does exactly this.....

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #13 on: 10 March 2012, 00:35 »
thry don't have wer indicator for the MK3, it was MK4 onwards

it will be hand break light coming on coz the pads are worn thus making the fluid level drop

Some late ones do mate.  :smiley:

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #14 on: 11 March 2012, 20:43 »
Hi guys, sorry for the late reply...

Thanks for all your suggestions, It is 100% pad wear indicator. Both sets of pads on the front have the wires. The handbrake light, doubles up as a fluid check as well, so it cant be that, nether-the-less i did double check my fluid level and its fine.
Ill say again i have changed the discs AND the pads  :undecided: and was expecting the light simply not to turn on once ive done this..
The problem still remains :angry:

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #15 on: 11 March 2012, 21:06 »
Hmm well.... Knock me over with a wide plank...
I'm stumped.... Good luck...

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #16 on: 11 March 2012, 21:32 »
Hmm well.... Knock me over with a wide plank...
I'm stumped.... Good luck...

Haha :laugh: Thanks for the update...
My only guess is that when the light first came on, before I changed my pads+discs, it was a problem then, and the pads didn't actually need changing.. I think this calls for the diagnostics machine :cool:

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #17 on: 11 March 2012, 23:15 »
Do the pads have wires directly into them or was there a wear sensor that you had to swap over?

If they are built in, if there is two wires, bridge the two wires and see if the light remains.

If it goes out check the connections and if still nothing send the pads back.

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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #18 on: 11 March 2012, 23:28 »
not convinced yet  :undecided:

cars with brake light wear warning only have a wire on 1 side (well all VW mk4 onwards do and also Audi etc)

my audi S3 brakes have the wires.. only on 1 side too

my old  late 1997 16v never had brake warning lights for pad wear either
  


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Re: Golf GTI 16v mk3 2L Brake pad warning light!
« Reply #19 on: 12 March 2012, 09:54 »
Iv just changed my brother inlaws front pads on his skoda superb and that has them on both sides. And we all know it's a vag.

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