ABS light and warning triangle

[ginner]

I know, I know use the search button but it never seems to give me a definate answer. Had new brakes and pads fitted front and rear and now the ABS light and warning triangle have come on, I have changed the offside front abs sensor and it seemed OK at first but the light persists and the ABS comes on every now and then. The mechanic has had it on the computer but it doesn't come up with a fault code so it's gonna have to be trial and error. Bloody chuffing blasterding car. I'm going away this week for the weekend as well, oh well I'll risk it for a biscuit, wise move or not?

[Ridg]

what pads were put on?

as when i changed mine, the sensor wasn't right, so even though the brakes were new, the light came on, so i just disabled it via vagcom

[dai-cymru]

when you say new brakes and pads do you mean disks? if so i can almost certainly say that they have fitted the disks without the abs exciter ring 

[jonnyturbo]

hmm sounds like you got the wrong discs / pads fitted

[ginner]

Yeah I do mean discs and pads, sorry. An ABS exciter ring, is it something you get from Ann Summers?

[northeast_gti-t]

Yeah I do mean discs and pads, sorry. An ABS exciter ring, is it something you get from Ann Summers?

erm nope lol basically its a ring that fits behind the disc with teethed segments all round its diameter and where the abs sensor seats in its bore in the hub there is a small air gap so to speak between the two the tip of the sensor is magnetic and thus the exciter triggers an electrical pulse to the abs sensor during the wheels revolutions 

[ginner]

Oh I thought it might mean that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ginner]

No the toothed bit you speak of is definately there. I've changed both front ones now but still no joy.