9two8

Well I have an update, and hopefully some help to others who are fed up with this stupid "Brake pad warning" light.
Today I removed the rear wheels, cut off the wiring into the pads, traced where the wiring went, up into the trunk, pulled the wiring from underneath into the trunk, and cut it to a tidy length, soldered the ends and clipped it to the wiring harness already in there.
Cut the front wires and joined them using solder and heat- shrinked them.., still the bloody dash light warning was on.

So I decided to locate the central warning box ( yellow plug and black plug), after reading on here I located pins 19 and 20, released these, and jumpered them.., still the warning light was on the dash, then took a look in my workshop manual and decided to remove pin No6 the one that illuminates the dreaded light.., RESULT !! Could,nt believe after all that, the warning light is off !

I replaced pins 19 and 20.., wish I,d just removed pin No6 in the first place, although I have never read of any mention of this pin ?

Hope this helps someone, before they resort to pills and whisky.
BTW.., the central warning box on an OB.., UK model is located under dash extreme right hand side.., not under the footrest, or above the dead pedal.

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed........., with no malfunctioning " Brake pad" warning, ever !

UK

Lizard928

You dont remove the pins from the plug, you simply jumper them.

blown 87

Wow, cutting up a harness instead of diagnosing the problem and repairing it.

9two8

..., I did,nt really cut it up Greg, everything I undone can be re-instated, if I,m ever feeling in a masochistic mood !

Somehow I won,t be losing sleep over it

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK