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Old 01-24-2022, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by andrewwynn View Post
Oh I see the light on dash as "front of the line" priority. I'm just pointing out that if they start at 10mm thick you've used 70% of the pad material when the light comes on. They are maybe 90% worn as some thickness is of course just to hold the thing on.

I have worn pads far enough they were for sure "overdue" and I don't recommend pushing it. It is definitely "time to get into rotation" when the light comes on.

ASAP once the light comes on is for sure the best plan especially since only one of four pads has a sensor.
The big question with the pad wear light is how the pad material is adhered to the backing plate?

If it's riveted, then you need to change asap or else you'll trash the rotors. Not really a big deal if you plan to replace the rotors with the pads, of course.

If it's just bonded (basically glued) in place, then you can pretty much keep going all the way to just before the backing plate. Unfortunately, it's not always obvious which is which.
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