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Offline Ferrit

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Brake pad warning wire
« on: October 06, 2025, 11:20:57 AM »
Does anyone know if you can buy these anywhere?
Lancia Beta Coupe 2000 SA import, now project
VW Caravelle t5.1 was project
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Offline Nigel

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Re: Brake pad warning wire
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2025, 10:05:06 PM »
In the past I've seen them come with brake pad sets but
not recently.
If you've got new pads which I'm sure you have, you'll not need it in a long
time.
Just keep a look out on all those marketplaces.

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1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]

Offline peteracs

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Re: Brake pad warning wire
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2025, 10:28:40 PM »
Hi Mark

As Nigel says, the odds on you wearing out a set of new front pads is very doubtful.

Peter
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Offline Ferrit

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Re: Brake pad warning wire
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2025, 12:32:28 AM »
Just for authenticity tbh
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Offline Nigel

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Re: Brake pad warning wire
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2025, 09:48:18 PM »
I would try making one or two.
2 pack epoxy comes to mind, filed down to a firm fit.
Protruding around 3mm from the pad back plate.

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« Last Edit: October 08, 2025, 06:05:11 PM by Nigel »
1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]

Offline Nigel

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1984 2.0 Carb HPE [ex Aus] Grigio Finanza.
2007 Mazda 6 2.3 [current daily, highly recommended]
The past:
1980 2.0 HPE White in South Africa [hope it survives!]
1976 1.6 Coupe Lancia Blu [PFG 76R] [probably deceased]
oh,and an Uno Turbo 1997 also in SA [stolen,never recovered]

Offline JASPER_40

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Re: Brake pad warning wire
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2025, 09:08:19 AM »
I just purchased some new old stock Bendix brake pads on ebay as they came with OE brake wear indicator end caps.....just an impulse buy simply because they had the wear caps included.

However, I have recently purchased some break wear sensor wires for an older Meredes which have a similar ends that slots into the brake pad hole. The Mercedes sensor wire is made to connect with a bullet connector about 6" from the caliper and so I simply made a wire with a female bullet terminal to suit.

Not the same but will do the job if you get stuck and want the wear sensors to work.

Steve

P.S. Also in the interests of authenticity, I have since replaced the interim Mercedes wires with the original Lancia wires utilising the new caps I got with the Bendix pads
Current project in Aus :
1982 Lancia Beta Coupe 2000 (Carb) Aus Delivered
Previously owned in UK:
1984 HPE Volumex
1982 HPE 2000 IE
1979 Coupe 1600

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Re: Brake pad warning wire
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2025, 10:05:34 AM »
Thanks for that.  I will look into it

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Lancia Beta Coupe 2000 SA import, now project
VW Caravelle t5.1 was project
Merc EQA