Help please: reset the brake Light sensor in ,94 LS400
01-16-03, 01:15 PM
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Pad wear light
Dominic,
The Lexus Dealer method is to charge you $110 per wheel for a new sensor (un-installed price) and send you on down the road.
Apparently there have been people here who have had success repairing the old sensors by adding a layer of solder to restore a closed circuit. Upon contact , the solder will wear thru breaking contact & cause the warning light to function just like the originals.
My conundrum is that I have disconnected the sensor leads & closed the circuit with a jumper , proceeded to disconnect & then reconnect the battery & I still have the damn light!!!
I have an inspection coming up & am about to pull the damn bulb!!
perplexed in Dallas, damon
The Lexus Dealer method is to charge you $110 per wheel for a new sensor (un-installed price) and send you on down the road.
Apparently there have been people here who have had success repairing the old sensors by adding a layer of solder to restore a closed circuit. Upon contact , the solder will wear thru breaking contact & cause the warning light to function just like the originals.
My conundrum is that I have disconnected the sensor leads & closed the circuit with a jumper , proceeded to disconnect & then reconnect the battery & I still have the damn light!!!
I have an inspection coming up & am about to pull the damn bulb!!
perplexed in Dallas, damon
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Re: Pad wear light
Originally posted by damon
Dominic,
The Lexus Dealer method is to charge you $110 per wheel for a new sensor (un-installed price) and send you on down the road.
Apparently there have been people here who have had success repairing the old sensors by adding a layer of solder to restore a closed circuit. Upon contact , the solder will wear thru breaking contact & cause the warning light to function just like the originals.
My conundrum is that I have disconnected the sensor leads & closed the circuit with a jumper , proceeded to disconnect & then reconnect the battery & I still have the damn light!!!
I have an inspection coming up & am about to pull the damn bulb!!
perplexed in Dallas, damon
Dominic,
The Lexus Dealer method is to charge you $110 per wheel for a new sensor (un-installed price) and send you on down the road.
Apparently there have been people here who have had success repairing the old sensors by adding a layer of solder to restore a closed circuit. Upon contact , the solder will wear thru breaking contact & cause the warning light to function just like the originals.
My conundrum is that I have disconnected the sensor leads & closed the circuit with a jumper , proceeded to disconnect & then reconnect the battery & I still have the damn light!!!
I have an inspection coming up & am about to pull the damn bulb!!
perplexed in Dallas, damon
Is it the same dash warning light for tail light bulbs and wear sensors (If I remember right on my 91 LS, it is a red light that says (Brake!)? If so, you may have a bulb that is burned out rather than a wear sensor problem, mine was coming on intermittently until I took all my bulbs out, cleaned the contacts, and reseated them.
Hope that helps,
Ga400
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