On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:37:48 -0500 Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > Umm... There are a couple of parts there; there are sensor wires- > > one inserted in each pad, that run to a connector block, these are > > trivial to replace; then there is the wiring harness, which has one > > end bolted to the caliper and the other end is somewhere in the > > bowels of the wiring harness within the vehicle. If a sensor wire > > was snapped, thats easy. If the other wire was destroyed.... ick. > > Some misguided PO or brake shop *cut* the wires to the connector > blocks on my 300D. If they had bothered to look under the hood they > would have seen the in-line plugs that could have been separated > instead. > > I called Rusty to price replacement connector blocks, about $150 each. > They come from Mercedes, there is no OEM part available. A lot of $$ > just to have the indicator lamp tell me when the pads are worn. The cable from the in-line plug to the caliper wasn't too expensive from Rusty a couple of years ago when I replace mine on my 240D/3.0. Right brake sensor cable 126 540 82 07 Craig
