dreadlocks

take one of the old sensors, cut it off, short it together and use it on each side at a time til you find which one is giving him a problem.. then inspect and replace if needed, might not be plugged in all the way, need contacts cleaned, broken.. who knows, but the fault does not need cleared, it will go away when all sensors are operable.

sigerrh

Thank you for the help!!

J. Patterson

Yes. If the sensors are good and are plugged in fully.
I also suggest you take an old one and make a tester by shorting it and trying it in each position. You can also check continuity in each of the new sensors with a VOM. I would suspect that the problem lies with the connector rather than the sensor itself however.

sigerrh

Update, discussed this with mechanic and replaced sensors again. Result...faulty sensor, warning light is off!

Thanks again.

J. Patterson

Bingo!

Audi Vader

Just as a follow up to this thread, I ended up buying Zimmerman rotors and I went with stock pads. Purchased through FCP Euro and installed at the dealer. $1k total.

SlizSam

Just an update for everyone - I bought the $500 front back kit from Amazon w/ ceramic and drilled/cross slotted rotors. Put them on fairly easily (except you need the torx socket bits).

Put about 4,000 miles on them and no issues at all. No noise, VERY little dust on my bright silver 22" split spokes compared to what was on there before (likely dealer pads from prev owner).

Only thing special I did was mask and spray the inner portion of the rotors with silver ceramic high temp paint - very carefully to avoid getting paint on the braking surface. Looks great and should prevent them from rusting or corroding like many rotors do.

I'll report back after I get more miles on them.

Audi Vader

To provide an update, I ended up buying Zimmerman rotors and stock pads. Unfortunately, the rotors warped after a couple weeks and were replaced stock OEM rotors. Aside from being an expensive mistake, the braking performance was not as the good stock rotors. My recommendation, stick with stock brake pads and rotors for best performance (even though it is expensive and dusty).

jurnes

Porterfield R4S pads are a great upgrade. They have much better performance when the brakes are expected to perform on hills, towing or "spirited" driving

raj99

Is it just me, or does Akebono not produce pads for the Q7?

I couldn't find the drop down selection for "Q7" through their online site: Akebono Online Parts Catalog