How far on front brake pads?

[brad]

can anyone confirm that there is only one brake pad sensor on a B6 Passat? And if so, is it on the front driver pad?
I ask because my rear pads looks like they have less meat on them and maybe that's whats triggering the MFD warning light.

Also, what are good aftermarket pads and rotors to get?

thanks

There should be a front & a rear sensor.

Remsa are good bang for buck & OEM VW suppliers (and less dusty). Get a price off the forum sponsor GLS rallisport (look in the sponsor area). He's multi-brand so should have something to suit your needs

[Pawnii]

Thanks Brad.

I've already got a quote for the Remsa from Rallisport. Just wondering if anyone's using anything else out there. I've seen in the U.S. some people use Hawk. Not sure if you can get them here. I might look into it just incase.

What about Rotors? Should I just get them from VW?

[brad]

Rallisport as well. He should have several brands to choose from (RDA, DBA & a couple of Euro brands) & several brands of pads. What you choose depends how you drive.

Or try ECS Tuning for pads & rotors or Adams rotors are very nice

[Diesel_vert]

can anyone confirm that there is only one brake pad sensor on a B6 Passat? And if so, is it on the front driver pad?
I ask because my rear pads looks like they have less meat on them and maybe that's whats triggering the MFD warning light.

The wear sensor is attached to the inner front brake pad. It might be on the passenger side (being a vehicle predominately designed for LHD markets), but I'm not 100% certain.

As brad said, you should check whether the inner front brake pads are wearing abnormally.

The rear brake pads do not come with a wear sensor.

There should be a front & a rear sensor.

I don't think the Passat comes with rear brake wear sensors.

[brad]

I don't think the Passat comes with rear brake wear sensors.

Well there you go. I assumed if a Skoda had them, so would a more expensive Passat. Hardly seems worthwhile to monitor 1 pad out of 8

[Diesel_vert]

Well there you go. I assumed if a Skoda had them, so would a more expensive Passat. Hardly seems worthwhile to monitor 1 pad out of 8

I suppose if the bean counters told the engineers that there was only one pad to put the sensor on, it'd be the inner left front, because:

The driver sits on the left (it's a European car after all).
The fronts do most of the work during moderate-to-heavy braking manoeuvres.
The inner pads can't be inspected easily.
The savings you make by not having to buy 7 wear sensors per vehicle ($5 each x 7 x 200,000 vehicles per year = $7 million).
The average consumer won't notice or care.

But crucially, it keeps the shareholders happy.

[Pawnii]

excellent info.

one last thing. Do the remsa pads have the right plug for the sensor?
I've seen on some DIY threads that you may need to cut the old one off and solder it onto the new pads.

[Diesel_vert]

I can't say from experience, but I would think that Remsa, as a manufacturer based in Europe, are likely to make correctly fitting parts... ?

[brad]

excellent info.

one last thing. Do the remsa pads have the right plug for the sensor?
I've seen on some DIY threads that you may need to cut the old one off and solder it onto the new pads.

Ask the guy that sells them. I believe that as OEM replacements, they are plug & play