Brake pads with no sensors?

[moazam]

I ordered the front brake pads from Pelican, but it looks like I may have ordered the wrong thing now.

The ones I ordered did not have an area to attach the brake sensors. I ended up putting the brake pads in anyways and just zip-tied the sensor wire to be out of the way.

Is this OK? If it is, I'll just run these pads for a while and order the correct ones next time.



I ordered:

C-351-950-02 911 Steel A Caliper Front Brake Pads (late 1975-83)

These are actually listed in the catalog as:

OEM Front Brake Pad Set, Steel 'A' Caliper, 911 (late 1975-89), From VIN# 911-520-2046 (Coupe), 911-521-1218 (Targa), 911-540-0342 (Carrera Coupe), 911-541-0148 (Carrera Targa)

[Early_S_Man]

M-

There is no reason I can think of to need the sensors in the first place -- for a competent owner ... so why even bother replacing the pads you have now??? The 'S,' 'A,' and wide-A pads can be used interchangeably. A Ty-rap sounds like a good solution ... though cutting off the wiring at the firewall could save a few grams!

[moazam]

Originally posted by Early_S_Man
M-

There is no reason I can think of to need the sensors in the first place -- for a competent owner ... so why even bother replacing the pads you have now??? The 'S,' 'A,' and wide-A pads can be used interchangeably. A Ty-rap sounds like a good solution ... though cutting off the wiring at the firewall could save a few grams!

Sounds good. I'll leave them as they are, they should last me a while.