Ok,,,I need some advice on this one. My question is two fold,,,,in that,, the brake lining check light came on, immeadiately after starting the 95 525,,after the left front wheel was taken off (and placed back on, by the speedy, but otherwise unwashed tire guys at 'Les Slobs *Les Schwabs*),,,,my brakes are at 60+ percent,,,never a warning light before,,,,,but,,,,after listening to a bunch of BS,,,that a set of rims made for a 3 series will 'fit just fine' on my e34, and me telling them that a 43 mm offset just wont do,,,,has to be 20mm, that and the GD hub size is different, (they proved it to themselves when the put the wheel up to the hub, and it wouldnt even clear the strut),,now im left with a check light that i cant turn off.

So,,,how critical is the offset,(looking at 17 or 18's),,,,they even had wheels they said would fit with a 25mm offset,,,and some with 13 mm offset,,,,,,i know a lil bit of offset difference is ok,,,but,,,from what i read,,,ya want 20 mm ET,,,,and hubcentric, or youre gonna be sorry. Ok then.

So then,,,on my way home, gnashing my teeth,,,I stop by a bmw savvy mechanic,,,,who tells me,,,,"nope,,cant reset the check light,,,,untill you replace the brake pads,,,, must be a coincidence that it came on after one wheel was taken off and replaced. Yeah, right. (BTW,,,car is at 75k miles, and previously VERY well maintained ,,ive put on only 2k miles.)

So then,,,,since my pads are no where near worn out,,,,,how do you reset the GD check light,that cant be canceled out by the dash button? Or should I just slap on new front brakes? Or should I slap the Les Slob guy?

Any thougnts are welcome,,,,,thanks in advance,,,,,,

Art.