It's probably not her fault. She is limited to the quality and accuracy of the catalog.
I had a near argument with a very young Pep Boys parts man once about the front brake shoes I needed for my 1965 Mustang. He insisted that the car had front disc brakes. I told him no, it had drum brakes and I needed shoes. To prove his point he showed me in the catalog where the front brakes were listed under "pads". The catalog (Raybestos) listed ALL front brakes under "pads". I pointed to the part number and told him to get me that item off the shelf. He did, and they were shoes. I resisted the urge to tell him "I told you so".
Take a look at the BAT catalog to see the two different types of front brake pads that you might have on an SVT Contour.
www.batinc.net The sensor that she was asking about is used on some Cougars and some Mondeos. It is embedded in the brake pad and provides a path to ground to turn on a light on the dash when the brake pads are worn out. Such pads often cost a little more. They can be used on cars that are not equipped by just cutting the wire off.
I have a set of Motorcraft pads for my 98 SVT that have the wires on them, even though no US spec car ever had these larger pads with the sensor system. If Ford cannot keep it straight, how can the aftermarket keep it straight, especially when they rely on specs provided by Ford?
