oh nice, never woulda thought to check autozone, thanks!

as far as the three amigos go theyre off right now, as far as i can tell its back to how it originally was before the lights stuck on.... im expecting them to occasionally pop up and go away when i turn engine off and back on. im okay with that for now, gonna focus on the alternator.

 

it rained today, and my lights came back on permanently. is it safe to assume its a exposed abs sensor lead? how hard is it to change the sensor/lead on my own?

 

You need to quit guessing and go spend the big bucks like the rest of us have had to.
Find a shop with a scanner that can read the codes, hand scanners can't do it.
Do your brakes squeak, if you do a panic stop from 30 MPH, do you feel the ABS pulaste thru the brake pedal?

 

had it scanned before, erratic wheelspeed sensor. no squeak, and ferodo pads. abs pulsates(it rained thismorning so i tested coming back from work before i posted that last message) mechanic mentioned exposed leadwire, and with them coming back on permanently with the rain it seems likely.


edit: cars dried out, lights off....interesting