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Title: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 05 March 2012, 15:37

Any one got a link or know where i can find a new pair of the above please as mine have seen better days and are falling to bits  :angry:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: cullygti on 05 March 2012, 15:41

iirc dont you have to remove bearing to replace them seems like a lot of work just for backing plates dude

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 05 March 2012, 15:46

I'v just orderd Brembo disks & pads and thought i might as well change the plates as they look  :sick:

Woulden't you bother then?

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: cullygti on 05 March 2012, 15:59

ooh nice yeah prob would mate but just seems a lot of work cant remember exactly but its the hub or bearing gotta come off to change them im sure someone will know mine are a bit shabby and could do with changing to  :smiley:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 05 March 2012, 16:02

Okay thanks mate

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: navmk4gti on 05 March 2012, 17:13

Where you get brembo discs and pads from bud :smiley:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: Wazzzer on 05 March 2012, 17:30

dealers, about £15 each. You have to pull the wheel bearing off to get at them though

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 05 March 2012, 21:48

Reading this I'm now  :undecided:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: Steve_PD on 05 March 2012, 22:10

Time to change your wheel bearing as well then

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 06 March 2012, 13:27

Sounds alot of work just to replace the bloody backing plates  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 06 March 2012, 13:37

I shall go and take a closer look.

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GunnerCP on 06 March 2012, 14:20

Are we talking about the stone shield things? Rears are more long winded but fronts are easy to change.

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GunnerCP on 06 March 2012, 14:28

Yea it's just three or so small and probably highly corroded bolts....

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 06 March 2012, 17:56

Yes the rear ones. Iv managed to find a pair at my local VW stearlers! Not bad actually £15.30 for a pair.

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GunnerCP on 06 March 2012, 18:10

Have fun changing those!

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: Steve_PD on 06 March 2012, 18:13

Rear ones need the inner race of the bearing pulled off the stub axel to get the shield off. Then if you've gone to all that effort you may as well put new hub/bearings on.

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 06 March 2012, 19:08

Cheers steve. Will keep you all posted how i get on. Plates are coming in on Thursday so hopefully be done by Friday then i can get my new wheels on ready for UD  :cool:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: daz veedub on 06 March 2012, 19:11

cant u wack some paint on them mate make them look pretty again or are they falling bits  :undecided:

have ya coilovers come yet u need get a dub rides thread up and running man  :cool:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 06 March 2012, 19:14

Daz there falling to bits mate  :angry:

Coilovers arived and went straight back as they sent the wrong bloody ones  :rolleyes:

And yes mate i have been meaning to get one started, will get one done soon  :wink:

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: daz veedub on 06 March 2012, 19:25

new 1s it is then  :grin:

will they be fitted for when ya go ultimate dubs mate

and yes u need to ha

Title: Re: Brake disk backing plates
Post by: GTI:Gibbo on 06 March 2012, 19:33

My plan is to have everything done by Saturday  :laugh:

Coilovers fitted
Backplates, disks and pads fitted, wheels on and i want to mop both sides out!

But time is running out  :evil:

 :grin: