Rear brake disc backplates.

[mikey vrs]

The rear brake disc backplates have rotted & need replacing on my 2008 vrs,are these a dealer only part or has somebody who has changed them got them from elsewhere?

[Aspman]

My indy got them. I think other places do sell them, I'm sure there is a thread somewhere that had tehm for about £5. Dealer is about £20.

 

It's a hub off job.

[kidology]

Yes as above says hub off job,

[mikey vrs]

Ive done a search but cant come up with a link that works for the backplates,has anybody changed theirs recently & has a supplier where they got them from? 

[mattcut]

I have changed mine on my 07.

 

Changed them to having non, no hub of needed then

[pip_vrs]

I chopped mine off when i fitted R32 brakes

[mikey vrs]

Ive looked on ebay,tried a search on here & still cant find a supplier for these backplates,ive even got the genuine part numbers.....looks like its a trip to the dealers then, 

[kidology]

The Skoda Parts Shop seem to have different sizes front  and rear.

[mikey vrs]

The Skoda Parts Shop seem to have different sizes front  and rear.

Thanks for that link.....ive priced them up & including delivery & the offer price they are only £5 cheaper than i can get them from my local dealer on monday so i have gone for genuine parts.

[dohboy78]

Just chop them off... Don't really do a lot! I've only got 1 on the rear.

[Phil-E]

What do they actually do?

 

Phil

[kidology]

 It's a combination of splash and gravel /dirt protection, thermal protection for suspension parts (don't want to liquidate all the ball joint / tie rod end grease or burn off the boots), and airflow management.

 

Just what i have read about it suppose the fronts would be more useful than rears, cut my rears off my mk 1 Vrs seemed no difference. 

 

Also saves replacing hub.

[Aspman]

If you're just going to cut them off just be careful not to knock the magnets in the hub or you'll end up changing it anyway when your ABS stops working.

 

That was me that was

Edited 29 August, 2014 by Aspman

[mikey vrs]

You dont need to replace the hub you just remove it & its only one bolt to remove it.   saying that the haynes manual says you must replace the bolt if you remove it......didnt order 2 of those......damn. 

[pip_vrs]

If you're just going to cut them off just be careful not to knock the magnets in the hub or you'll end up changing it anyway when your ABS stops working.

 

That was me that was

 

What do you mean?

I've had my tyre pressure alarm thing come on a few times and that works on abs doesn't it? maybe related.

[Aspman]

There are ring magnets set into the hub. They're just steel so they rust over time and get fragile.

 

When my back plate came loose I just thought I'd cut it off with a dremel and forget about it. In the process of doing that I must have bashed the magnet and knocked a bit out. Makes all the ABS related functions fail (ABS ESP and TPS) and you need to replace the whole hub since the magnet is integrated.

Edited 1 September, 2014 by Aspman

[mikey vrs]

I did this job today,all ok & nice & shiny(for now!) 

 

[arthurd123]

On the front you only need to take the discs off I believe