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posted on July 26th, 2004 at 12:12 AM
brake backing plates
Hey,
Just wondering if people usually have these on or off and what difference it makes for a stock disc setup. I would assume leaving it off would get
better airflow around the disc but would this leave it open to collect crap off the road?
Any experiences? thanks
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posted on July 26th, 2004 at 07:08 AM
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VW spent a lot of money developing them. I have the fitted on my 65, and have had no problems with them at all. they keep out rocks and water.
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posted on July 26th, 2004 at 07:23 AM
I pulled mine off 13 years ago and no probs in more than 150,000km of driving... They might keep rocks etc out but I have had more rocks stuck in
other cars with backing plates than my Beetle without... flip a coin!
