Brake Back Plates

[Steve Medlock]

I've added this on to my jobs list for when its warmer and has stopped raining...

The back plates on Ebay range from £18/pair to £60/pair and mostly seem to be Chinese made. Are they all the same though or are better quality ones available?

Its not a 2 min job so I'd sooner not fit Baco Foil items but don't want to pay loads if they are all much the same.

I've not found genuine BMW yet so don't know how they compare.

Any good or bad experiences or is it just a bit of tin and shouldn't spend too long thinking about it?

Steve.

 

[Steve Medlock]

BMW genuine seem to be about £80/pair. Also found some German Butcher items for about £50/pair.

 

[t-tony]

Most new after market items are usually of a good standard. German ones at £50 a pair sounds good to me Steve. If they’re sold in Germany they have to be a certain quality of they would not be allowed to sell them. Sorry I cant remember the name of the standards authority.

Tony.

 

[hard top]

Sorry I cant remember the name of the standards authority.

I think, and don't quote me on this, that it is DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung

 

[t-tony]

TUV ? Rings a bell.

Tony.

 

[DomiMik]

BMW genuine seem to be about £80/pair. Also found some German Butcher items for about £50/pair.

Genuine parts seem to be much cheaper over here:

BMW 34211162061 Schutzblech links - LEEBMANN24

www.leebmann24.de

That would be roughly £58/pair or £75 shipping to UK included. Shipping costs make it less attractive, as usual.
German TÜV is the equivalent to the British MOT @t-tony

 

[t-tony]

Thank you!

Tony.

 

[gookah]

have just bought 2 sets of these rears from eBay. they are the same thickness as the old ones when measured with a micrometer.
£24 for the pair with postage :


the seller is here:

PAIR Rear Brake Dust Shields Splash Guards 34211162061 BMW E30 E36 NEW | eBay

3 Series (1983-91) - E30 & E36. Rear Brake Dust Shields / Splash Guards. (LEFT & RIGHT Backing Plates). 316, 318, 320, 323, 324, 325.

www.ebay.co.uk

they are out of stock at the moment but I had to wait about a week and then he got some more in. I just put them on the watch list in eBay.

 

[Althulas]

Worth calling Sopers of Lincon 01522 681 680. I’m sure I never paid £80 for my rear ones.

 

[gookah]

Sopers?
I tried them for the handbrake cables, they wanted £56...
Cheaper from BMW_Direct on eBay

 

[mrscalex]

Sopers?
I tried them for the handbrake cables, they wanted £56...
Cheaper from BMW_Direct on eBay

Blimey. Last ones I had were £20 a few months ago from Cotswold.

 

[gookah]

sorry, Rob, I didnt make it clear, that was for a pair, but they were still dearer than BMW_direct, because they wanted £16 postage on top

 

[Steve Medlock]

Thanks all. I have some on order.

Now to choose some wheel bearings.....

I spend far more on this car than my daily driver (Once a weekly driver at the moment).

 

[Althulas]

FAG bearings are the OEM ones but not the cheapest.

 

[Steve Medlock]

Thanks for that - I was wondering if they were any good.

 

[Andyboy]

BMW use FAG, INA and Koyo.

On backplates, I've only used the cheapest and given them a coat of smooth black Hammerite. It's only a bit of stamped out pressed tin.