hi guys alittle adive needed please my bug failed it's MOT today on its hand break so i sorted that but when i was adjusting the off side i found that the rim arround the backing plate was corroded right through is this an MOT failure aswell and how easy is this to replace is it replace the whole backing plate or just the rim that can be welded on cheers

pics paint a thousand words as they say

 

anyone

 

Not a MOT failure and tbho given the cost to renew i wouldn't bother as it doesn't really do anything other than stop road debris getting at the brakes but it's only a small hole ans won't cause any problems at all mate.

 

cheers mate got retest in the morn dint want them to turn around and fail me for that after doing handbreak lol

 

Is that the disc backing plate?

If so, either ignore it, or remove it.

Mine runs without and has done since I fitted STi Brembos to my car.

 

yeah just gonna remove it, passed this morn no probs

 

looking at getting brembo rears anyway take it this will have to be removed then anyway were your rears 2 pots alcazar?

 

Cant beleive how much they have corroded !!!

i removed my classic ones to fit 2 pots and they were 16 yrs old and were solid !

 

They are just the stone guards , not the actual backing plate , they are very thin steel , just grind through the 8 or so spot welds and remove it ,
Very easy to do , and needs doing if your changing to rear brembo's anyway
Cheers Ian

 

Mine DID have the single pot sliding rears. It now has STiBrembos.

And as Ian says, 8 spot welds, a sharp drill, a wire brush, a tin of Black Hammerite and Robert is your mother's brother.

 

cheers guys