Brake back plates

[Ands1]

How difficult is it to get hold of rot free rear brake back plates? Mine have got holes in & I know they are obsalete, what should I expect to pay?
Andy

 

[kempy]

How difficult is it to get hold of rot free rear brake back plates? Mine have got holes in & I know they are obsalete, what should I expect to pay?
Andy

Andy,

I got hold of a pair of NOS ones about 5 years back and paid £100. I was dead chuffed as you would expect to pay £100 each even back then.

They are like rock'in horse poo as the split boys have taken most for their IRS conversions and all of the dealers know their value.

Off the top of my head I wouldn't pay more than £100 for a pair off a dry states van.

As you run 130mm PCD wheels it could work out cheaper to change the rear hubs, drums & Plates and ditch the adapters. The price you could sell the existing set up could pay for the new one and so break even without the cost of new plates.

The only problem is that you wouldn't be able to switch back to 2205 PCD.

 

[Ands1]

Hhmm I thought I,d get more of a reaction than this. I just bought a pair of back plates ( from a 69 bay)c/w drums all the fixtures etc on the plates, rot free from a South african dry state for £41 on the flea bay, was,nt sure if I was in for a good deal or not so I put in £££,s top bid & won...Suppose for £41 I can,t go wrong, just surprised to see em on flea bay & the fact I did,nt have much competition on the bidding front..
Andy

 

[kempy]

Bargain,

Also stick your old ones up for sale regardless of condition as someone may buy them.

 

[Ands1]

Bargain,

Also stick your old ones up for sale regardless of condition as someone may buy them.

I thought about keeping the new ones until my originals failed MOT then swap them over, still I,ll see what they,re like when I get hold of them.
Thanks Andy