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Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« on: August 09, 2016, 11:56:55 am »
Do people running 4pot/6pot BBKs such as the Brembo 18z kit run them without splash/dust shields? Have people used shields from another VAG car that already has big brakes and modify them to fit? I'll be running 350mm disks soon and wonder if I should look at ordering something up, as I now have everything else needed for the mod.

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Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2016, 11:59:32 am »
My forge brake kit still the guard on i think will have a look  :signLOL:
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Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2016, 12:08:59 pm »
Take them off.... weight saving.

I dont run them, pretty much no one with a proper BBK will sill have them.

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Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2016, 01:45:21 pm »
You can run the OEM dust shields. Not sure if they need any tweaking but I doubt it.

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Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2016, 07:10:24 pm »
Remove them.
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Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2016, 07:23:01 pm »
Remove them.
I'll second that. Never known a car get so much grit stuck in them. Pointless.

Thanks for the R8 coils by the way. Got them in today, all sorted.

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Re: Brake shields on a Big Brake Kit
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2016, 03:06:16 pm »
Remove them.
I'll second that. Never known a car get so much grit stuck in them. Pointless.

Thanks for the R8 coils by the way. Got them in today, all sorted.

Not a problem  :happy2:
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