GavinL Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Hi... Those of you that have ever removed your wheels may well have noticed the metal shields on the rear of the brake discs. Does anyone know what purpose these serve and if there are any downsides/benefits of removing them e.g better brake cooling maybe thanks as always...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 I've seen these, and they annoy me a bit. However, Toyota must have had a reason for putting them there. Maybe to protect the disk or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Wall Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 When I spoke to Leon about the removal of my jap brakes, he said these have to come off any way. If you have a UK car you don't need to remove them unless you upgrade to bigger discs and callipers. The only reason they are there IMO is prevent suspension or brake component fluids from spraying on the disc surface in failure conditions. ie when you may be driving on the edge and need your brakes. Leon suggested better cooling without them. When I finally get round to fitting my UK brakes I am going to cut into the protector plate and bend the edges to flatten the plate to make way for the larger disc. Well that is the theory anyway. (Edited by Phil Wall at 8:54 am on Feb. 3, 2002) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughie Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Folks They are splash-guards. i.e. prevent the disc getting wet when you pile through a big puddle. Chris Wilson strongly advises cutting them off if you do a lot of track days as they prevent brake cooling to quite a large degree. They're not essential (apparently) but like someone said, Toyota put them on there for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Can you just bend them back? That way, they should stop splashes from puddles, but should still allow the disks to cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted February 3, 2002 Author Share Posted February 3, 2002 Quote: from Doughie on 1:16 pm on Feb. 3, 2002[br]Folks They are splash-guards. i.e. prevent the disc getting wet when you pile through a big puddle. Chris Wilson strongly advises cutting them off if you do a lot of track days as they prevent brake cooling to quite a large degree. They're not essential (apparently) but like someone said, Toyota put them on there for a reason. That makes sense....I will get Leon to remove them as I'm going to be doing a few trackdays this year. regards..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 Virtually ALL manufacturers put these shields on with disc brakes. They serve to shield the disc from a lot of the crud that is on the road. Thus extending disc service life. Not essential, but you WILL notice more scoring on your discs without them (I know as I took mine off to fit UK brakes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted February 3, 2002 Author Share Posted February 3, 2002 Quote: from Simon on 7:35 pm on Feb. 3, 2002[br]Virtually ALL manufacturers put these shields on with disc brakes. They serve to shield the disc from a lot of the crud that is on the road. Thus extending disc service life. Not essential, but you WILL notice more scoring on your discs without them (I know as I took mine off to fit UK brakes). Thanks for that, I can live with it and the discs are not very expensive really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syed Shah Posted February 3, 2002 Share Posted February 3, 2002 The rear ones cost more than the fronts for some reason, and i'm getting all my discs replaced soon, its gonna be at least 300quid, so make sure they don't reduce their life too much :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavinL Posted February 3, 2002 Author Share Posted February 3, 2002 Ahhhhh...maybe just the fronts then :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughie Posted February 4, 2002 Share Posted February 4, 2002 Front OE disks are £180 for the pair (includes VAT). (Bizarrely, one of the front disks is slightly more expensive than the other one !!!!!!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 Quote: from Doughie on 11:11 am on Feb. 4, 2002[br](Bizarrely, one of the front disks is slightly more expensive than the other one !!!!!!!!!) I noticed that as well, strange but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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