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    Where to buy E30 rear backing plates?

    My rear handbrakes is (obviously) torn through the backing plate, so I want to replace them.

    I can't seem to find them! (I'm in Canada) I looked on PelicanParts and AutoPartsWay.com. Where else could they be?
    REMEMBER: Be safe and have fun is Rule Number 1.

    The Epic Unbuild of Clint Eastwood

    #2
    Bavauto? They were on rhere several years ago when I needed them.

    Edit. They are there.

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      #3
      Part numbers:

      34211162061
      34211162062
      BimmerHeads
      Classic BMW Specialists
      Santa Clarita, CA

      www.BimmerHeads.com

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        #4
        Do I have to remove the rear hub to take these out?
        REMEMBER: Be safe and have fun is Rule Number 1.

        The Epic Unbuild of Clint Eastwood

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          #5
          Yes. Which means you'll need to replace the bearings.
          The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
          Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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            #6
            That sounds like a srs job...

            *sigh* PUT IT ON THE LIST!!
            REMEMBER: Be safe and have fun is Rule Number 1.

            The Epic Unbuild of Clint Eastwood

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              #7
              Got mine from ecstuning.
              89 320i Touring/M52 Swap w 4.10 Gears/K&N intake/Catback Exhaust/KW coils/Wilwood brakes/Azev A 16x7.5F 16x9R 215/40/16 F&R

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                #8
                I know this is probably too late for the OP, but a great trick to get your car back on the road with working ebrakes until you have the time/motivation to replace the backing plate is to get a hardware from a different car that has retaining cups (and longer pins), and use them instead. I usually just bring the stock pin in, and look through the hardware kits until I find one that works. Lots of cars out there are set up that way from the factory, so although it might not be bmw spec, it is perfectly safe and durable. When I worked at a used car dealership, we used to use that method all the time. It is how one of my rears is currently set up (I believe I used some gm sedan hardware kit), and although I have new backing plates in a box, I am going to let it go until I need to take it all apart to replace the wheel bearings.

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