mattson Award Winning Photo guy Donating Members 1,340 Member For: 20y 3m 21d Gender: Male Location: Burleigh Waters Posted 08/03/04 01:19 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 01:19 AM Hi All,Just wondering what the hell those black tin/metal plates are that are between the wheel and the disc?do they server a purpose other then blocking view of the disc and calipers?are they a spacer? or some other system designed to vent air onto them or what?the million dollar question is CAN THEY BE REMOVED with no adverse effects on steering/braking/speed/drivability?cause I think they are fuggin ugly!Cheers,Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer007 Donating Members 149 Member For: 21y 1m 24d Location: Canberra Posted 08/03/04 01:22 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 01:22 AM Supposed to stop brake dust affecting your alloys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 5d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 08/03/04 02:06 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 02:06 AM I took ours off the first week we had it. Does not make any difference.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 20y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 08/03/04 02:59 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 02:59 AM Took mine off about an hour after I got the car when I fitted my 18's. Never had a problem yet and never will.Saw someone the other day with after market wheels with these still on and it made me laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Location: ACT Posted 08/03/04 03:37 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 03:37 AM I read here on the forum the other day someone took off their spacers and could not get their front wheels off after, apparently the front hub is tapered and without the extra thickness of the dust sheild it was stuck.I have 17's and took them off (the black spacers that is) as soon as I got the car and have had no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashie Donating Members 663 Member For: 21y 3m Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 08/03/04 03:40 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 03:40 AM Ripped mine off 12 months ago without any problems.They are so you can't see the rusting brake rotors, if you can live with that rip them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genebaby Abuser of Charvels Member 501 Member For: 20y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 08/03/04 03:40 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 03:40 AM I painted my calipers and the dust covers a few weeks ago.Has anybody who removed them tried to take their wheels off again since? All I've heard about them so far is that one guy removed his and later tried to take his wheels off and they were kinda fused to the hub and were mega hard to get off. He put his dust covers back on. I'm keeping mine till I get more feedback on this. The other alternative is to get them cut down as their dust retention abilities are fairly moot, but their job as a spacer may be needed maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genebaby Abuser of Charvels Member 501 Member For: 20y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 08/03/04 03:42 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 03:42 AM Ooops, more replies since I started typing. The guy I know who had probs also had 18's if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattson Award Winning Photo guy Donating Members 1,340 Member For: 20y 3m 21d Gender: Male Location: Burleigh Waters Posted 08/03/04 03:52 AM Author Share Posted 08/03/04 03:52 AM I dunno about painting the spacers, no offense to you Genebaby, but the colour just looks too overpowering.As for the fusing, that speakers for itselfI'm going to take mine off and just trim them so they aren't visible behind the mag wheel.or if more supporting evidence of this lack of 'fusing' comes through I may just leave them off altogether.but painting the calipers is well worth the $9.0 in paint and 4 hours of painting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genebaby Abuser of Charvels Member 501 Member For: 20y 4m 16d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 08/03/04 04:20 AM Share Posted 08/03/04 04:20 AM Cool. I am loving the painted spacers, they look great in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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