Missing brake caliper "dust covers" (?)... stolen from parking lot?

JoeKixxon · 10-28-2013, 01:39 PM

Walked out to my 2008 E90 M3 to head to lunch, and the rear brake caliper stuck out like a sore thumb. I obsess over my car pretty much daily, so I noticed it. Was there a black cover there before? The front brakes seem "normal", but both rear wheels look like this.

I already called the parts counter at the dealer to see the price on a couple of replacements ("rear caliper dust covers?"). Waiting for a call back...

I guess my questions with this post are
- Is this a (somewhat) common occurrence for this piece to fall off or be missing?
- Any recommendations on an easy way to fix/replace this?
- Is there any safety hazard here with braking? (I don't think so... but just double checking)

mkPOTO · 10-28-2013, 01:41 PM

I havent had any problems with them fall off before, I know its a pain in the ass to put on and take off, and there should not be any issues I recall they are anti-vibration thingies lol

Tora · 10-28-2013, 02:01 PM

I don't see the part you're referring to. Mine looks just like your pic.. http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...71&hg=34&fg=10

mkPOTO · 10-28-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tora

I don't see the part you're referring to. Mine looks just like your pic.. http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...71&hg=34&fg=10

oh wait your right.. he isn't missing anything.. should of raised my brightness on my monitor

LightWerkz · 10-28-2013, 02:18 PM

Your anti-rattle clips are present, nothing is missing, they just dont look like the fronts.

JoeKixxon · 10-28-2013, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightWerkz

Your anti-rattle clips are present, nothing is missing, they just dont look like the fronts.

Thank y'all !!

OK end thread. Feeling rather silly now. I never noticed the difference before, and for some reason it stuck out like a sore thumb, and when I looked at the fronts and they were different, I assumed something was amiss.

PARANOIA!

Thank you again all.

FogCityM3 · 10-28-2013, 03:41 PM

Don't feel so bad, I thought the exact same thing about 2 months after I got my car and had to verify just to make sure something wasn't amiss. Bottom line is those rear calipers are ugly...functional but ugly!

EvenSteven · 10-31-2013, 11:35 AM

Front calipers are pretty ugly too.

edwinm3 · 10-31-2013, 01:59 PM

OP that's your conscience telling you to get BBK

10-28-2013, 01:39 PM	#1
JoeKixxon Captain 715 Rep 746 Posts Drives: 2016 M3 Sakhir Orange on Black Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Austin, Texas iTrader: (0)	Missing brake caliper "dust covers" (?)... stolen from parking lot? Walked out to my 2008 E90 M3 to head to lunch, and the rear brake caliper stuck out like a sore thumb. I obsess over my car pretty much daily, so I noticed it. Was there a black cover there before? The front brakes seem "normal", but both rear wheels look like this. I already called the parts counter at the dealer to see the price on a couple of replacements ("rear caliper dust covers?"). Waiting for a call back... I guess my questions with this post are - Is this a (somewhat) common occurrence for this piece to fall off or be missing? - Any recommendations on an easy way to fix/replace this? - Is there any safety hazard here with braking? (I don't think so... but just double checking) Attached Images
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Tora EBII F30 15 Rep 90 Posts Drives: EBII F30 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	I don't see the part you're referring to. Mine looks just like your pic.. http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...71&hg=34&fg=10 __________________ F30 EBII MPerf ///M3 \| E92 \| AW \| 6MT SOLD!!
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LightWerkz Banned 56 Rep 530 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oakland, NJ iTrader: (1)	Your anti-rattle clips are present, nothing is missing, they just dont look like the fronts.
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