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BMW Brake Cooling Ducts & Backing Plates for BMW E36 (1992-1998) M3

Plan on tracking your car? Going to be using real track/race pads? You're going to need brake cooling ducts and hose. Brakes create lots of heat and temps can rise to damaging levels. Excessive heat will burn up caliper seals and dust boots, boil brake fluid, lead to rapid pad wear, inconsistent pedal feel, damage rubber boots on suspension ball joints, and other problems. Racing brake pads are designed to work in very specific temperature ranges so to prevent them from exceeding those temps race teams rely on brake cooling ducts, silicone hose, and bumper ducts.

We have designed and produced advanced brake backing plates that fit behind the wheel bearing hub. The backing plates have an inlet duct that directs air to the center of the hub/rotor. From there, cooling vanes in the rotor draw the air through the rotor to cool it. By keeping the rotor cool it won't transfer as much heat through the pads, caliper, and rest of the braking system. Our kits are designed to fit to the hub without having to remove the hub/bearing.

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HARD Motorsport Brake Cooling Ducts Kit - No Backing Plates - BMW E36...

T#:589050

Part#: E36BRKDUCT

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$ 279.00 USD

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Overheating your brakes can end an entire weekend at the track and is the most common reason for premature brake failure and wear. Hi-Flow Molded ABS Cooling Ductwork: The HARD Motorsport Brake Cooling DUCT kit is designed for maximum efficiency specifically for the BMW E36. Race-inspired by modern duct design of top motorsport teams and manufacturers. Easy Mounting / Removable Front Bumper: Because the ducts are supported by the frame rail, you can remove your entire front bumper without the need of disconnecting ANY part of your brake cooling system. No need to fumble with bolts, screws, and duct clamps, or unintentionally ripping out your flex tubing in the process. No need for extra inlets: The kit provides all that you need for mounting brake cooling ducts directly to factory mounting points on the frame rail of your BMW E36 M3. These ducts draw cold air directly from the design of the bumper. Our quality ABS plastic molded ducts are designed to endure the rigors of racing. Durable and easy to manage. No need for all that flex hose: While our kit reduces the area of interference, space is limited, so contact may still occur at full lock.** However, our kit uses a fraction of the length of flex tube over any other kit, so replacing this short hose is much easier on a budget and is a time saver in the paddock. Features: Left and Right contour-molded ABS chamber ducts/inlets Left and Right HARD aluminum mounting brackets/abrasion plate

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AAF Brake Backing Plates - E36

For Vehicles with OEM M3 sized brakes

T#:7608838

Part#: 11696

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$ 175.00 USD

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Since 2010, Advanced Auto Fabrication has been producing and developing both parts and full fledged race cars. Their knowledge base covers a wide range of vehicles both domestic and imported. In the specific case of BMW, the team at AAF has a particular affinity for building and designing components for BMW race cars. These Backing Plates by Advanced Auto Fabrication feature a large “Pocket” to allow for more efficient air flow into the brake hat. This allows air to travel through the vents in the rotor. AAF's Backing Plate is the full size of the rotor and is a heat shield for the shocks and ball joints. Heating of your shock oil causes oil thinning, which changes the shock dampening characteristics. Protecting your ball joints from heat will improve longevity and prevent premature wear. The backing plates are powder coated black for extra durability and attractive aesthetics. They replace the OEM dust shields, and will need to be removed before installation.

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AAF Brake Duct Adapters (Pair) - E36

T#:7593116

Part#: 11694

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$ 75.00 USD

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Since 2010, Advanced Auto Fabrication has been producing and developing both parts and full fledged race cars. Their knowledge base covers a wide range of vehicles both domestic and imported. In the specific case of BMW, the team at AAF has a particular affinity for building and designing components for BMW race cars. AAF's brake duct adapters slide directly over the OEM E36 brake duct inlets. They suggest using a strong 2 part bonding adhesive to attach the duct adapters to the OEM brake duct inlet. With the AAF Brake Duct Kit, you do not need any fasteners or glue to hold these in place. This is ideal for maximum airflow, as it does not intrude into the air duct, and will create an air-tight seal around the joint. These are the perfect answer for your brake duct kit.

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HARD Motorsport M3 Cooling Backing Plates -- BMW E36

T#:390249

Part#: BACKPLTE.E36.OE

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$ 199.00 USD

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The Brake Cooling Backing Plates from HARD Motorsport features a design that creates a pocket that forces cool air directly into the rotor from the hat so that built up up doesn't have time to lead to premature brake failure and wear. For any sporty or track driven vehicle, this is an absolute must have! It is made from lightweight solid aluminum and is power-coated for extra protection and appearance. They are installed into OEM mounting locations using stock hardware.

For use with the HARD Motorsport Complete Brake Cooling Duct Kit

Fits the following vehicles:

E36 BMW M3 and all submodels with an OEM M3 rotor conversion

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BMW Brake Cooling Ducts & Backing Plates for BMW E36 (1992-1998) M3

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HARD Motorsport M3 Cooling Backing Plates -- BMW E36

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