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Thread: Rusted rear disc replacement

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    Rusted rear disc replacement

    Hi guys, I'm brand new to this forum as I have just bought my first Delorean. It needs a fair bit of money spent on it. I decided start with the rear discs and calipers and had a small heart attack when I noticed they looked like they came off the Titanic. Should I use official DMC parts or can I use something else? I do know that Delorean are bits of everything so has anyone used any other rear discs and calipers from another vehicle without any problems?

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    You could also see if they can be machined. Disk rusting is very common even on a daily driver. If the car sits outside for a week or two they will show heavy rust. It gets cleaned off after a few miles of driving and braking.
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    Unfortunately they're too far gone to machine down. Is there a brand of Jaguar rotors I can use?

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    Welcome to ownership!

    I don't see a cross reference to the rear rotors on the link below, but it may help with other parts...

    http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?93...Crossover-List

    Perhaps someone else has a cross reference, but if not, new DMC rotors are $93 each. Not too extreme for an exotic car. http://store.delorean.com/p-7430-disc-rear.aspx

    Calipers are usually rebuildable and the vendors have the parts.
    http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?19...-Brake-Caliper

    Good luck with the job.
    Dana

    1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
    Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
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