I think he means the little metal bracket that fits into the backing plate and helps hold the e-brake cable and I don't know if they are the same. --- On Tue, 8/19/08, Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: Hey, experts! To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2008, 3:03 PM #yiv1905488036 {font-family:Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:black;} Thing Backing Plates and 68-up bug are the same. Type 3 are different. Hold the e-brake tubes? you mean the small circleclip that goes under the spring on the cable in the backing plate? If yes they are the same all models, all years. -----Original Message----- From: Denis Dodson Sent: Aug 19, 2008 2:53 PM To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Hey, experts! Are the backing plates for Things and Type 3s the same? Are the clips that hold the E-brake tubes to those backing plates the same as a Bug? Thanks, experts!