Brake line replacement. How much?

[gooner1]

When the cab returns from the bodyshop, i intend to have the above done. What can i expect to pay, with me providing
all the required parts?

[daimlerman]

No reason why you should not do this yourself,kunifer brake pipe is very easy to work with,buy it by the roll,think I bought 25' for only a few quid,you need a brake pipe flaring tool,of course and a Gunson easy bleeding thing makes the job quite straight forward.
If you remove the old steel pipes with reasonable care,you will have a pattern to work from for cutting and bending up the new pipe.
S/S braided flexi hoses are expensive at £80 or so for six,but the current PPC shows how to make your own....
Real problem is the flexi that passes over the rear beam,but it can be done with both the fuel tank and the beam in place,if I can,so can you!
Take your time and do one pipe at a time,then get 'er indoors to bring you a cuppa before the next one!

[harry_p]

It's a lot easier if you're going to be replacig the whole lot, have a look and see how many spring clips you'll need too as a lot of the time it's easier to snip the hard pipe and twist the clip off with some pliars and pull the whole lot through the bracket than it is to try and wrestle with joints in awkward places that look like they've come straight off the titanic!

Having now done the job and learnt from my mistakes, I'm fairly sure I could do all the rears again in 2-3 hours.

The hardest part I found on my car was the joint in the engine bay which was virtually impossible to get to thanks to the steering column, arb and subframe underneath and power steering resevoir, throttlebodies and airboxes from the top. I assume access might be a bit easier on a more normal rhd e30.

[e301988325i]

As long as it is safe, there is no reason you can't take a different route ro make things easier. . .
My local trusted mechanic did this on my E36, saving me paying him to drop the fuel tank

[asmith88]

i had every brake pipe done on my is for the mot in the summer, cost me 90 quid.

not too bad

[gooner1]

The reason i asked for a price, is because i hate fiddly jobs. Not too bad with the heaviyer
type of stuff, but i tend to get angry and frustrated with more delicate work.

asmith88, that,s not to bad, did you supply the pipes/clips

[fuzzy]

you can buy a roll of copper pipe and all the required ends cheap and make it up yourself with a cheap pipe flaring tool. its easy and not that fiddly and you can reroute them to suit yourself for easier future access.

[RJB6]

Hi Rob,I can make these up for you just pop round and see us.Are you still after the screen?
Roy

[gooner1]

Will deffo pop round Roy. Have a screen, but not %100 sure it has a green tint.
Will give you a bell in the week . Maybe getting my alloys/metals mixed up here,
but is there not an issue with Copper brake lines

[gooner1]

Just searched and found this

Brianmoooore
E30 Zone Team Member





Joined: Jan 11, 2005
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:39 am

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Chris-W wrote:
make them up out of copper (cunifer)
copper and cunnifer are two different things. Copper should not be used for brakelines, as it can become brittle with vibration.
Cunnifer (a copper/nickel alloy) is ideal for brake lines.
Available for a few pounds at any motor factors. No need to pay ebay carriage charges.

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So, i was half right.

[fuzzy]

perhaps my reference to simply copper was wrong , but you buy rolls(20m or so) of specific brake line pipe from motor factors whatever it is for a reasonable amount.

[gooner1]

fuzzy, was thinking of using copper to, then something stirred in what passes for
my memory nowdays.

[daimlerman]

fuzzy, was thinking of using copper to, then something stirred in what passes for
my memory nowdays.

I would refer you back to my post,second on the thread....