E30 Zone

gutted car failed on excessive corrosion on the main brake pipe from the master cylinder to the rear and the one going to the nsr wheel anyone replaced these before are they a right pita to do

richie

easy mate, who did you take it to??

tanners on whittle road there usualy pretty good

i read somewhere that vosa have told mot stations to crackdown on corroding brake pipes. in the past a lot of places just tended to advise on them, but these days even minor surface corrosion seems to get failed.

currently replacing every single brake pipe on the GFs mk2 golf. every solid pipe and nut, and all rubber hoses for braided ones. should be fine for the next 10 years anyway.

not technically too hard to do, just a bit of a pain in the arse, especially when connections in hard to get to places are siezed solid. will be doing the e30s later in the year when it's a bit warmer...

i found when replacing my rear metal brake pipes for the mot it was easyer to replace both hoses as well,alot less agro.

Definitely change the hoses as well, and the V shaped clips that hold them in place. That way you can just chop all the old stuff off and avoid dealing with rusted joints.

Have always coated metal brakepipes in waxoyl - lasts for years and takes 5 mins to do - luckily the previous owners of my car had all brake pipes replaced last year so should be OK for a while...

cheers for the advise guys ill order all the other parts monday now