Stainless brake hoses

Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:50 pm

I have a E30 1987 325i Conv.
Has anyone fitted 6-line SS (Goodridge) brake hoses?
I can see four of them, one on each caliper but I cant see where the other two are fitted?
Also, I fitted two at the back but the ones on the front are a different size to the ones I have in the packet.
Advise would be great.

Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:01 pm

apparently there are two more used at the back that go over the trailing arms or near rear subframe as i bought a set of four were told they were for a 325i but 1 pair have two female ends? and there not for rear calipers they go over subframe? hope thats anyhelp lol

Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:09 pm

2 of them feed the calipers and the other 2 fit onto the pipes from the trailing arms over the rear beam to the body, you can just see them here,

Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:12 pm

there the 1's lol

Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:14 pm

fitting them is quite a sad job

Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:20 pm

Do you have to remove other parts to fit all 6 brake hoses?

Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:09 am

There's a good chance you'll have to cut them off. The rear steel pipes are notorious for corroding if they've not been replaced already. When I did mine I found it easier to pull the whole lot out and start again from scratch with new hard pipes, unions and flexies and spring clips.

A pain in the arse, but once done you know theyll be good for the next 20 years.