Brakelines

[Jhonno]

How hard to fit new brake lines? what sort of Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£ would you be looking at for them n where would you get them from?!

Talking the metal ones here not the flexi ones

[E30Adam]

It all depends on how badly they're corroded. There are some that go above the rear trailing arm and are a right bitch to get to. I tried to replace mine and gave up in the end and took it to a garage to do. I can't remember how much it was though as I had a few other bits done at the same time.

If I ever had to do it again, I'd take it straight to a garage just because of the agro.

[Jhonno]

well its just passed its MOT so they cant be that bad..

i was just thinking thats all after seeing Glenn move the brake servo to the right it solves all the issues with fouling when doing the s50 conversion...

[E30Adam]

I'd have a look at them and see what they look like. If they are showing signs of corroding then it might be worth changing them while it's still an easy job. The new brake lines are pretty cheap and it would save a lot of tool throwing and swearing at a later date.

[Jhonno]

i just undid the rear arms etc so the connections arent seized i dont think (helps having a brakeline spanner!!)

might have a look then.. any ideas where i can get the pipes and connections from?

[swindy]

I just finished redoing all my lines, some are a right cow and others not so bad. I could bend the pipes the way BMW did so on the rear arms I did my own path, which works really well, as a precaution I have covered them in petrol pipe, may sound daft, but with the vibrations and everything it just adds a little safety, as advised by the AA mechanic. Really satisfiying to look at and think "I DID ALL THAT". You can get a pipe bender from any good motor factors and pipes ready to bend from a good brake specialist.

Regards Mark.

[E30Adam]

IIRC my pipes and connections were Ԛ£15.

I too had a brake pipe spanner but these puppies weren't budging!!

[Jhonno]

Ah right - not found anything seized on my car yet - advantage of low mileage n summer use i think..

could do this before the conversion to save time..

[Brianmoooore]

How hard to fit new brake lines? what sort of Ԛ£Ã”šÃ‚£ would you be looking at for them n where would you get them from?!

Talking the metal ones here not the flexi ones

Total cost for cunnifer brake pipe anf fittings isn't much over a fiver.
Available from any motor factors.
To fit rear ones, the easiest thing to do is take out the fuel tank (which probably needs paint anyway).

[E30Adam]

Ah yes I remember now, that's why I cahnged mine, because the fuel tank was out as I needed to replace it. That was a bit of a crap job!!

[glenn]

jhonno,
on my rwd escort, i borrowed my mates brake pipe bender and swager(sp?) and made all new ones myself.
after making one or two mistakes putting the wrong type of ends on,
you get the hang of it, you could do it on a weekend.