Goodridge type flexy brake lines opinions ?

[Andy335Touring]

Just wondering what people who have used this type of brake line think of them ?

Is there a tangible benifit or is it all hype ?

I'm having to replace the inner rears for the MOT and thought i'd do the others at the same time. To do all 6 from BMW was going to be the wrong side of £100 so i ended up ordering these.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... IBSA:UK:11

[Brian28]

I had braided on the race car because - as with most things on my race car - they came up cheap. Didn't notice a f*cks bit of difference, but thats probably more about my level of ability and right foot sensitivity rather than the hoses. They look a good buy for the money compared to standard hoses anyhow. On a bike they make a huge difference so I guess on a car they are bound to do something?

[Speedtouch]

My MGB GT has them and brake pedal seems nice and firm, though this could also be down to the harder front brake pads (which I'll soon be reverting to standard, because they take ages to warm up.)

[DaveD]

My MGB GT has them and brake pedal seems nice and firm, though this could also be down to the harder front brake pads (which I'll soon be reverting to standard, because they take ages to warm up.)

They will take ages to warm up(like the heater)an MGB only feels like its going at speed...

[Speedtouch]

Hehe, fair comment (though it is marginally quicker than my Morris Traveller...)

[Andy335Touring]

They look a good buy for the money compared to standard hoses anyhow.

Yeah, that's it, if they don't do any thing at least it's a good price

[alan1272]

i have goodridge hoses on my 320i and my 318is, the main reason i went for them is that they should last longer than the rubber ones. i never felt much differance in the pedal but maybe that's becasue i'm not trying hard enough
at that price i'd say go for it.

[BadDave]

That's about the same price as my Goodridge kit Andy
don't have them fitted as yet tho

Can say that the Goodridge kit does work well on my bike tho

Hope your gonna fit some nice new DOT 5.1 along with them or some ATE Super Blue

[fuzzy]

i recently had a set of 6 goodridge steel flexi hoses fitted as the petrol tank was out allowing easy access. i noticed a diffeence right away in the way the pedal felt firmer with a less spongy feel allowing more pressure to operate the brakes better. well worth doing imo and iirc my 6 piece goodridge kit cost me about £80.

[Andy335Touring]

Cheers for the feed back, it's going to get some super blue fluid

[Andy335Touring]

BTW, there's two different Goodridge kits, one uses Zinc plate unions and the other stainless steel, the stainless is more expensive

[kev3dr]

Basically mate braided hoses dont swell up like rubber ones when you press the brake hence pedal feeling firmer and having more brake feel.
Also Stainless hose fittings wont rust buth the Zinc ones will start to rust after a few years due to road salt etc,
Hope this is of some help

[1an]

and the other good thing is you can get them in different colours aswell,

stainless steel wont rust, but the zinc ones will i beleive, its only the ends of the hoses i beleive.

[harry_p]

pay the extra for stainless ends. you'll be very gratefull if you need to take them off in a couple of years.

there's probably very little difference bwteen good, new rubber hoses, and the braided type. but, as our cars get older the rubber gets softer, perishes and cracks. a new braided hose will feel noticably better than an old rubber one.

i've not bothered on my m3 as the brakes feel fine, however, if i need to replace a hose at ome point i'll definately be fitting a set of braided ones.

[Andy335Touring]

Thanks for your feed back guys, well after my paypal finally cleared i've got my hands on them, i can't be sure but the unions look like they are stainles steel.

If i drag my arse out of bed early enough and don't run into any problems i should have these fitted tomorrow with some ATE Super blue fluid. This is going to make a fair improvement as the fluid is fairly old, oh and some new rear pads are also going on.

[Toby_Unna]

i guess how much difference you feel will depend on how far gone the old rubber hoses are Andy.

main thing is though, cheaper than BMW and you won't need to do the bloody job again!

[gooner1]

Take it these are suitable for a 93 318i touring?

[Speedtouch]

E-bay ad says they're for "6-line" E30s and not suitable for "4-line" models. How many lines does a 318i have?

[gooner1]

Just checked on realoem and looks like they are 4 lines

[Theo]

Cars with discos all round need a 6 line kit, cars with rear drum wrongness need 4 line kits.

[Andy335Touring]

Not done today as the bastard unions rounding off, i'm going to drop the subframe, hack saw all the old unions/metal brake lines, replace all the brake lines and do the trailing arm bushes whilst it's apart.

With that lot done it will be one less thing to worry about come MOT time.

I'm hoping the subframe bushes won't break up as they arn't that old ?

Should have it done by Christmas !

[fuzzy]

Not done today as the bastard unions rounding off, i'm going to drop the subframe, hack saw all the old unions/metal brake lines, replace all the brake lines and do the trailing arm bushes whilst it's apart.

With that lot done it will be one less thing to worry about come MOT time.

I'm hoping the subframe bushes won't break up as they arn't that old ?

Should have it done by Christmas !

and theres the reason to spend a little more on the stainless steel versions

[fuzzy]

Take it these are suitable for a 93 318i touring?

doesnt the 318 touring have discs all around so would need the 6 piece kit?
i have a set of 6 goodridge flexi hoses up for sale if anyones looking for them. check my cosworth touring breaking thread in the parts for sale section.

[Andy335Touring]

The one's that rounded off were the old orginal solid brake line unions that screw in to the flexi lines, the 11mm ones, mind the the old rubber ferrules were well rusty and this was the reason for changing them because it failed the MOT.

[ian332isport]

The one's that rounded off were the old orginal solid brake line unions that screw in to the flexi lines, the 11mm ones, mind the the old rubber ferrules were well rusty and this was the reason for changing them because it failed the MOT.

Andy,

When you fit the new pipes/hoses, it's worth coating the threads with some waxoyl or similar cavity wax before you screw them together. Also give all the connections a good squirt once they are fitted to seal out any water. Just make sure you don't get any wax inside the pipe itself.

I did this when I rebuilt my back end recently.



Ian.

[gooner1]

Take it these are suitable for a 93 318i touring?

doesnt the 318 touring have discs all around so would need the 6 piece kit?
i have a set of 6 goodridge flexi hoses up for sale if anyones looking for them. check my cosworth touring breaking thread in the parts for sale section.[/quote

Yes they do mate and Schuey,s beaten me to your set .

[JungleGus]

only really notice the difference with old perished lines...they are good though, and generally cheaper than new rubber ones anyhow.

those subframe ones arent much fun! they really need subframe dropping

[Andy335Touring]

That sounds a good idea, cheers Ian