custom brake lines

[ben_p]

my 2 fronts are fooked as a salmon.

i have "removed them from the old caliper lines" with timmy mallet

so far i have

fitted new lines mocal lines to the caliper.

Uncliped both lines on ther root the abs unit

unbolted the two fronts from the abs unit

thrown them in the bin

now i need

new lines from the abs unit to the mocals.

can i buy a kit you biuld uo your self, or will Renault fook me over the barrel for new ones?

 

[Fred@BTM]

buy some copper pipe, some unions and a flaring kit and do it yourself, easy peasy

 

[SteveC047]

As above, my boss just got a set of Copper Nickel brake lines made up for his RS2000 Mk2 Escort, not overly expensive and will last longer than the standard copper ones.

Downside are there much tougher to bend so you will need strong thumbs LOL

 

[ben_p]

where can i buy the kit from?

 

[Dash]

http://www.carparts-direct.co.uk/brake_pipe_flaring_kit.cfm

http://www.nfauto.co.uk/brake_flaring_tool.htm

?

 

[Fred@BTM]

any motorfactors

 

[SteveC047]

Automec are the company that I have dealt with, not a 100% certain they sell to the public but worth calling them.

http://www.automec.co.uk/frame_set.html

 

[edde]

Don't use yout thumbs to mae them just get a proper pipe bender.

Easy to make the lines up though Ben won't take long.

 

[ben_p]

cool cheers, i called the drips at Renault and the f*****s dont even sell the lines, they sell you the copper pipe and joints for £122!!


LOL ive ordered that kit now.

 

[edde]

cool cheers, i call ed the drips at Renault and the f**kers dont even sell the lines, they sell you the copper pipe and joints for £122!!


LOL ive ordered that kit now.

There no reason to stock the lines though you make them to fit would be stupid trying to keep shapend up lines in stock as such they'd get bent all the time in stotage and moving them etc.

 

[ben_p]

no dont stick up for them, dis them!

 

[edde]

no dont stick up for them, dis them!

Someone has to. I'd **** off other manurfactuers and back street garages etc but I've only one lifetime to look at shoddy workmanship.