Goodridge braided hoses - 172 Cup - MOT fail

[McMillan]

Had my cup Mot'd couple of days ago, unfortunately it failed, on a couple of things...

One of them being a problem with the front brake hoses...

I replaced the front discs and pads a few months ago and to my pleasant surprise my car already had Goodridge hoses fitted - all good

So I took it for its first MOT in my ownership, and one of its failures was that the front hoses are rubbing against the struts on full lock, and stretching :S , pulling the caliper slightly also.

This could have been potentially very dangerous I would have thought? Could they have eventually pulled off either the caliper or other end and left me with no brakes?

So subsequently I've had orignal hoses put on to sort the problem.

I'm guessing the hoses are possibly the wrong ones for the car? As they were apparently nearly an inch too short.
Could it be something to do with the cup having a wider track?

Thank god for MOT's eh

I also had the issue of the tester finding very little brake effort on the rears, as the cup doesnt use the brake bias controller thing.
Theres a page on the VOSA website that acts as a sort of disclaimer I used, I'm sure many of you are aware.

Anyway, thought I'd share my experiences

 

[Sargara]

The 172 cup doesnt have wider a wider track compared to the 172. I think the MOT tester was just finding things to fail you on...

 

[LiquidRich]

thats odd, I fitted goodridge hoses to our 182 and they've been fine. Could be a manufacturing fault with the lines. Did you not check them on full lock when u fitted them?

 

[McMillan]

The 172 cup doesnt have wider a wider track compared to the 172. I think the MOT tester was just finding things to fail you on...

I was pretty sure it did have a slightly wider track??

It also failed on rear discs and pads and a front ball joint.

thats odd, I fitted goodridge hoses to our 182 and they've been fine. Could be a manufacturing fault with the lines. Did you not check them on full lock when u fitted them?

I didnt fit them.

They were on the car when I bought it.

 

[Greeny.]

Im sure the cup has wider track also!

 

[SamP]

Cups got a wider track but ghey offset wheels so the wheelbase ends up the same no? (I know nothing about clio's, well, practically nothing).

 

[Daz.]

wheels off the cup has the same track as any other sport.

 

[Fred@BTM]

Hence why i don't use goodridge

 

[Marz]

After fitting my Goodridges the tester told me I needed something to hold them off the struts like a rubber donut or the original protective spring. Then the next year the rubber lining had broken down causing an MOT fail on bad left/right brake imbalance!
Cack indeed.

 

[Scott S]

Ok then, I suppose I best go and check the ones I put on the Clio..............

 

[Daz.]

Hence why i don't use goodridge

To be honest I've had problems with goodridge in the past hence the reason I got those others oof you

 

[Gardus]

I have goodridges on the clio and the mini and they're fine.

 

[Gaz_]

wheels off the cup has the same track as any other sport.

Nope. Proper 172 Cup Turinis have a lower (wider) offset, and 172 alloys.

 

[JamboM3]

i had a problem with goodridge on my old corsa too.

 

[Da]

Hence why i don't use goodridge

Which brand do you supply Fred? The ones I fitted at the weekend seemed 'a little' on the short side.

I have Goodridge on mine without issue

 

[lindleyp]

the cup has 20mm wider track? and i use hel braided lines without any issues..

 

[jaym1806]

the front track is 20mm wider, and the rear track 10mm wider on the cup

 

[biojo]

think mines moquip, never had problems with mot been on 3 years now , always passed

 

[Fred@BTM]

Which brand do you supply Fred? The ones I fitted at the weekend seemed 'a little' on the short side.

I have Goodridge on mine without issue

Mocal only for me, i've had SO many issues with goodridge over te years i fucked them off, your paying over the odds for a product with a "name" that doesn't always fit

 

[Pete@Auto-Nation]

Of course, if you do have a problem with them, you should ring Goodridge. They are good on customer service and the kits have a lifetime warranty.