femster87
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 08:29 PM |
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braided brake hoses for car brake lines
Has anybody used this for the whole car? Any cons?
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big_wasa
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 08:33 PM |
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Cost for a start....
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 08:39 PM |
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and you cant see whats happening inside the braiding, leaks outside the bodywork are noticable, but in the tunnel i'd sooner have copper lines.
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femster87
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 08:43 PM |
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I have copper lines installed now in the tunnel, need to move it around a bit. but looks like it has been work hardened. Got a quote for the tunnel
braided hose from EARL at about £30 so not too bad. Am going to keep all others as copper.
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franky
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 08:46 PM |
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I've got the whole system in braided lines. Its not much more than doing it in copper, I can't see any negatives, always fitted them to
my motorbikes. They're easier to work around too and move if needed.
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femster87
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 08:51 PM |
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Cheers mate. I'll get one made up
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britishtrident
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 09:34 PM |
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Braided not a good idea.
Copper not a good idea either.
Use Kunifer.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 11:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
Braided not a good idea.
Copper not a good idea either.
Use Kunifer.
Wot he said !
I've experienced the `ptfe' inner on a braided hose dissolve (on my Fury , during the build , before it had even been used....)
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
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RazMan
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| posted on 11/1/11 at 11:54 PM |
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I've used braided all the way from MC to calipers. Very easy to install and not as many joints to worry about. 5 years on and still no leaks.
Cheers,
Raz
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/1/11 at 06:38 PM |
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Nowt "wrong" with using braided thoughout. I personally don't like it, and its probably a touch more elastic than Kunifer line so
less firm pedal, plus its more expensive when you count the fittings in (yea the hose is cheap but the fittings soon add up).
Regarding COPPER brake line, simple, don't use it, anywhere in the braking system, ever! Use Kunifer, NEVER copper.
A friend of ours had a copper line on a 4 pot front caliper fatigue fail at 120mph when he braked (ok yes he was going a bit quickly I know) for a
roundabout. This combined with hydraulic only handbrake made for a fun time!! The line was correctly made and supported, but wheel vibration fractured
it.
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