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wtd: brake fluid hose
cd.thomson - 14/2/10 at 06:35 PM

anybody have some left over? i bought fuel hose as i thought that would be resistant


gavin174 - 14/2/10 at 06:37 PM

are you after solid copper pipe..

or flexible hose?

Russbost is your man for flexible.


cd.thomson - 14/2/10 at 06:38 PM

oh sorry, flexible.

its just to connect my resevoir to my master cyclinders


Miks15 - 14/2/10 at 06:50 PM

I think youll need to buy it from a supplier, because mine came with a certificate to say it was ok for brake fluid

got mine from cbs


wicket - 14/2/10 at 07:43 PM

Mine are Fiat Seicento hoses.

A couple of pictures in my archive of marked hoses. The longer one is p/n 46774776, 290mm long, and the other is p/n 46774775, 220mm long. Total cost £8.48 inc vat (5 years ago).


If I had known I would have just bought 2 of the shorter ones, they are just the right length.


rusty nuts - 14/2/10 at 07:49 PM

Think Automotive sell the correct hose.


stevegough - 14/2/10 at 07:53 PM

quote:
Originally posted by cd.thomson
anybody have some left over? i bought fuel hose as i thought that would be resistant


So did I - I have fitted mine with high pressure fuel hose - is this no good for brake fluid?


stuart_g - 14/2/10 at 08:15 PM

Get the blue braided hose from Merlin motorsport, they will also send you the print out of spec for SVA/IVA.


GeorgeM - 14/2/10 at 08:22 PM

CBS sell it, dark blue colour.

Fuel hose will leak

GeorgeM


cd.thomson - 14/2/10 at 08:27 PM

hi steve, apparently something in brake fluid will eat through fuel resistant hose and you wont pass IVA with it


stevegough - 14/2/10 at 09:08 PM

Hello Craig
- I'm glad I found out before I filled the system up with brake fluid. I have got two pipes (ex british leyland Marina clutch master to slave cylinder hose - marked up lockheed - clutch). I think they will be better?

Hows your build going?


MikeR - 14/2/10 at 10:47 PM

bought mine at a show a couple of years ago and never got the letter - now can't remember who i bought it off to ask for the letter. Suspect it was CBS. Can anyone send me a copy of the letter if i double check the codes on the pipe?