braided brake hoses/lines

[sharki786]

Righty then. I got my braided lines yesterday and iv seen them but they look skinny

Anyway a pic of them:



Is that right?

[thai-wronghorse]

Look good to me.

[sharki786]

Look good to me.

Cheers mate. Im sure the hel braided lines i saw were slightly thicker.
Anyway just rebuild my old mans nissan almera caliper (handbrake lever seized) common. But its a bugger to put back together. Its the spring that needs compressing. Anyway will start my calipers soon.

[F17BAD]

look ok, only issue i see is non stainless ends/fittings as found on Hel / good ridge 

 

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

Thought u decided Goodridge?

[VW BUSH]

The stainless fittings and braided cover are for show really, zinc plated ones will live long enough and are just as strong if not stronger.
They will just look a bit rusty next year, which is not good for someone with car OCD
My hoses are uprated and look just the same as a normal pipe, very boring I know

[sharki786]

look ok, only issue i see is non stainless ends/fittings as found on Hel / good ridge 

 

I know i didnt think. Oh well.

Thought u decided Goodridge?

I did but then i got mk4 rear calipers so couldnt be arsed faffing about with trying to get the correct ones. The buyer i got these from had the fronts so i got them all together from him

The stainless fittings and braided cover are for show really, zinc plated ones will live long enough and are just as strong if not stronger.
They will just look a bit rusty next year, which is not good for someone with car OCD
My hoses are uprated and look just the same as a normal pipe, very boring I know

Where i work we do electro plating which is zinc lol but i have been moved up a level to zinc nickle plating (most expensive in the place)
Im more than happy with them.

[VW BUSH]

where do you work, its not on aston science park is it?  I deal with a few surface treatment specialists up there who do some exotic stuff

[sharki786]

Done live far from aston science park. I work in digbeth (A Gilligans) zinc plating

[F17BAD]

Zinc plate will no way ever last aslong or be as strong as stainless, Infact I dare say they would corrode after time
The overbraid is not for show its to keep the lines firm I was told by the guy at HEL


Where I work we use zink nickle plate and its used on cheap valves. The better valves are always stainless steel, 316, F51 etc

I wouldn't say no to having them on the car but I'd still
Rather have the stainless versions