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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: AlpineRob on April 07, 2010, 08:14:38 AM

Title: Need New Brake Lines. How Much $$?
Post by: AlpineRob on April 07, 2010, 08:14:38 AM

Anyone have this done? How much to replace all of them? Thanks

Title: Need New Brake Lines. How Much $$?
Post by: Romrog318is on April 07, 2010, 08:17:55 AM

are you talking about the rubber lines or the steel lines that go from the master?

Title: Need New Brake Lines. How Much $$?
Post by: AlpineRob on April 07, 2010, 10:03:53 AM

All of the steel lines..I blew one a few weeks ago (in the back of the car), and just a few days ago, another one let go..So i want to have all of them done, because it will just keep happening.. I was told by a brake specialty shop, it would be around 300..ballpark of course.. This sounds like a good price to me but im looking for some imput. Thanks

Title: Need New Brake Lines. How Much $$?
Post by: Romrog318is on April 07, 2010, 11:00:25 AM

go with that then!

i had to have 2 lines made for mine and they were only like 8" a piece and they were like $80 for just those i mean they were custom but still lol

Title: Steel brake lines
Post by: P. Kennedy on April 07, 2010, 10:00:29 PM

I replaced every single line on both my E30's.  I bought the correct length sections at AutoZone, 3/16" diameter, european fittings are already on the lines.  Rented their tube bending tool for $10 (you get your money back when your done) and lines were anywhere from $4 for the short ones to $8 for the longer ones.  I don't think I spent $20 for all of them for the whole car.

Title: Need New Brake Lines. How Much $$?
Post by: AlpineRob on April 10, 2010, 05:44:40 PM

Since i am moving 10 hours away next month, i dont think i can trust myself to replace my own brake lines..if anything goes wrong alone my trip..it could be really bad for me. So ill go with the mechanic i visited already. Thanks Guys!

Title: Need New Brake Lines. How Much $$?
Post by: DesktopDave on April 11, 2010, 07:27:57 AM

Quote from: AlpineRob;90681

Since i am moving 10 hours away next month, i dont think i can trust myself to replace my own brake lines..if anything goes wrong alone my trip..it could be really bad for me. So ill go with the mechanic i visited already. Thanks Guys!

I did the same thing as PKennedy on my old VW...it was much easier than I expected.  I bought a cheap bending tool and bought the correct lengths of Euro flared line.  I didn't have a tape measure so I stretched a string along each one then transferred that to a yard stick for the final measurement.

Bending brake line is fun...just no very tight bends or you'll crimp the line and ruin it.  

If you go with a pro, you might want to have him replace the fuel tank hard lines too.  They run right along the brakes and might be in the same condition.