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General Information => Upgrades (non engine related ) => Topic started by: GEE-BEE on October 20, 2009, 04:18:30 pm

Title: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES & Rear Axle / Master Cylinder ( hardlines )
Post by: GEE-BEE on October 20, 2009, 04:18:30 pm: Just heard from a dealer of mine that he will soon carrying replacement hardlines from the master cylinder back for the VW MK1

Ebay seller : moogie298 /MK1autohaus

Gee-Bee
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: lord_verminaard on October 22, 2009, 08:57:14 am: Holy hell that is good news. :)

Brendan
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: macka on October 22, 2009, 12:29:20 pm: does he carry mk2 jetta/golf also? Prices up here are $$$$$$$$$$$$$
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: truckinwagen on October 22, 2009, 07:07:54 pm: same question, new MK2 ones would be money!
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: FineFrank on November 19, 2009, 11:59:17 am: I've bought several things from him; door seals, seat track bushings, etc. Everything was delivered exactly as described, shipped fast.
I'll do business with him in the future.
FWIW, he has brake line kits in stock for less than $40.00. You'll need a bubble flare kit and a tubing bender to use them, though.
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: jtanguay on November 19, 2009, 02:14:27 pm: don't you guys just bend your own??
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: macka on November 19, 2009, 05:38:24 pm: Quote from: jtanguay on November 19, 2009, 02:14:27 pm
don't you guys just bend your own??

yea but not out of stainless, and I'd love to have SS all the way from the booster to the calipers and pistons. They dump salt and that de icing crap like 90 up here.
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: jtanguay on November 19, 2009, 05:56:55 pm: Quote from: macka on November 19, 2009, 05:38:24 pm
Quote from: jtanguay on November 19, 2009, 02:14:27 pm
don't you guys just bend your own??

yea but not out of stainless, and I'd love to have SS all the way from the booster to the calipers and pistons. They dump salt and that de icing crap like 90 up here.

i kinda thought this was for stainless steel brake lines. what a great idea! this site (http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?pid=14824&step=4&showunits=mm&id=902&top_cat=1) lists stainless pipe for a lot of dough though... $44.52 for 8 feet :o i'd rather bend my own lines and dip them in epoxy paint or something...
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: macka on November 19, 2009, 08:32:09 pm: I bent my lines and then painted them once. I'd go SS before going that route again, it saves aggravation and time consumed. My trade off is in time, I have precious little time to work on my ride between work, the wife and my kids. If I had the time, I'd love to completely strip and then cold tar epoxy the entire car, so I'd have it last a long time. No I wouldn't go caterpillar yellow or jon deere green.
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: theman53 on November 19, 2009, 08:44:05 pm: The new copper stuff works good. I am going that route next time. Also, summit racing sells spools of SS and alum. and the copper stuff rather cheap for us bending crowd.
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines ) Caddy
Post by: GEE-BEE on November 29, 2009, 07:55:53 am: I just purchased a extra caddy axle since mine was covered in zebart coating

And Iam going to drill and reattach the spring perches ( Axle Flip ) and off to powder coat it goes
satin black with a clear coat , McMaster Carr carries the stainless steel U-Bolts for 9.85 each

The brake lines are going to MK1 autohaus for duplication to S/S

Gee-Bee
Title: Re: MK1 S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: monomer on January 06, 2010, 04:25:30 pm: Quote from: theman53 on November 19, 2009, 08:44:05 pm
The new copper stuff works good. I am going that route next time. Also, summit racing sells spools of SS and alum. and the copper stuff rather cheap for us bending crowd.

copper/nickel line. NEVER used copper plumbing line, as it will crack from vibrations.

Copper/nickel line is nother new Volvo has been using it since the late 70's.
Title: Re: MK1 CADDY REAR AXLE S/S BRAKE LINES ( hardlines )
Post by: GEE-BEE on January 26, 2010, 04:14:21 pm: He is shipping mine tomorrow !

I will advise a price on these

GB
p.s. Apex tuning now makes the rear body to axle flex hose assys 90.00, includes the front lines also