Brake Pipes

Anyone used these before ?? https://www.lrparts.net/defender-11...icle-set-right-hand-drive-from-1983-1987.html
I know you can buy bits and make your own up but never done it before, these seem ready to just fit in to place.

The problem is you dont know if any po has modded your motor and moved gear/pipe runs etc so made up kits may not fit.

Im sure if you bought the 3/16 kunifer and some nipple nuts either 3/8 or 10mm (again you wont know what a po has fitted) and cut the pipes to the length you want your local garage would flare the ends for you cheap enough.

Pipe flaring is actually quite easy, its just people like to make it sound more than it is.

This shows you how dear that kit is, This a a metric version, same pipe (3/16 = 4.75mm) just different threaded fittings,
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Copper-N...443786?hash=item2f26aea98a:g:m-wAAOSwCXFb-vJ4

Add in this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POWERHAN...307136?hash=item19f490b700:g:89kAAOSwEjFXfgAm

Then watch this

Ive got an old sykes puckavant flaring kit that does many sizes, available on ebay for about 40 quid.

Its a skill worth having and can get you out of the poo many times.
If you are good enough to fit your own brake pipes then you are defo good enough to make your own.

In my 45 years of motoring, I have only ever changed brake pipes once. Unless you are buying rust buckets, it's not really worth having all the kit to make up up your own pipes. For the odd occasion where a pipe needs replacing, it's easier to let the garage do it.

Col

Colthebrummie said:

In my 45 years of motoring, I have only ever changed brake pipes once. Unless you are buying rust buckets, it's not really worth having all the kit to make up up your own pipes. For the odd occasion where a pipe needs replacing, it's easier to let the garage do it.

Col

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Ive done a few always on older land rovers! not due to rot but seized calliper nuts so had to cut pipe to get calliper off, or the same with the rigid pipe to the flexis, others were due to damage off road.

Inspected an 11 plate Transit the other day with rotten pipes.

I've just made up mine for first time and it's very simple with the kit I used. I used kunifer and a kit recommended by members and all went smoothly

Biggest problem with diy is taking three attempts to make a decent flare then finding your pipe is now half an inch short!!

Beneagles said:

Biggest problem with diy is taking three attempts to make a decent flare then finding your pipe is now half an inch short!!

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Thats why you practice first

Beneagles said:

Biggest problem with diy is taking three attempts to make a decent flare then finding your pipe is now half an inch short!!

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True, always put an extra bend in for that reason.

Thanks everyone for reply's, looks like it will be a lot cheaper if I try and make my own. This seller mentioned above also does kits, but cant see a 110 in his Items for sale, he does this one, https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202505335095?ViewItem=&item=202505335095, If he can do a 110, might have a go at that price.

I bought this. The quality is great. Scooby fitment was correct for d1 but double check fender. D1 is 3/16 pipe with m10 x 1 unions. No hassle at all. Cut the pipe square with the cutter supplied, brush the end with a file then put in die. You then use a stopper to set pipe in the die, clamp pipe in place, remove stopper and screw in the flare maker bit.

The pre made kit does look good though. Depends if you want the bits to do yourself in future I guess. I like to hoard tools I won't use again for a long time lol

resto_d1 said:

The pre made kit does look good though. Depends if you want the bits to do yourself in future I guess. I like to hoard tools I won't use again for a long time lol

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then cant find them when you do need them