hef19898
Well-Known Member
Hi all,
so, I did stumble over a RRC brake pipe kit from Automec on sale when looking for something else a week ago. The price was really good, lamded including VAT and customs less than a hundred bucks instead of 200+ pounds as sold by Automec. It was advertised as LHD RRC, and the MYs were correct as well.
I should have checked the part on Automec's site, because it very clearly is a) RHD, b) only for the rear and c) imperial and not metric.
I'll propbly put it on eBay, returning to the UK supplier is a pain with customs and all, plus I might get more than I paid for (unless someone here has a use for it, if so ping me!). Looking at it, well, I have to say, building those pipes yourself seems like a doable task actually. Anyone already did this, building brake pipes from scratch? Tools are cheaper than one of the two sets needed, material isn't expensive neither. Plus, mine has all those things for the pneumatic brakes still.in placr, custom building seems like a reasonable thing here.
Reason I am asking, she still has the original steel pipes. Metric ones, no idea why Automec is only selling a metric set for MY 84 onwards, but then part suppliers are not always on top of specs for specific model years.
As I am almost sure to upgrade the cylinder heads next year, requiring a dyno test and TÜV due to the power increase and subsequently requiring a brake upgrade (required or not, more powerfull brakes for a more powerfull car are logical).
Doing that and replacing the brake pipes sounds like a fun thing for next winter or so!
To make it short, how difficult is it to build and fit those brake pipes, assumong the use of proper tools?
Greetings,
Florian
so, I did stumble over a RRC brake pipe kit from Automec on sale when looking for something else a week ago. The price was really good, lamded including VAT and customs less than a hundred bucks instead of 200+ pounds as sold by Automec. It was advertised as LHD RRC, and the MYs were correct as well.
I should have checked the part on Automec's site, because it very clearly is a) RHD, b) only for the rear and c) imperial and not metric.
I'll propbly put it on eBay, returning to the UK supplier is a pain with customs and all, plus I might get more than I paid for (unless someone here has a use for it, if so ping me!). Looking at it, well, I have to say, building those pipes yourself seems like a doable task actually. Anyone already did this, building brake pipes from scratch? Tools are cheaper than one of the two sets needed, material isn't expensive neither. Plus, mine has all those things for the pneumatic brakes still.in placr, custom building seems like a reasonable thing here.
Reason I am asking, she still has the original steel pipes. Metric ones, no idea why Automec is only selling a metric set for MY 84 onwards, but then part suppliers are not always on top of specs for specific model years.
As I am almost sure to upgrade the cylinder heads next year, requiring a dyno test and TÜV due to the power increase and subsequently requiring a brake upgrade (required or not, more powerfull brakes for a more powerfull car are logical).
Doing that and replacing the brake pipes sounds like a fun thing for next winter or so!
To make it short, how difficult is it to build and fit those brake pipes, assumong the use of proper tools?
Greetings,
Florian
