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  • gunman
    S2Forum Maniac
    • Jan 2009
    • 660
    • Country: Northern Ireland

    #1

    Braided Brake hoses - Avant

    I'm thinking of giving my brakes a bit of an overhaul, bacically all but one flexi hose is badly corroded at then ends and have minor cracks on them. They were good enough to pass MOT but I'm not 100% happy with them.

    Braided may be an option, can anyone tell me where I can order a goodridge kit or even tell me the part number for the avant?

    Cheers
    1996 Audi S6 Avant.
    1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver
  • JP
    S2Forum Extremist
    • Mar 2007
    • 1858
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #2
    Get sfs to custom make them any length any fitting and most colours ;-)
    UrS6 Stroker + HTA3586 =

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    • gunman
      S2Forum Maniac
      • Jan 2009
      • 660
      • Country: Northern Ireland

      #3
      OK, who is sfs?
      1996 Audi S6 Avant.
      1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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      • _ANDR3X_
        S2Forum Hobbyist
        • Apr 2008
        • 22

        #4


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        • gunman
          S2Forum Maniac
          • Jan 2009
          • 660
          • Country: Northern Ireland

          #5
          They get their arm in a bit for shipping to NI - £18.50 for a set of hoses. Dont list price on the site either.
          1996 Audi S6 Avant.
          1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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          • gunman
            S2Forum Maniac
            • Jan 2009
            • 660
            • Country: Northern Ireland

            #6
            Anyone ever fitted the HEL kit?

            Last time I fitted braided hoses to a car the didn't sit in the lug on the body right and could rotate (as the ends were round), made me nervous as the joint could work lose over time.
            1996 Audi S6 Avant.
            1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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            • johne
              S2Forum Extremist
              • Apr 2007
              • 1405
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              Don't know if they'll still do it but I ordered my set from Goodridge direct.

              John

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              • europeanme
                S2Forum Possessed
                • Oct 2005
                • 3817
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #8
                merlin motorsport made mine up from my drawings/sketches....

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                • gunman
                  S2Forum Maniac
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 660
                  • Country: Northern Ireland

                  #9
                  I'm very tempted by the HEL kit, I can get them for £106 delivered to my door. They also do the full colour range. Interested if anyone else has used them?
                  1996 Audi S6 Avant.
                  1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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                  • mcandmar
                    S2Forum Zealot
                    • Apr 2004
                    • 5118
                    • Country: Ireland

                    #10
                    Thread for Goodridge hoses here...

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                    • gunman
                      S2Forum Maniac
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 660
                      • Country: Northern Ireland

                      #11
                      Nobody seems to do the goodridge hoses anymore. SFS didn't impress me much, they list the part number for the Avant 8 hose kit but I e-mailed tham to ask for a price for it and got a reply saying that they only did the 6 hose kit for the coupe but could make up the extra 2 hoses for the avant (fair enough) but the would only tell me how much the coupe kit was (£81 + vat) so I'm still none the wiser as to the total kit price. Plus they are looking £18.50 to post the hoses where HEL are charging £3.

                      HEL look like the best option at the moment, just worried about how they'll fit as I've never seen their kits before.
                      1996 Audi S6 Avant.
                      1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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                      • europeanme
                        S2Forum Possessed
                        • Oct 2005
                        • 3817
                        • Country: United Kingdom

                        #12
                        to be honest I've never heard of HEL kits for the S2....so you might be going into new ground...

                        if you want the details/dimensions for the rear kits, give me a shout

                        mike

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                        • gunman
                          S2Forum Maniac
                          • Jan 2009
                          • 660
                          • Country: Northern Ireland

                          #13
                          I took a punt and ordered the HEL kit, I'll report back on how good a fit they are once I have them here.
                          1996 Audi S6 Avant.
                          1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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                          • Christophski
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                            • Mar 2009
                            • 3632
                            • Country: United Kingdom

                            #14
                            How much was the kit in the end?

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                            • gunman
                              S2Forum Maniac
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 660
                              • Country: Northern Ireland

                              #15
                              Hel kit was £103.50. Not bad considering there are 8 hoses.
                              1996 Audi S6 Avant.
                              1994 80 TDI - Daily Driver

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