Braided Brake hoses - Avant

[Azman]

Where that kit from? HEL site is £119? Cheers

[gunman]

http://www.helcarkits.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=363_408_418&products_id=9581

[Azman]

Cool cheers

[quattrostyle]

pretty funny, a kit for my type 81 Audi 80 is almost 12 GBP cheaper on the HEL Performance site: http://helperformance.com/automotive...sort=2a&page=4

[gunman]

The HEL kit arrived this morning and seems very good quality indeed. I will report on the fit once they are..... err, well fitted I suppose.

The kit comes with 6 copper washers which they say should be fitted but the mind boggles as to where as the avant doesnt use banjo connections anywhere.

[audinut]

also interested in your results with these hoses

[Alistair E]

Car has failed to mot on the flexi hoses running from the strut to the inner wing. I've managed to remove them but not without damaging the connections.

I thought I may look at replacing with a single braided flexi from the inner wing to the caliper (Boxster S calipers). Can anyone suggest the best place to buy from and which hoses to buy. Seems to be differing opinions on Goodridge and Hel.

Also, what type of connectors do I need (both ends)?

Thanks

Alistair

[John B]

Car has failed to mot on the flexi hoses running from the strut to the inner wing. I've managed to remove them but not without damaging the connections.

I thought I may look at replacing with a single braided flexi from the inner wing to the caliper (Boxster S calipers). Can anyone suggest the best place to buy from and which hoses to buy. Seems to be differing opinions on Goodridge and Hel.

Also, what type of connectors do I need (both ends)?

Thanks

Alistair

Hi Alistair,

For the front you'll need a male end for the caliper and a female end for the wing side.

I went for the RS2 hardline (that goes directly into the caliper and is a male-male peice of copper with a grommet) plus a Goodridge hose like this : -

http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=693846&postcount=22

....or you could as mentioned in the thread and as you propose go the single hose way. Goodridge agents like Merlin Motorsport or Demon Tweeks will make a custom pipe for you. The choice......as they say...is yours!

Cheers

JB

[Alistair E]

I'd rather go for the flexi hose option.

Are there different sizes in connectors or is it just male and female? I have Boxster S calipers so I assume I'm looking at a banjo type connector for that end and a female connector on the other.

What's the concensus on the length of the hose?

Thanks

Alistair

[gunman]

also interested in your results with these hoses

I know it's been nearly a year but got round to fitting the hoses today (well, I tried to). Problem is that 2 of the hoses in the HEL kit are completely wrong. The rear inner hoses are 120mm too long and have a male and female end. I wish I had of fitted them when I got them as I'd have sent them back to HEL.

I might e-mail them to tell them, even if it's just to let them know that their kit needs altered. Don't know what I'm going to do now, I may have to find someone to make me just these 2 hoses. The others are all OK.

MOT is on the 22nd as well so I'm going to have to sort something out soon.

[poor-boy]

I bought my HEL brake lines from here http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/daghosesupplies The seller was very helpfull and even measured everthing up just to make sure it was correct.

[gunman]

I bought my HEL brake lines from here http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/daghosesupplies The seller was very helpfull and even measured everthing up just to make sure it was correct.

Have you fitted them and were they all OK?

[poor-boy]

Yeah all fitted perfect with no issues at all

[gunman]

Hmm, so either I was unlucky and the numpty who packed them put the wrong hoses in or you bought yours after mine, by which time they'd realised the mistake and rectified it.

There's a local company who do hydraulic hoses, I wonder if I took them the long ones could they cut them to correct size and crimp on a female connector.

[poor-boy]

Yeah I suppose I bought mine after yours - mine were bought in October 2012.