Brake Line Options For 1.9 Gti - Copper Or All Braded Ones?

[damo 17 2 Cars]

Hi ,

 

My1.9 restore project has rusty brake lines on the front so need replacing I assume for a MOT.

 

I was thinking off getting some copper pipe and running new ones from the master cylinder.

 

 

A numner of questions -

 

What size and length pipe would I need?

 

Type of fixings?

 

 

I have some goodridge braded lines to the calipers , someone mentioned just ising braded lines all the way through?

 

Any thougts avice anyone? Also where the best place to get them from? online of somewhere local?

 

 

That should cover my blonde monment questions

 

damo.

[damo 17 2 Cars]

no one got any pointers on what i should go out and buy to make new ones up?

 

or should I be ;asy and just get something made up?

[welshpug 1,646]

you will need two rolls of brake pipe, one isn't quite enough for the twin line diagonal split that a 1.9 has.

 

personally I would plumb the rear calipers as per later pugs, where they don't have the final short flexi pipe, so you only need the 4 flexis.

 

you need 14 M10 unions and two M12, one side of the inline brake compensators has the larger thread.

 

 

your local motorfactor will have everything you need, plumbing it braided fully is a very expensive route to take and wont give as firm a pedal as solid will.

[Anthony 1,002]

Copper pipe you need is 3/16" btw

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

I've just had a couple of areas of my brake pipes picked up on the MOT as advisories for rust, so looks like i'll need to to get on replacing mine soon as well to keep on top of the maintenance.

Edited August 1, 2012 by AlexRS2782

[Anthony 1,002]

Usually the worse place is where you can barely see them above the fuel tank - most original brake lines are in very poor condition in that area in my experience

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Very much agreed, It's scary as with the lightest of touch's they can snap off

Tool wise I'm sure Ebay would have something or measure the pipe length's up and get a local garage to flare the ends

[pug_ham 243 3 Cars]

Service box lists the length of each brake pipe in mm on the relevent pages.

 

 

Above lists the 1.9 page.

 

g

[Rich_p 23]

Edit - Thought I should start my own post rather than tagging a question on here.

Edited August 2, 2012 by Rich_p

[damo 17 2 Cars]

thanks guys. another job to my list

[nixonmi16 5]

Its best to use copper nickel pipe as its much stronger and does not fatigue like copper its a bit more difficult to bend but looks so much better on long runs as it does not sag. this is all we now use at work and its only a few quid more