Dont forget the cost of the connectors - still works out a **** sight cheaper. Also means you can avoid the possibility of the poor workmanship on some even high end kits. Found one with a whole wad of loose braid in the pipe once - it was a good job I checked!
Hmm...I'm a bit cautious when it comes to brakes, theres a lot of rubbish/fake stuff out there. For instance there are a lot of braided lines out there that look like brake line but are actually designed for other purposes. Wouldn't take much for someone to pass off one as the other. I'm sure you can get bargains but personally I prefer not to chance it.
One thing about braided that people should know about. It's not fit and forget and when it fails it doesnt give the warnings that normal rubber does i.e. you cant see the swelling. Rubber is pretty forgiving material; whatever they use in the braided hoses is less so. The braid itself can trap material that then chaffs the underlying hose. Also if theres a slight weep of fluid it can be hidden by the braid. The best braided hose (in my opinion) are ones with a covering over the braid. With those you can also tell if the hose has been stressed.
Richard_Masa,
James,
That seems reasonable enough. Are you saying that the front caliper hard pipes come in with the braided hose as a complete front axle kit..??
Cheers
R
well after a bit of back and forward with Goodridge, i have finally had the first completed (correct) set in, with the correct fittings, they retail the OE front caliper hard pipes. It turns our goodridge really did have the spec of this kit done on the cheap, and really nowhere near the type of fittings that should have been supplied.
this is now sorted, and here is a link to the kit :
http://www.amber-performance.co.uk/product.php?xProd=25052&xSec=6655
cheers
james
James, how soon could you ship these?
C