: how to change hard brake lines?


white_elephant
08-16-2009, 08:42 PM
well they need to be replace them...how and where to buy them ?

thanks in advance

The Black Sheep
08-16-2009, 08:45 PM
Vato zone. Don't be a penny pincher. Buy them all and replace them all, you are probably gonna have to do that anyways since most of the time old ones brake off like dominos as soon as you mess with the couplings. Might be a good time to get a flare tool as well.

white_elephant
08-16-2009, 09:48 PM
Vato zone. Don't be a penny pincher. Buy them all and replace them all, you are probably gonna have to do that anyways since most of the time old ones brake off like dominos as soon as you mess with the couplings. Might be a good time to get a flare tool as well.

thanks ..did you mean autozone? and its there a write up?

UCTJ
08-17-2009, 04:47 AM
thanks ..did you mean autozone? and its there a write up?

http://www.stu-offroad.com/suspension/exthose/brakes-1.htm

The Black Sheep
08-17-2009, 06:13 AM
thanks ..did you mean autozone? and its there a write up?

Yes sorry Vato Zone= Auto Zone. Its slightly racist slang since usually everybody that works there doesn't speak english, same thing with alot of their clientele. But they are more then adequate for cheap mundane parts. Things like alternators, power steering pumps etc I wouldn't buy there if they were paying me.

jeeplt1
08-17-2009, 07:25 AM
I wouldn't buy there if they were paying me.

haha if you have the autozone rewards card they are paying you!
seriously though the only things ill buy from there are items like brake clean and battery cables. as much as i love to support the local mom and pop some of their prices kill me. oh and as far as "VATO-ZONE" one of these days you'll drive up and the guy whose got his car 1/2 torn apart in the parking lots gonna come up and say 'hey vato! you got jumpers?" youll see! lol

Alfred W.
08-17-2009, 07:44 AM
Buy the Brake line wrenches, you'll thank me later.

CJ4U2NV
08-17-2009, 05:32 PM
Buy a spool of brake line, a bender and double flairing tool. It will probably cost you less then getting pre-bent lines and you'll still have the tools when you're done.

white_elephant
08-17-2009, 08:03 PM
haha funny..i work at autozone here in miami..im the only one that speaks perfect english and spanish muahahah

anyway..

i got the lines...i got the ..tools..i got the fittings...and tomorrow


brake time :D

y2knole
08-17-2009, 08:10 PM
haha funny..i work at autozone here in miami..im the only one that speaks perfect english and spanish muahahah

anyway..

i got the lines...i got the ..tools..i got the fittings...and tomorrow


brake time :D

not to be a dick, but...


THEN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ASKING FOR?

white_elephant
08-17-2009, 08:13 PM
not to be a dick, but...


THEN WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ASKING FOR?

because i was fucking bored...and because i wanted to make sure its something that i can do...sometimes you ask and they tell you..dont waste your time making them? just buy them pre made?

CJ4U2NV
08-18-2009, 05:44 AM
I've found that while searching for parts, most people at Vato Zone/Vadvanced/Vorileys don't have a clue about cars other than putting neon lights under them and installing a good sound system.

So this doesn't surprise me at all.

atblis
08-18-2009, 08:22 AM
I've used the Classic Tube stainless steel prebent kits. IMO worth every bloody penny.

The first set I got, was a perfect fit. The second time I used a set there were some issues. It took a little tweaking (not to mention 3 sets shipped out from Quadratec before I got all the right parts).

The only reason to go to autozone is for
Timken bearings
Bilstein Shocks

mattdoll
08-21-2009, 10:37 PM
The biggest thing I would say with the hard brake lines, pay for a good tool. This is the area where you just have to buy quality or else you will completely hate life. Preferrably Imperial Eastman (they are pretty much the best) or Rigid. Rigid makes some great ones as well and they make the best benders. Benders are also an area to spend the cash on good tools. Your lines can be much more accurate and it will save you hours of frustration and rework. Also check out inline tube. They have basically everything you would need to plumb just about anything.