brake hose question

[adam1942]

I was cleaning the car and noticed that the front left, right and rear left brake hoses where a grey colour that seemed fine although when I took the rear wheel on the right hand side off I noticed the brake hose was blue?? anyone ever seen this before? I don't think its braided so would it just have been a replacement or the sorts?

adam.

 

[Ed...]

Is it spongey or metal? If its blue i bet its braided

 

[adam1942]

its very hard couldn't squeeze it at all.. should I in turn get braided hoses all round? *Any excuse* but seriously will it be putting more braking pressure on the rear right causing tc to come on earlier?

 

[Jib197cup]

I think one of the handbrake hoses is blue?

 

[Ed...]

tbh mate 1 hose on the car would give an in-balance in breaking at high speed. braided lines from the master cylinder is the only way. u can have them made for the same price u buy goodridge.

 

[adam1942]

thanks for the help folks - I see k-tec do braided hoses for £88 or something is this a full set guys?

 

[Ed...]

nah rubbish, mate £100 from HEL u can get full length braided lines 1 12" peice makes a difference but not compared to full length

 

[adam1942]

sweet have you a link if its only like £10 - £20 dearer for full length..

 

[Ed...]

hold on mate ill get you a link

 

[Ed...]

sales@brake-lines.co.uk

drop them an email telling you want custom braided lines. from master cylinder back to suit a clio 197.

 

[adam1942]

sweet thanks woody http://www.brake-lines.co.uk/renault-clio-mk3-r27-f1-team-hel-brake-lines.html thats not fully length is it?

 

[Ed...]

u wont get better than HEL either they are 100% stainless.

 

[Ed...]

sweet thanks woody http://www.brake-lines.co.uk/renault-clio-mk3-r27-f1-team-hel-brake-lines.html thats not fully length is it?

i wish dude. I will ge tthe lengths for you if you need them mate. just wait to see if they email u back.

 

[adam1942]

thanks I've emailed them for a price cheers woody! I assume it wont improve braking it'll just feel better?

 

[Ed...]

rock hard pedal dude. u have to look at the pedal and it will be braking lmao. no seriously it gives you alot mor confidence to drive hard as you know u wont get that spongy feeling. oh and get some dot 5.1 in it when uve done the lines u WILL NOT get brake fade.

 

[adam1942]

sweet thanks woody its not wanting to drive hard its more that its there if its ever required thanks again dude

 

[B16OJB]

do braided lines make a good difference then?

 

[skny]

well the front ones are rubber hoses, and they are the ones you replace when buying braided brake lines, the back are steel, the rubber ones go somewhere in the middle of the rear axle under the car, and they are the ones you replace for the braided ones, thats why they seemed different in the wheelarch

 

[richandgem]

do braided lines make a good difference then?

They are an essential mod to me, they make the brakes feel so much better

 

[andyr27]

Motul rbf 600 is the fluid I'd suggest its dot 4 but has a higher boiling point than dot 5.1. I changed my rubber lines to hel braided with the racing fluid and the difference is well good and I'm still on standard discs and pads