Braided Brake Lines

[iancho]

Yesterday i had new Gold Edition Brake Discs fitted from MTec (I will put pic's up later in Frankies Gay Enough Thread) MTec sent the wrong Rear disc's so now i have to sort that out with them.... I hate it when this happens, P.I.T.A.

Anyway.... I need new brake lines, should i go for standard Volvo? (which have lasted 14yrs) Or try the braided type? My problem is my garage tell me i need 6 hoses
(1998 AWD) but when i look on E-Bay i can only find sets of 4 Braided hoses.

Could anyone offer advice and even better put a link up so i know what to buy.

My garage tell me that there is little or no difference with the Braided and that i would be wasting my money.

Any suggestions or advice?

[M-R-P]

There's a trader on the forum that does braided brake lines for our cars (I think he's called Swampy but I'm not 100%) for £25 a pair iirc.

HTH.

[Dangerous Dave]

Six hoses? I only did 4 on my AWD, though mine is a 1996 850 I would have thought the design should be the same.

[M-R-P]

Six hoses? I only did 4 on my AWD, though mine is a 1996 850 I would have thought the design should be the same.

Makes me wonder what the other two do?

[iancho]

My mistake only 4, the other 2 must be for something else when i heard them talking to the supplier.


Volvo want £75 for 4 hoses... Braided seem to be a little cheaper.

[kfc]

I bought some from swampy and had them covered orange, do look nice in the arch. i'll put some pics up when i get around to taking some!

[NORDIC R]

How much does swampy charge I need a set asap

[NORDIC R]

Bump any contacts for swampy???

[M-R-P]

No but you can get a set of goodrich stainless hoses for £57 on fleebay :)

[partsforvolvos.com]

I'll match that ebay price for you ian - got them in stock.

[iancho]

I'll match that ebay price for you ian - got them in stock.

Cheers Jamie but i found some Orange one's on Ebay a few months ago... next time i need some i will think of you :smile:

[NORDIC R]

I'll match that ebay price for you ian - got them in stock.
Everyone get this deal cause I require a set asap

[Tomcat]

Lol..

[partsforvolvos.com]

Everyone get this deal cause I require a set asap

yes, i'll do them for £57 + postage for you . - providing the kit you need is the same as iancho's ?

what age/brake size is your car?

probably best to srot it out via pm than hijack this thread

jamie

[partsforvolvos.com]

Unfortunately it seems i need to update my previous post, as i did not realise because it was not specifically mentioned above that the ebay price included free postage.
- i can do the > 1998 kit for £57 rather than our normal price for forum members, with reduced postage.

the person selling them on ebay really cant be making hardly anything at all !

sorry again, i can only be honest about these things