Braided Brake Lines

**iancho** · Tuesday 27th November 2012, 08:35

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** · Tuesday 27th November 2012, 08:51

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** · Tuesday 27th November 2012, 10:02

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** · Tuesday 27th November 2012, 10:27

Originally Posted by bomb192uk

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** · Tuesday 27th November 2012, 17:06

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** · Tuesday 27th November 2012, 17:59

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** · Wednesday 28th November 2012, 16:37

How much does swampy charge I need a set asap

**NORDIC R** · Thursday 16th May 2013, 00:18

Bump any contacts for swampy???

**M-R-P** · Thursday 16th May 2013, 00:24

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

**partsforvolvos.com** · Thursday 16th May 2013, 11:33

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

**iancho** · Thursday 16th May 2013, 21:30

Originally Posted by partsforvolvos.com

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

**NORDIC R** · Thursday 23rd May 2013, 00:49

Originally Posted by partsforvolvos.com

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

Everyone get this deal cause I require a set asap

**Tomcat** · Thursday 23rd May 2013, 07:48

Lol..

**partsforvolvos.com** · Friday 24th May 2013, 10:04

Originally Posted by NORDIC R

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** · Friday 24th May 2013, 16:22

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