Braided brake hoses - who's using what

SVR73 · 23-01-2006, 09:41 PM

Getting a stack of quotes for front braided hoses for my AU1 XR6 VCT and man they are all over the place
$300, $160, $132

One company supplies goodrick, another brakequip and tonight my old man said to speak to the guys he got his from that make them while you wait

So what are you using, how much did you pay etc

S3SR · 26-01-2006, 12:45 AM

try ENZED if they do it there spose to be top notch

FTGAutosalvage · 26-01-2006, 01:07 AM

we also supply braided brake hoses , we get them made with grey,red or blue ends .
fronts are readily available from us, we are currently investigating the rears

Group C · 26-01-2006, 01:17 AM

I got all the stuff for my race car from Pirtek, over the counter.
Speedflow brand. Top quality stuff too.

Cost $182 for the whole car (4 hoses).
Hose was about $35 per metre.
Fittings around the $10 each mark, depending on what they were.
(This was 18 months ago.)

I just put it all together myself.
Really easy.

*edit*
BTW, the race car ISN'T a Falcon, but I would think the prices would have to be fairly similar.

xr8ute · 26-01-2006, 03:39 PM

thats an impressive price Group C. Did you need to provide the dimensions for the hose or did they have that on file?

Are the Pirtek hoses/fittings ADR compliant?

Group C · 27-01-2006, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by xr8ute

thats an impressive price Group C. Did you need to provide the dimensions for the hose or did they have that on file?

Are the Pirtek hoses/fittings ADR compliant?

Yeah, I thought that I was going to be up for $300 or so, and I was surprised at the price too.
I didn't complain thou!!

I just went in with the rubber hoses that I wanted to replace with the braided, and they gave me the hose and all the fittings.
Simple as that.
I thought that braided brake hose (the nylon-type inner, stainless braided outer stuff like i use) only came in 1 size, but I could be wrong. I've never had to look into a different size, just used the same on a couple of race cars I've been involved with.

As for ADR compliance.... Wouldn't have a clue. Sorry.
My car is a full-on race car. No street work for this 1.
I think the 'Speedflow' brand that I use (and got from Pirtek) is Australian made, so I ASSUME it would have to meet some form of Aust. compliance.

The guys at Pirtek are really good. Probably a question to ask them??

xr8ute · 27-01-2006, 12:22 AM

Thanks for that Group C. My local Pirtek guys are pretty helpful also, i'll ask the question next time I'm there...

Group C · 27-01-2006, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by xr8ute

Thanks for that Group C. My local Pirtek guys are pretty helpful also, i'll ask the question next time I'm there...

No probs mate.
And good to see the ute's firing on all 8 again!!

Ohh, I was going to write before..
When you think about the $182 price and break it down, it seems pretty fair.
In that, there's 2 fittings per hose, so that's $80 odd worth.
There's 1 'banjo' bolt per rear caliper (on my car) @ $5 ea, so the total is now $90 odd.
And there was about 2.5m of hose @ $35 per metre (the hose is the most expensive part of this job).
Ohh, + the 'G'rab & 'S'teal 'T'ax.

So I'd guess the price was about right in my case, in that I really think about it.
It's only taken 18 months to think thou!!