How many hours labor should a brake flush & SS lines take?

Lotus99 · 09-20-2014, 02:25 PM

About to drop my car off to get its brake fluid flushed (giving them race fluid) and replaced the front and rear brake lines replaced with stainless steel ones (I'm providing).

How many hours labor should it take about?

Wifeys335i · 09-22-2014, 09:42 PM

Maybe 2 hours tops. I got a quote of 5 hours to install my front/rear stoptech bbk.

Lotus99 · 09-22-2014, 09:44 PM

Thanks. They charged me 2.5 hours, so I guess it's ok, though a bit high.

Meeni · 09-23-2014, 09:53 AM

Did they also change the middle line ? It's the most annoying to do, the rest is piece of cake.

Lotus99 · 09-23-2014, 12:03 PM

I know the front and rear kit comes with 6 lines. Would that include the middle line you're referring to?
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raceyBMW · 09-23-2014, 06:41 PM

Yup, that has the middle line, 4 lines in the rear, 2 in the front. 2.5hrs of book time doesn't sound horrible.

bmwsinceday1 · 09-23-2014, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by raceyBMW

Yup, that has the middle line, 4 lines in the rear, 2 in the front. 2.5hrs of book time doesn't sound horrible.

wow, never knew that- 4 lines for both rear brakes.........hard ti picture it, used to doing brakes forever on "regular" cars.....

raceyBMW · 09-24-2014, 05:11 PM

Those were totals....the kit you have is the full 6 rubber line replacement, 2 lines for each corner in the rear, one line for each corner in the front.

Like said, the middle one in the rear is an exercise in frustration because it is in a tight spot, though with the right set of stubby ratcheting wrenches a shop could bang this out pretty quickly.

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Wifeys335i Private First Class 48 Rep 182 Posts Drives: E90 335 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	Maybe 2 hours tops. I got a quote of 5 hours to install my front/rear stoptech bbk.
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Lotus99 Colonel 637 Rep 2,808 Posts Drives: 19 M2C & 18 X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (1)	Thanks. They charged me 2.5 hours, so I guess it's ok, though a bit high.
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Meeni Gateropode 332 Rep 2,846 Posts Drives: BMW 330i 06 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: TN iTrader: (0)	Did they also change the middle line ? It's the most annoying to do, the rest is piece of cake.
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Lotus99 Colonel 637 Rep 2,808 Posts Drives: 19 M2C & 18 X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (1)	I know the front and rear kit comes with 6 lines. Would that include the middle line you're referring to? . . .
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raceyBMW king of the hills 112 Rep 2,923 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 w/ESS55, 2001 540i/6 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Arvada, CO iTrader: (1) Garage List 2001 BMW 540i/6 [8.17] 1994 530i [9.00] 2007 335i Coupe [8.37]	Those were totals....the kit you have is the full 6 rubber line replacement, 2 lines for each corner in the rear, one line for each corner in the front. Like said, the middle one in the rear is an exercise in frustration because it is in a tight spot, though with the right set of stubby ratcheting wrenches a shop could bang this out pretty quickly.
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