Braided Hoses

parapaul · 02-18-2013, 05:49 AM

Just wondering, really.

I need to change the brake fluid on my car sometime this week or next, and if I wanted to change to stainless hoses, now would be the best time to do it. But it's £100 (give or take) for the set of 6.

The car is 6 years old now. Is it worth doing, or is it wasted money? Should I just stick with the oringinal rubber ones until they perish?

Phil325i · 02-18-2013, 06:38 AM

I did this on another car (non BMW) and it made absolutely no difference to the operation of the brakes whatsoever. Only benefit might be in the very long term, when non-steel hoses I believe may expand due to deterioration of the plastic, leading to longer pedal travel/sponginess.

Personal view - keep you're money in you're pocket...

parapaul · 02-18-2013, 07:24 AM

Cheers - I think I was leaning that way anyway. I'll put decent brake fluid in, and fit decent pads and discs when they're due for changing, but this is a road car, for the commute to work and ferrying kids to school and back. I don't need high performance brakes

ade146 · 02-18-2013, 05:44 PM

Its another myth these braided lines. Pressure in will always equal pressure out so the only gain is less expansion in the pipes. I sometimes change my motorbike ones but you are moving very little fluid. I had an issue with my original BM brakes where I couldnt cure the spongy feel no matter how many times they were bled. I fitted s/h 335 calipers and they were much firmer. Have no idea why.

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parapaul Colonel 122 Rep 2,216 Posts Drives: E91 330d M Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stoke on Trent iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 E91 330D MSport [0.00]	Braided Hoses - worth £100? Just wondering, really. I need to change the brake fluid on my car sometime this week or next, and if I wanted to change to stainless hoses, now would be the best time to do it. But it's £100 (give or take) for the set of 6. The car is 6 years old now. Is it worth doing, or is it wasted money? Should I just stick with the oringinal rubber ones until they perish? __________________ Just how many Yorkshire sheep can you fit inside one exhaust?
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Phil325i Brigadier General 639 Rep 3,217 Posts Drives: E92 325i MSport Coupe Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: UK South East iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 BMW 325i Coupe [6.00]	I did this on another car (non BMW) and it made absolutely no difference to the operation of the brakes whatsoever. Only benefit might be in the very long term, when non-steel hoses I believe may expand due to deterioration of the plastic, leading to longer pedal travel/sponginess. Personal view - keep you're money in you're pocket... __________________ E92 pre-LCI 325i - Ohlins R&T; H&R spacers; M3 strut brace; Swift thrust sheets; 3 x chassis braces; diff brace; N53 V-brace; 034 subframe inserts; BMS clutch stop; BMS CDV; RE g/box mounts; Delrin shift bushes; Saikoumichi OCC; Cyba scoops; BMW Perf Exhaust; HEL s/steel brake hoses; M3 rear spoiler; Recaro Sportster CSs; M3 white dash LEDs; LED Angels; LED side repeaters; BMW Perf black grille; CSL reps; SSDD carbon diffuser; Monster Wrap black roof/clear front
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parapaul Colonel 122 Rep 2,216 Posts Drives: E91 330d M Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stoke on Trent iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 E91 330D MSport [0.00]	Cheers - I think I was leaning that way anyway. I'll put decent brake fluid in, and fit decent pads and discs when they're due for changing, but this is a road car, for the commute to work and ferrying kids to school and back. I don't need high performance brakes __________________ Just how many Yorkshire sheep can you fit inside one exhaust?
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ade146 Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 242 Posts Drives: E90 330d sport auto Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: S.Wales or Cheshire iTrader: (0)	Its another myth these braided lines. Pressure in will always equal pressure out so the only gain is less expansion in the pipes. I sometimes change my motorbike ones but you are moving very little fluid. I had an issue with my original BM brakes where I couldnt cure the spongy feel no matter how many times they were bled. I fitted s/h 335 calipers and they were much firmer. Have no idea why.
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