Brake Line leaking · Aussieveedubbers

homer · 11 Sep 2010, 2:55 pm

The brake line that runs along the tunnel in my beetle has sprung a leak,do i go to a brake workshop
and have a new one made?
I am not sure how they will get it right as i bent it out of shape a bit getting it out.

hellbugged · 11 Sep 2010, 3:35 pm

vintage vee dub sell em new and can send them out but yes a brake shop can make you one

Make sure you get new grommets where it passes through the body

Has to be bent as it is installed, not too hard...bit of patience and few hours

Craig Torrens · 11 Sep 2010, 4:12 pm

you can buy a whole car kit (every hard line) for about $30-$40.

matt · 11 Sep 2010, 4:47 pm

craig = where from as i am after a set as well

matt

STIDUB · 11 Sep 2010, 6:08 pm

^^^ vintage veedub sells a kit, cant remember what i paid tho but was reasonable 👍

13bwagon · 11 Sep 2010, 8:34 pm

not 30 - 40 bux but still cheap about 70 give or take i have a kit made at a shop and it was 250 🙁
and for 70 you get 7 line 2 to many irs vs swing

1500S · 11 Sep 2010, 8:35 pm

homer wrote:The brake line that runs along the tunnel in my beetle has sprung a leak,do i go to a brake workshop
and have a new one made?
I am not sure how they will get it right as i bent it out of shape a bit getting it out.

Drop it around tomorrow Athol and I'll go to Hitech for you on Monday. They should have the gear for the bubble flare. Far cheaper than driving to Sydney for it.

I'll be out most of the day but just drop it over the gate. Ralph won't eat it!

DH

Craig Torrens · 12 Sep 2010, 7:04 pm

I bought my last set for $35 from CLASSIC VW at Rydalmere.

1500S · 13 Sep 2010, 3:16 pm

Craig Torrens wrote:I bought my last set for $35 from CLASSIC VW at Rydalmere.

Would be about right Graig. I've got Athol one made up locally for 30 bucks so he's right to go with that part. The actual bundy tube is around $7 per metre plus their time to put the flares on. Makes it worthwhile to get the flaring mandrels for the ISO flare if doing the whole car. If we had to drive from out here to Rydalmere or further there's the time plus petrol added to the cost.

DH

68AutoBug · 13 Sep 2010, 5:12 pm

13bwagon wrote:not 30 - 40 bux but still cheap about 70 give or take i have a kit made at a shop and it was 250 🙁
and for 70 you get 7 line 2 to many irs vs swing

YIKES

LEE

matt · 14 Sep 2010, 5:31 pm

just got back from the local brake workshop, complete hard lines for my buggy, 5 lines, all made for $70, cant go wrong😀