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    E39 Brake pipe replacement

    Hi lads,

    Have to replace my pretty good condition (but nct failed) brake lines (not hoses).
    Has anyone gone down the route of getting preformed steel ones from BMW realoem lists them at a reasonable cost but I'm not sure if they are still available.
    These are the ones that connect under the offside or drivers seat run down the side of the sill, then up over the tank to the two rear stub axle hoses.

    I realise I'll probably have to drop the prop out of the way, then the exhaust and then the tank to get them in.

    Then we have the copper route which I'd consider but always thought it sub par to the steel especially when you compare the wall thickness between the two. I've often seen copper that's got a whack of a stone and pisses fluid straight away, I've never seen that with steel.

    Just wanted to get your opinions

    TIA
    Last edited by 318is-joe; 20-04-17 at 23:23.

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