Brake line flares

[billybradshaw]

Evening all,

I'm making up some new brake lines the as the ones on my '97 Elise are completely knackered. In fact I highly recommend that anybody with an early Elise check the brake lines on their car for rust (yes rust as Lotus use steel pipes extensively). The obvious places to look are the moisture traps, such as anywhere the pipes are retained by cable ties, etc.

Anyway, I want to check the type of flare on the pipes that mate to the master cylinder. They look like DIN but I want to be sure.

Thanks in anticipation

Ian

[Scuffers]

All cars use steel alloy pipes, its mandatory.

And yes, metric.

Edited by Scuffers on Tuesday 25th February 19:33

[Flatinfourth]

True that manufacturers use steel lines, but you dont have to! Copper is corrosion resistant but can easily be damaged by the flaring process, and will stress fail if not supported properly on a vibrating car. Copper/nickel alloy(Kunifer) piping is easy to get, totally rust resistant, very strong but needs a decent flaring tool!
Hope this helps

Peter

[billybradshaw]

Thanks to you both, new brake lines now made and fitted.

Ta

Ian