break pipes(corrosion)help

jack67

ok daewoo kalos failed nct on brake lines being corroded.was told the pipes would have to be replaced,rang chevrolet and they told me it would take weeks to order new pipes and it would be very expensive,they said i should try to get someone to make them up.does anyone on here know of anyone that can do this ,im living in the d7 area. thanks in advance

O.A.P

Any decent garage will be able to make them for you.

jack67

any reccomendations for a decent garage in the d7 area?

O.A.P

Sorry Jack I dont know any that side of the country but I'm sure someone on here will recomend a place shortly.

jack67

thanks m8,its just that im anxious to get it done asap, the retest needs to be done by 2/3/11,or ill have to do the whole test again.

Hellrazer

If its the metal pipes we can make them up.If you want to pop me a pm I`ll give you my details.We`re in Dublin 3.

jack67

thanks hellrazor pm sent

SEPT 23 1989

My old gti failed on the brake lines i just sanded them down and it passed

holuc

My father got me brake pipes in the local motor factors. Comes in a coil 30euro i tink. He replaced the old 1s for me in a few hours. Give me a pm mite do ya a deal!!;)

johnos1984

Every second car seems to be failing because of rusty brake pipes of late.

Is it due to the poor weather or the latest scam?

mondeo

johnos1984 wrote: »

Every second car seems to be failing because of rusty brake pipes of late.

Is it due to the poor weather or the latest scam?

It's an expensive job to fix. Cheap buying the lines themselves it's just the labour involved doing them. On my old lancer I was driving I was quoted 400 quid from an independant to do them...Car was worth about 700 or less so I never bothered getting them done..I reckon I could have polished them up abit as they were not that bad. I had no ramp nor the patience to do it.

johnos1984

Someone on here mentioned their car with copper brake pipes was failed due to corrosion :rolleyes:

They just polished them and took it back

jack67

i was quoted a price of between 270-370euro,car is worth 1000euro max,the joys of motoring i suppose,has anyone got them done cheaper?

Avns1s

The equipment to replace the sections of pipe corroded is not that expensive but it really is a hateful job to do it. I did one side of my car a few weeks ago and it took about 80 mins to replace the foot or so of pipe. As mentioned already, the pipe is about €30 per roll of 25 feet. The straight joints are a couple of each.

viking

Also had a car fail for a corroded brake line. Is it dangerous and should it be replaced rather than polished?