Braided hoses, car or caliper?

1. hagg L-plater Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 48

   #1 9th January 2009, 13:37

   When buying braided hoses for use with a VTR running Gti-6 calipers, do you buy hoses for a VTR or a 306 Gti-6?
   
   Any help much appreciated.
2. vtr-richie Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Farnham Posts: 317 MK2 VTR

   #2 9th January 2009, 13:45

   well as the stadnard vtr lines fit i guess vtr
3. hagg L-plater Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 48

   #3 9th January 2009, 13:47

   cool, I thought it may depend on the caliper connection for some reason, but thinking about it, I suppose the length of hose required for the car matters too.
4. vtr-richie Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Farnham Posts: 317 MK2 VTR

   #4 9th January 2009, 14:21

   well the standard lines fit the gti 6 calipers so i would go with the lines for the car then you can gurantee fit car end
5. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #5 9th January 2009, 17:18

   Yep standerd hoses will fit
   
   but
   
   they are too short due to the extra diameter of disk and size of the caliper
   
   the hoses dont have enough slack in them to accomodate suspension travel and or steering
   
   
   If this is picked up on an mot then it will result in a fail .
   
   
   i can supply a pair of hoses made to the correct length for alot less than goodridge etc
6. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #6 9th January 2009, 17:20

   Yep standerd hoses will fit
   
   but
   
   they are too short due to the extra diameter of disk and size of the caliper
   
   the hoses dont have enough slack in them to accomodate suspension travel and or steering
   
   
   If this is picked up on an mot then it will result in a fail .
   
   
   i can supply a pair of hoses made to the correct length for alot less than goodridge etc
   
   quality is spot on plenty of people on here and 106oc use them
7. vtr-richie Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Farnham Posts: 317 MK2 VTR

   #7 9th January 2009, 17:55

   mine are fine?
8. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #8 9th January 2009, 18:38

   They may look fine
   
   but be very careful, if the hoses do get pulled overtight too often
   
   thEy will fail
   
   just be warnd
9. vtr-richie Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2008 Farnham Posts: 317 MK2 VTR

   #9 9th January 2009, 22:03

   how much for yours?
10. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

    #10 10th January 2009, 11:10

    A pair of fronts to suit gti6 calipers is
    £26 inc delivery
11. AlexN Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Swindon Posts: 1054 VTR, EP3, S2000

    #11 10th January 2009, 14:22

    i can say the brake hoses from swampy are excellent
    
    and ive got 180 calipers and the hoses fit perfect
12. Nij Yorkshire Joined: Apr 2008 Brighouse, W. Yorks Posts: 3699 Citroen C4 VTR Coupe Porsche 924

    #12 10th January 2009, 14:36

    All brake hoses have the same threads (except the older design, dont know the years, but were well over it now), when your looking at buying hoses, the differences are the length of the hose them selves, and the design of the braking system.
    For example, the Saxo has a 4 hose system, some older cars, like some mark 2 Escorts only have 3 hoses.
    The majority of cars have a 4 hose system now, it is mainly rear axled cars that only have 3. Some cars have 5.
    
    So to answer your question, which I am guessing it has already been answered, is the Saxo setup lol.
13. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

    #13 10th January 2009, 15:05

    not all modern cars have 4 lines
    some only have two ports from the master cylinder, mainly abs cars.
    these then run to the abs unit which divides up in to four pipes
    
    the wo port one is much easier and neater to use if running braided brake lines all through the car rather than standered hoses