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> Question on pre “bent” brake lines
sixaddict
post Jul 14 2025, 07:23 AM
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Stoddard has pre bent brake line kit in galvanized or “ green”.
If you want “correct” assuming you stay with galvanized.
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post Jul 14 2025, 07:34 AM
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QUOTE(sixaddict @ Jul 14 2025, 06:23 AM) *

Stoddard has pre bent brake line kit in galvanized or “ green”.
If you want “correct” assuming you stay with galvanized.
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They are probably carrying the PMB lines. Compare the price. Yes green was not original
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post Jul 14 2025, 10:29 AM
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We did pre-bent, green lines in my car. No problems and fitment was very good. Sourced through PMB. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Jul 14 2025, 12:49 PM
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If you go with stainless steel(availablefrom PMB), understand that these lines are harder.

Put a set on a few weeks ago and had to really tighten them before they stopped leaking.
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post Jul 14 2025, 01:00 PM
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I make my own. When I owned my shop I’m Vermont, replacing rusty brake lines was a weekly job. You can buy new fittings with the material of your for tubing. You just need a tubing bender, a tubing cutter, and bubble flair tool for Porsches and other european cars.

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post Jul 14 2025, 05:39 PM
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QUOTE(Jack Standz @ Jul 14 2025, 01:49 PM) *

If you go with stainless steel(availablefrom PMB), understand that these lines are harder.

Put a set on a few weeks ago and had to really tighten them before they stopped leaking.

Unless you plan on racing or Very heavy braking, the standard steel lines are just fine
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post Jul 14 2025, 06:27 PM
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Aren't the flexible lines the 'weak link' anyway?
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post Jul 14 2025, 06:45 PM
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QUOTE(fixer34 @ Jul 15 2025, 06:39 AM) *

QUOTE(Jack Standz @ Jul 14 2025, 01:49 PM) *

If you go with stainless steel(availablefrom PMB), understand that these lines are harder.

Put a set on a few weeks ago and had to really tighten them before they stopped leaking.

Unless you plan on racing or Very heavy braking, the standard steel lines are just fine


The standard tin coated steel lines work fine.

But, the stainless ones do not corrode over time (especially with hygroscopic brake fluids), look cool and are less expensive than the green ones.
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post Jul 14 2025, 07:21 PM
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Years ago I bought several front brake lines from Stoddard that were green coated. I learned that they were indeed NOS green coated.
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post Jul 14 2025, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE(Jack Standz @ Jul 14 2025, 12:49 PM) *

If you go with stainless steel(availablefrom PMB), understand that these lines are harder.

Put a set on a few weeks ago and had to really tighten them before they stopped leaking.


Same here. And it took REALLY torquing the flare nut wrench, as advised by PMB. Even then I had a couple of junctions that still weeped. PMB sent me some special sealant for those.
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post Jul 14 2025, 08:39 PM
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Thanks all
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post Jul 15 2025, 06:58 PM
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I would make your own. The after market no matter who makes them they are off.
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post Jul 16 2025, 03:18 PM
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For those with the correct tools for the European bubble flair, what tool should I get?
The oldest lines I find have something like a green plastic skin.
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post Jul 18 2025, 06:15 AM
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Great tool.
Low effort repeatable results.
Metric and 'murican


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