Replacement rear brake hoses / lines?

[sk93]

I don't think it'll still be sterling grey by the end of the year

 

[Mr Whippy]

Well I just had my MOT and it failed on rear brake pipe corrosion. So it just looks like the ends of pipes 1 and 2 as they get towards the end of the plastic cover, and possibly parts of 4 running over the tank.

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E85/Roadster/Europe/Z4_3.0i-M54/RHD/N/2004/june/browse/brakes/brake_pipe_rear/

BMW Cooper parts site says part 4 is £20 or so, so seems to make sense to just make joins up the front end in the engine bay and run new copper pipe all the way back to the start of the flexi and part 4 as they are straight runs down the car... and then replace part 4 from BMW (as it'll be shaped nicely to go over the tank)?

Anyone else had to do this?

I'd be tempted to get new BMW pipes from front to back but knowing my luck the connections to the DSC block would fail and I'd be left needing to do serious work to fix them hehe


Cheers

Dave

 

[wilbo]

Hoping to upgrade to braided HEL hoses soon. After reading this thread, and a few linked within it, it looks like there are 2 hoses on each rear side to replace, as well as 1 each side on the fronts, so 6 in total. Does anyone has the dimensions for the rears, using standard calipers and discs?

 

[Toe-side]

Hoping to upgrade to braided HEL hoses soon. After reading this thread, and a few linked within it, it looks like there are 2 hoses on each rear side to replace, as well as 1 each side on the fronts, so 6 in total. Does anyone has the dimensions for the rears, using standard calipers and discs?

Check out GaryBlokes link on removing the centre connection and replacing with one flex. I have carried out the same mod. The centre section was in a terrible state on mine 2003 and would have need replaced if I had gone for the 2 flex set up. I m on holiday at present but I think garybloke has some dimensions for the single rear flexible in his post.

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=37667

 

[tertius]

If anyone is interested I have a brand new set of Goodrich braided hoses I no longer need. They are for the M and the standard "short" rears, but I imagine they'll fit.