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Brake lines & Fluid
« on: June 03, 2011, 11:19:13 am »
Im purchasing some Ferodo DS2500 brake pads all round and was wondering are there any alternative brake lines & fluid i could be using & do they offer any improvemnts over stock??

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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 12:17:49 pm »
IMO if you're not going to be tracking your car then oem brake fluid should suffice.
You could also look at braided steel lines as it may give a more solid pedal feel.
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 12:25:39 pm »
HEL brake lines are well recommended. They're fairly cheap but high quality and have 10% off for the month of June.  :happy2: Just ordered myself a set of fronts. Should have got all four seen as they're such reasonable price!!
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 12:47:50 pm »
I recently had ds2500 pads. new brembo standard discs, HEL braided line which i only paid £50 from someone off here and had Super Blue dot 4 fluid. has a 40degree higher boiling point and the brakes after that stop better than my mates e46 m3. outstanding  :happy2:
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2011, 01:57:10 pm »
Quote from: johnboy07 on June 03, 2011, 12:47:50 pm
the brakes after that stop better than my mates e46 m3

Hardly the greatest accolade!
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2011, 02:00:00 pm »
Haha well I don't often play with too many cars so that's the best I can say for now :signLOL:will be tracking my car soon so will see how it all performs properly then. They feel 100% sharper than standard. :driver:
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2011, 03:28:06 pm »
Quote from: johnboy07 on June 03, 2011, 12:47:50 pm
I recently had ds2500 pads. new brembo standard discs, HEL braided line which i only paid £50 from someone off here and had Super Blue dot 4 fluid. has a 40degree higher boiling point and the brakes after that stop better than my mates e46 m3. outstanding  :happy2:

The super blue 4 fluid is that by ate?

Also are the brake lines visible as there are a selection of colours available
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2011, 05:34:44 pm »
certanly is mate. ATE super blue fluid. The lines can be seen if your looking for them but they by no means stand out and looks odd. Personally if i could i would get some black lines as keeps it looking oem but for me wasa bargain and too cheap to turn down. hope that helps.  :drinking:
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2011, 07:26:50 pm »
off topic, but wheres best to source the DS2500 pads and the HEL brake lines ?? ive had a search on the net but came up with nothing !! (well i am pretty crappy on computers !!  :laugh:)
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Re: Brake lines & Fluid
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2011, 08:38:56 pm »
www.brake-lines.co.uk/ is the best for HEL Braided lines.

£29.99 for the front two
£29.99 for the rear two
£59.95 for all four.

They have a 10% discount offer for the month of June tho.   :grin:

See here: http://www.brake-lines.co.uk/volkswagen-golf-mk5-2-0-gti-2005-2007-from-1k-4-000-001-hel-brake-lines.html
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