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Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 1:59 pm
by nightfire
Hey everyone,

My JF*JjfJ@! garbage cheap SS brake hoses I ordered from ebay were all defective. They all pop under full braking pressure.

I've ordered some new better ones, but until they arrive I need a new rubber hose so I can drive.

Napa doesn't stock the rear hoses for our cars... does anyone know a more common car we'd be compatible with?

Escort GT? Probe/MX-6?

I guess it's just a pretty standard 3/16 flare nut to banjo bolt connector.

It closes at 5pm today.. help! :)

Re: Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 2:12 pm
by mitmaks
Too bad Ive sold mine when I did s/s brake lines. I would've sent you mine, sorry. Which brand did you get on ebay, where did they pop? Did you get speed bleeders?

Re: Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 2:15 pm
by colinsmx3
Escort GT should be the same... Protege GT but there rare.

Those are the only cars with the 4 disk and same chassis (well similar, you know what I mean)

Re: Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 2:36 pm
by nightfire
They were from "gforcebrakes" on ebay, and he seems to have disappeared. One of the lines is working perfectly, and the other 3 were fine for moderate brake pressure.. but when I started the engine and pressed hard, they started pi**ing brake fluid out from behind the flare nut fittings.

Ok I'll check out the Escort GT lines and see what other Mazda he has in stock.

God, what a pain.

EDIT - Hah. Someone else had the same problem:

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=678094" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 8:51 pm
by Mooneggs
hey I've got 2 of my old rubber ones I can send you... not sure if they are front or rear... although they are used and by the time you got them you probably will have new ones by then... :roll:

Re: Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 25th, 2009, 9:51 pm
by Daninski
Ya I have all the hoses X2. I can see how they come off ok and what condition they're in. You really need to buy a parts car. lol Or 2 or 3 or 4 ,,,,,, :D

Re: Emergency quick question re: brake hoses

Posted: April 26th, 2009, 8:48 pm
by nightfire
lol aw thanks guys. :)

It's ok.. I bought an escort GT hose and it fits perfectly.. identical to stock (even the clips fit). Super cheap too - $33CDN.

I swear if I find the animal that sold me these SS lines I will kill him with my bare hands. He was clearly buying defective parts that failed QA and reselling them for a profit. It's one thing to defraud people and take their money... it's totally another to sell them known defective BRAKE parts that could get people killed.