How has people's experiences with part store brake hoses been? Looking at Napa, Advance, Autozone, Oreilly or Parts Plus. Will probably do which ever is most cost effective unless I notice an obvious difference in quality.
Brake hoses
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I have not noticed a significant difference between brands...
Originally Posted By: eljefino
I bought a name brand hose from rockauto and it arrived with the hose labelled "goodride" from China. Kinda mad but it works fine.
Iteresting, I just ordered hoses from Rock Auto, I did not buy the cheapest but it will be interesting WHAT I bought.
I bought a name brand hose from rockauto and it arrived with the hose labelled "goodride" from China. Kinda mad but it works fine.
Iteresting, I just ordered hoses from Rock Auto, I did not buy the cheapest but it will be interesting WHAT I bought.
Has anybody ever had a rubber hose blow? Ive never seen one blow or even leak. Many of the cars i work on are 30+ years old and still running the originals
I bought front hoses from Auto Zone for the Rat's brake system overhaul. The old hoses worked, but they were cracked and brittle.
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Has anybody ever had a rubber hose blow? Ive never seen one blow or even leak. Many of the cars i work on are 30+ years old and still running the originals
My 21 years old 370k miles LS400 still has original hose, no sign of any problem.
Probably because we have nicer weather in So Cal so that all those hoses are in good condition after all those years.
Has anybody ever had a rubber hose blow? Ive never seen one blow or even leak. Many of the cars i work on are 30+ years old and still running the originals
My 21 years old 370k miles LS400 still has original hose, no sign of any problem.
Probably because we have nicer weather in So Cal so that all those hoses are in good condition after all those years.
I bought ac Delco hoses for my truck and they were made in china by a huge rubber manufacturer. I would have no problem getting new lines at the auto parts store. It's going to be very similar between brands aka hose made by one company and sold under 4 different names.
Originally Posted By: Chris142
Has anybody ever had a rubber hose blow? Ive never seen one blow or even leak. Many of the cars i work on are 30+ years old and still running the originals
I had a front hose blow on a Honda, but it was 18 years old.
More to the point, I have had rubber replacment hoses on my Triumph that would expand under pressure making the brake pedal seem spongy.
In that case I replaced them with steel braided Goodridge hoses. It made a huge differance.
Has anybody ever had a rubber hose blow? Ive never seen one blow or even leak. Many of the cars i work on are 30+ years old and still running the originals
I had a front hose blow on a Honda, but it was 18 years old.
More to the point, I have had rubber replacment hoses on my Triumph that would expand under pressure making the brake pedal seem spongy.
In that case I replaced them with steel braided Goodridge hoses. It made a huge differance.
I had one fail in a taxi, and the pedal went to the floor. Fortunately, I was sitting at a red light already.
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I was inspecting brake hoses, as part of tire rotation, and the rubber looked like new. I wiggled and bent one under light pressure and it broke into two pieces at the junction where the metal line joins the rubber hose section beneath a sleeve. It was all rusted thru due to trapped moisture. The other ones were the same.It even passed the annual state safety inspection.I emailed the manufacturer about their poor corrosion protection and they did not care, saying their brake hoses net the applicable industry standards. The takeaway from this is to look further than just the rubber.
As mentioned by another poster, you don't see deteriorated hoses because you live/work in sunny southern California.
I was inspecting brake hoses, as part of tire rotation, and the rubber looked like new. I wiggled and bent one under light pressure and it broke into two pieces at the junction where the metal line joins the rubber hose section beneath a sleeve. It was all rusted thru due to trapped moisture. The other ones were the same.It even passed the annual state safety inspection.I emailed the manufacturer about their poor corrosion protection and they did not care, saying their brake hoses net the applicable industry standards. The takeaway from this is to look further than just the rubber.
As mentioned by another poster, you don't see deteriorated hoses because you live/work in sunny southern California.
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