Brake lines-ADR approved stainless braided lines

by **jsa** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 9:51 pm

http://www.maltech.com.au/ultimatebrakehoses.html

http://www.brakequip.com.au/index.php?show=braided

ADR approved stainless braided lines, so good for rego requirements, don't think you need ADr lines for clutch though.

by **george** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:22 pm

by **Bill Hempstead** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:28 pm

by **george** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:52 pm

by **Roger Miller** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:48 pm

by **jsa** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:59 pm

by **Mark Cogan** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:21 am

I have been making my own lines for many years, plus making them for my customers, never had a failure yet.

If you have to get ADR approved lines as the only way to get your car legal, then there arent many options,
my problem with them is not one of quality (never checked them out properly) but I have an issue with the prices charged for them, and the bull-poo when people tell you others are unsafe if they dont have ADR approval

But all over the world there are countless numbers of cars running around with brake lines that don't have ADR approval, are Australians the only people with safe cars?? Do people really believe that Australia is the only country in the world with decent automotive safety standards??

there is all together too much worrying goes on over here :roll:

by **jsa** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:39 pm

Mark,

For a vehicle to be legally road registered the brake lines have to comply with an Australian Design Rule.

Bottom line is liability, defect notice / fine and insurance companies squirming out of coverage when it counts.

Seems straight forward enough to me. If road registered then why accept the liability when simply buying the tested and approved line makes it someone elses problem. For track only, do whatever grabs you.

by **michaeln** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 6:38 pm

I helped the guy who runs this company with some camera gear...

http://www.mobileautohoses.com.au/

We got talking about his business and he advised me of all the goverment crap he had to go through to get everything Approved, what made it worse was he needed Approval from all states in Australia (Federal). Basically every brake hose he makes gets tested to 3000psi then he can stamp his manufacture date, code e.t.c into it.

After talking to him for 10 minutes you feel pretty safe that his ADR stuff will pass the test...

CheeRS,

Michael.

by **Roger Miller** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:34 pm

Out of interest, some are saying the made up lines are eg ADR approved are dear [ I reckon I got quoted $90 a line]

The hoses I made up for pedal box were 4 of @ approx $310. [from memory]

Now I kept the adaptors to minimum but to do them to suit a road car, will need adaptors at least at one end so the price will spiral, up ward.

So whats the gain ?

by **Mark Cogan** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 9:03 pm

by **Matt** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:47 pm

by **Danny M** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:21 pm

by **george** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:17 pm

by **Roger Miller** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:30 pm

by **Danny M** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:56 am

by **george** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:11 am

by **michaeln** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 6:28 pm

Got my Goodridge from Rally Design, ordered on a Monday, think i had them on a Friday... less than $100 landed from the UK. I hear some people call them crap and i have to say they are better than the standard rubber and even they lasted 20 years. Anyway, they've been on a couple of years now, no probs...

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/pr ... cts_id=368

Cheers,

Michael.

by **Mark Cogan** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:48 pm

by **Bill Hempstead** » Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:58 am

All this talk about ADR lines vs non ADR Lines and good quality makes me nervous. So I made up some hard lines from the pedal box to the front and rear brakes.

Brake lines-ADR approved stainless braided lines

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