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Old 04-06-2005, 02:44 PM
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Braided SS brake hoses worth the money??

I was about to replace my cracked original hoses and it was suggested to me to use braided hoses instead of store bought rubber hoses. Is it worth it paying 3 times as much for the braided hoses??
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If you've got to replace them anyway and you plan to keep the car for a while I would say yes, and the pedal will feel more firm also.
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performance car? fun car? yes.

daily driver/commuter car? no.
How come not on the daily driver? IMO thats what I'd want it on more so than a weekend driver.

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How come not on the daily driver? IMO thats what I'd want it on more so than a weekend driver.

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because the stock replacement ones will last another 15-20 years without problem..... its hard to justify spending $50 on a $6 part if you're not going to really have any advantange to it...



if its your toy daily driver, go ahead, its not a reliabilty thing or anything like that....
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if you are planning on keeping the car spend the money....
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Braided SS brake hoses worth the money??
Absolutely..

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