hi

i was just about to fit my flexible brake pipes on the car (from the calipers) but i want to know the bset postion to go through the body panel???can they be fixed to the body or through a hole with a grommet ????

has anyone got some pics i can take a look at please cheers steve.

[Edited on 16/7/11 by whitstella]

Hows this
It was spot on, based on measurements MK gave me.
Never touched anything even on full lock

f flexi
6" from bottom. 2.5" from fron edge

*Edited to say,They need to be fixed to the body*

[Edited on 16/7/11 by ReMan]

I used a support bracket from the chassis onto the body side to give more rigidity to stop the panel flexing. Best to use a piece of flexible tubing as a mock up before drilling anything to check for clearance on tyre.

flexi onto the side panel like that has been a fail for a long while.

So is a hole with a grommet. It was one of AshG's iva fail points.

what was acceptable ?

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Originally posted by big_wasa
flexi onto the side panel like that has been a fail for a long while.

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Originally posted by ReMan

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Originally posted by big_wasa
flexi onto the side panel like that has been a fail for a long while.

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Like mine? Why?

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I located my flexi fixed through side panel, as I think this is the neatest solution! Although a failed IVA overall this passed fine. But its all down to the testers discretion.

I was concerned about this too. Had a chat with Dunk3 at Stoneleigh about his car in general and asked about brake lines through the side panel. His passed ok with the brakes like this at IVA (correct me if I'm wrong dunk3!) so it must be down to the IVA examiner's interpretation.

I welded in an extra bracket to support the joint on mine without the need for a grommet.





Hopefully it'll be ok at IVA!

Lee

[Edited on 17/7/11 by L5W]

Looks good