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Maserati 4200 formula dynamics brake lines
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adam01
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Unclear, have asked the question, so declaring I might be bidding
mjheathcote
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They have been listed before with no bidders.
Only half a job if only the front.
Can't be that expensive anyway if you go to Goodridge/Aeroquip and have some made up, I think there is a massive mark-up on the FD price.
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Mike
Only half a job if only the front.
Can't be that expensive anyway if you go to Goodridge/Aeroquip and have some made up, I think there is a massive mark-up on the FD price.
Cheers
Mike
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Phoned Goodridge out of interest.
They can only offer the front hoses, with zinc fittings for £48.98+vat.
Can't offer the rears, or stainless fronts due to the special adapters required/only available in Zinc.
So £50 for these FD fronts are good value it appears.
FD complete kits in comparison appear to be £250+vat (4 lines only no fluid), so maybe FD have had stainless fittings and the fittings for the rear especially made up...hence the price, which is fair enough I guess.
If I had looked into before when they where listed would most likely have bought them!
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Mike
They can only offer the front hoses, with zinc fittings for £48.98+vat.
Can't offer the rears, or stainless fronts due to the special adapters required/only available in Zinc.
So £50 for these FD fronts are good value it appears.
FD complete kits in comparison appear to be £250+vat (4 lines only no fluid), so maybe FD have had stainless fittings and the fittings for the rear especially made up...hence the price, which is fair enough I guess.
If I had looked into before when they where listed would most likely have bought them!
Cheers
Mike
They are in my garage, and will be the next job before she drives to Monte Carlo.
I do not trust other make's hoses, cause FD have developed them specificly for the 4200, the rest of the world's need adapters. It's about braking, so anything must be tested..
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I had the Goodridge / Aeroquip hoses fitted to my 4200... front and back. The car was in for service and I was having the callipers painted, so easy to take the hoses off and have them made to pattern without the need for adaptors. Just took 2/3 days to turn around.
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Can you remember whether they where Goodridge or Aeroquip?
Speaking to Goodridge they only offer the front, haven't looked into Aeroquip...can you remember the dealer?
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Mike
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A word of warning never go for zinc as dissimilar metal corrosion can occur. Always go for stainless if you can. Goodridge are good, I can vouch for them as they have been on my ZX6R for about 4 years and they still look good. (yes they are stainless)
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Sorry Mike, Didn't think to get into the detail at the time, but can ask when I'm next there. I assume Goodridge supplied the hoses, and that Aeroquip matched the OEM fittings after having measured mine.
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They are worth swopping. I have had aeroquip brake lines with stainless fittings on my Triumph Stag for 20 years!
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Yes thats true,I was told this the other day, Galvanic corrosion can occur if two dissimilar metals are in contact and in the prescence of a electrolyte solution Like water each will develop a corrosion potential.
If the corrosion potential of the two metals is significantly different, and they are in direct contact and immersed in said electrolyte, the more noble metal will become the cathode and the more active metal will become the anode.
This is evidenced By storing stainless steel with aluminium in a damp location.
In order for galvanic corrosion to occur,there needs to be at least two Dissimilar metals ,Metal-to-metal contact and the Metals to be in the same conduction solution (usually called an electrolyte)
Its an interesting study as if zinc (galvanized metal) and stainless steel were in direct contact and in the presence of an electrolyte (water), galvanic corrosion will probably occur.
I remember the story of a copper hulled ship that had all its steel metal rivets corrode as a result of immersion in water (the sea) in the 1700`s some of the rivets were fine as the paper on the rivet head backing insulated the steel from the copper.
Probably Boring but interesting as well.
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Confirm. Front only