Finally dug enough through the NAPA site to find this:
https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/BK_6...rake+line+coil

Seems a little pricey, but I don't know. The stuff at Advance Auto sounds more reasonable:
https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...325/16190029-P

I get comparable discounts at both places, about 20%.

Looked on Amazon and it looks like a lot of the Amazon picks are a bit cheaper are loaded heavy with high ratings, but the lower ratings (same items) reveal the material they received was shoddy, or not even as advertised.

Anybody have their best picks?

 

Summit Racing

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...SABEgIAFvD_BwE

 

Yeah, tha'ts not place to save a few pennies. I'm sticking with reputable dealers on brake lines.

 

But you just thanked the guy who posted the lowest price of all! LOL

 

Thank you. Lower price and just as reputable as what I posted.

 

Are stainless fittings the way to go with this, or stick with original brass? At least most of my original fittings look like brass.

 

I have had better luck with stainless fittings. They dont strip as easy as brass. Summit just so happens to sell a random fitting kit too.... they are still working just fine 7 years later on my Bug. Dont have a link to them though....

 

I use the stuff from Napa. But then again as I keep saying I work there so I don't pay as much.
When I did my rear drums decided to replace the long line, the rear brake hose, and the 2 lines to the wheel cylinders from there.
Was toying with the idea of buy a whole roll. By the way at my Napa we don't sell by the foot. You have to buy the whole roll.
My rough calculations seem indicate that if you were replacing every brake line a roll will work out pretty well.
And while at some point I might replace my front lines at the moment they are in pretty good shape.
So I figured I would wait till one blows or they start looking rough.
So instead I bought the premade Nicopp lines in a length close to what I needed and cut it down.
Figure you get the flares with the line too so....
The long line to the back I used 2 lines and a union.
Oh and just so you know. I replaced the front passenger on a '96 I used to own.
I have no idea how you would get a preformed line in for that one. I had a tough time routing 2 separate lines with a union in there.
If the engine was out probably a piece of cake.
Also I highly recommend this for making the flares.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SER161A

I own that one but you can get this cheaper.


Draw back is that will only do 3/16" line. Also while it works like a dream with the nicopp stuff do wonder how well it will work with steel or stainless.
Pros are that you can repair a line on the vehicle and it is literally foolproof.
Here is a video of how to use it.

 

Ive had great luck with just the pre formed cu-nik lines from Advanced. idk. Easy peasy in and out.

 

Preformed or premade?

 

Sama ting. You say salami I say baloni.

 

When I found fittings on the Summit site, the first zillion choices were stainless, then a bunch of steel, and I thought brass had been retired. Later I noticed some brass.

 

I already have that NAPA tool.

 

To me there are premade, which just a length of line with the fitting on either end, and preformed, which to me means like factory.
Bends and all.
Reason I asked cause if Advanced had "preformed" nicopp I would like to get a look at them.
Cause that would be pretty cool if somebody made factory lines in nicopp.

 

IMO that tool awesome.
In 40 years I never had to replace a brake line until they started using that crap on the roads in the winter.
With that tool flared like I had been doing it all my life. LOL.
I've seen guys do it, put it in the vice, get the horseshoe part just right, etc.
Always thinking to myself if you are not dead nuts on does it matter?
With that tool impossible to not be.