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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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ebay braided brake lines - any good?

I found these on ebay...they are local to me and i can probably pick them up and save on shipping ..but how does they look? do they look like they'd fit on our lancer? I was planning on changing these while i did the rotors/pads/ flush

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ksid=p3907.m29
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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I was seriously considering them. I don't think they'd be all that bad and quality looks pretty good.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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JDM.....they must be good
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:47 PM
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^ lol i noticed the jdm as well...not really the reason why i picked them though
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Old May 5, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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You get what you pay for...
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Old May 6, 2008 | 09:45 PM
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so how about rrm's braided brake lines? any better?
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Old May 6, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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I'm not sure about the RRM lines since I haven't heard many things about them, but I'd trust RRM for an extra 20 bucks over some eBay brand which could OR could not have some defects which would hamper performance or stopping ability altogether.

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Old May 8, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by depsy
so how about rrm's braided brake lines? any better?
I had the RRM lines on my 2002 Lancer and never had a bit of problem. I'd definitely trust there's way better than eBay parts. RRM will stand behind their products.
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Old Jun 22, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Yah I bought ebay brake lines and my shop just told me that my brake lines are "sweating"...so the threads aren't leaking but somehow fluid is managing to come out...looks like I will have to order new brakes lines...might as well spend the money and get RRM this time

One of my SS lines rubbed against the tire and ripped in half but I put on my original OEM rubber hose and that is still holding strong 137K miles later
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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i've got to say i would not buy any parts on ebay that could directly impact my physical well-being or that of my car if they failed.
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Old Jun 23, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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I don't know why but I had a problem with the RRM lines, I couldn't install them. I have no idea whether it was my fault or a the result of a defect in the lines themselves. I think I ended up giving them away to someone for free.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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my only problem with RRM is that its only 2 lines...they have them in stock for $89 as of last week.

Who knows of a place that sells the full set of 4? anybody have any good experience from a set they did buy from ebay? The ones I bought are no longer sold on ebay so go figure
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