Reservoir brake hose

[Aussiecsi]

Is the braided textile hose still available from BMW ?..part #21521163714. The picture is shown on websites of ECS , FCPeuro et al , however, no guarantee that's the type I will get if ordered. The hose on Walloths is all rubber so I asked Albrecht if he could source the textile type from BMW and he said it's not available . Advice please . Cheers, Simon

 

[Stevehose]

https://www.belmetric.com/brake-hos...-p-7883.html?zenid=iq4qmprlhkf1eqps0uvf76tus4

 

[rsporsche]

so how many feet do we need? my coupe has everything removed ... so i can't go look at it to know + i would like to order the right amount

 

[Stevehose]

I believe 2 feet would easily do the brake and clutch reservoir lines.

 

[westoz3.0csa]

G'Day Simon,

If you can wait until Thursday - I can tell you!
I just ordered some from BMW aust !
They have 10m - less the 2m I have bought in Stock in Melb

Carl

 

[Aussiecsi]

https://www.belmetric.com/brake-hos...-p-7883.html?zenid=iq4qmprlhkf1eqps0uvf76tus4

thanks Steve, that's a handy link for future reference .

 

[Wally Siswadji]

G'Day Simon,

If you can wait until Thursday - I can tell you!
I just ordered some from BMW aust !
They have 10m - less the 2m I have bought in Stock in Melb

Carl

Hi Carl,

I also need about 2 meter.

Cheers

 

[Aussiecsi]

Spoke to Carl ( Westoz ) above and he has now been told by BMW that the hose he ordered is now deemed too old and will be "binned" . So back to square one. There als

 

[Aussiecsi]

... looks like early VW's used same/ similar hose so will pursue locally . Otherwise Belmetric is fall back position I believe .

 

[deQuincey]

no blue te textile anymore ?
for sure no blue rubber anymore, right ?

 

[autokunst]

Was the blue braided the correct OEM for the brake reservoir? I have a black braided on my car in the trunk for the fuel vapor tank. I assume that was stock for that area.

 

[Ohmess]

Pretty sure blue braided was correct. Be advised that it turns into black braided if you do a bunch of other work concurrently and don't keep your hands clean.

 

[Bert Poliakoff]

Very similar blue braided hose is/ was available from BAP. It is almost identical as the original for an early E24 and worth taking a look at. It is a lighter blue than shown in the picture,but has some very discreet color mixed in with it and nicely braided. This is the line that runs from the reservoir to the brake master cylinder.

 

[teahead]

Not a fan of colored hoses of any kind in the engine compartment. Ditto spark plug wires.

 

[rsporsche]

I believe 2 feet would easily do the brake and clutch reservoir lines.

many thanks Steve ...

 

[Dohn]

Not a fan of colored hoses of any kind in the engine compartment. Ditto spark plug wires.

But we're ok with pink spark plugs?

 

[rsporsche]

But we're ok with pink spark plugs?

hey ... those ONLY go in the tool kit. i like colored spark plug wires and colored hoses ... that is, as long as they are the color BLACK

 

[Roger S]

I recently purchased braided brake hose from LaJolla. Carl Nelson shared that the US DOT has deeemed the braided blue hose to be non compliant due to a color technicality and only the grey/black iteration can be sold (legally) in the US.

My coupes are modified and I prefer the darker hose. As Ohmess shares, any work done may discolor the blue hose. I may have one to two feet, if someone needs it for a concours restoration.