General Brakeline

[Panda_Boy]

Hey does any one know where i can get a brakeline set (not hose...line the steel bit) off the internet/ anywhere round notts/derby area?

cheers Rich

 

[Martiny10]

The brake pipes are standard and can be made up for you by any (good)garage. Most will replace the corroded steel ones with copper. Costs about £20 a line.

Fix It Again Tony!

 

[Donkey]

www.needforspeed.co.uk find the panda and it shows u all the parts u can get including bling shiny brake kits

 

[steveyensen]

www.automec.co.uk supply a complete set to fit the Panda for £35 + VAT

"All brake pipe sets are made from either thickwalled seamless copper or copper nickel alloy. Brass fittings are used as standard. They are vitually corrosion proof, strong and malleable, allowing them to be readily formed by hand, although this can usually be done more neatly using one of our pipe benders."

I fitted a set to my old Panda a few years back now and they were great!

Steve the geriatric Panda and Beagle freak

 

[Panda_Boy]

cheers steve that was what i was looking for. i looked for that web site but i couldnt find it.... maybe i should have tried '.co.uk' hehe

have you seen a panda round notts with panda power in the rear window?
or have you seen mine knocking about its black with alloys and a front spoiler?

cheers rich

 

[Donkey]

front spoiler???[?]

 

[Panda_Boy]

yeah. dunno where it came from. got it from a scrappers, looks great i'll put some pictures up soon

 

[steveyensen]

It's a pleasure, PandaBoy! They were incredibly easy to fit. When I fitted them I bought brand new rear cylinders as they were cheap enough Brass fittings are amazingly easy to maintain with a bit of vaseline on the threads !

If you nip to "Spring Lane Motor Spares" just outside Lambley, Nottingham then you might just find a white Panda with copper brake pipes and a electronic distributor, but as I scrapped it 2 months ago there's probably not much of it left. Just look for G781TUT

I've noticed that Pandas on the road are pretty rare these days ... I certainly haven't seen yours unfortunately. I'm still thinking of buying RocketMan's special Panda ...

Steve the geriatric Panda and Beagle freak

 

[Panda_Boy]

hey how can you put pics on here?

 

[steveyensen]

You will need to find a hosting service to put your pictures, then do the following (but don't include the spaces):

[ img ] http://website.com/picture.jpg [ /img ]

As an example:

[ img ] http://www.yensen.co.uk/panda/panda009.jpg[ /img ] produced the picture of my beloved Panda [xx(]

Steve the geriatric Panda and Beagle freak

 

[The Negotiator]

The best site to use is www.photobucket.com



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Uno 1.0ie Start. Standard.

 

[Panda_Boy]

Damn Brakelines. there a bitch to get in to. and half of them are rounding off. the front to back was easy but the rest r being anoyying.....mainly the rear to the splitter kinda thing. any tips???

 

[John H]

proper brake spanner.
"plus-gas" a day or two before starting.
A bit of luck...

 

[Panda_Boy]

cheers but i am using a proper brake spanner. it just dont wanna come off. got my nice grooved and drilled disc today

laters rich

 

[John H]

Ok then..

try the "plus-gas"*, and hope for some luck..


* it's a lot better than WD40 for easing "stuck" threads.

 

[Panda_Boy]

its ok now....done it had to take the whole thing off. but hey its done now. my shiny new disc are on now ive just gotta put the new brake lines on tommorow and it should pass its MOT

Rich

 

[steveyensen]

As John says - the real "Plus Gas" beats anything else on the market ...

Steve the geriatric Panda and Beagle freak