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[steven]

i got some new front brake pipes made and have just been shocked by the price this little lot cost me £50 is this normal ?

[alpina123]

sound quite dear to me but they do look like theyve been done well, have you tried to do them yourself before as there not to hard?

[steven]

forgot to add i supplied the end connectors, i don't have a flaring tool

[alpina123]

ahhh right they were dear then

[ado15]

Bloomin' eck! That's outrageous! Although we wouldn't supply them pre bent, I can't imagine it would come to anything like that!

They look like Copper too. We prefer Copper/Nickel. More expensive, but a much better material.

Edited by ado15, 07 December 2012 - 04:43 PM.

[Jordie]

minispares sell full kits for similar price. id say that was very expensive.

[steven]

lucky i didn't take all my pipes at once i did question the price apparently it's because the price of copper has gone up
and to top it all off i had to wait a week for them to be done

[ado15]

............ apparently it's because the price of copper has gone up.............

That's not a great excuse. The cost of the material for those few pipes is next to nothing.

[DannyTip]

I'm sure you could have bought the tool, a few m or pipe and the ends for a similar price. They are really easy to make if you buy the tool.

[steven]

............ apparently it's because the price of copper has gone up.............

That's not a great excuse. The cost of the material for those few pipes is next to nothing.

thats what i would of thought

I'm sure you could have bought the tool, a few m or pipe and the ends for a similar price. They are really easy to make if you buy the tool.

but the cheap tools are supposed to break easy thats why i didn't buy my own

[ado15]

Yeah, the decent tools are in the region of £130. The cheap ones tend to rotate on the pipe and can chew the metal. And you need to have several dies for the different fittings.

[JustSteve]

if they are copper, take them back and tell them to make some from cunifer. Copper is not legal in this country as it is not safe to use. Cunifer is what is generally used.

[steven]

Yeah, the decent tools are in the region of £130. The cheap ones tend to rotate on the pipe and can chew the metal. And you need to have several dies for the different fittings.

thats why i got them made up in the first place but didn't realise the cost of some little pipes

if they are copper, take them back and tell them to make some from cunifer. Copper is not legal in this country as it is not safe to use. Cunifer is what is generally used.

may be obvious but why is copper not legal ?

[Gulfclubby]

I doubt they're copper. It's hard to tell the difference between cunifer and copper if the pipe is brand new and untarnished from simply looking at it.
The flaring tool I got was no more than 30£, came with a set of different size dies, a pipe cutter and all the other bits required and it works just fine. I got it at Halfords, afair.

I'm aware the UK is a different market, but in Switzerland, if you have something made, it is going to cost you dearly no matter what it is. Labour is ridiculously expensive. You wouldn't have got these pipes for 50£ here, not even close. So by UK standards 50£ may be a ripoff, by Swiss standards, you made a good deal.

[steven]

I doubt they're copper. It's hard to tell the difference between cunifer and copper if the pipe is brand new and untarnished from simply looking at it.
The flaring tool I got was no more than 30£, came with a set of different size dies, a pipe cutter and all the other bits required and it works just fine. I got it at Halfords, afair.

I'm aware the UK is a different market, but in Switzerland, if you have something made, it is going to cost you dearly no matter what it is. Labour is ridiculously expensive. You wouldn't have got these pipes for 50£ here, not even close. So by UK standards 50£ may be a ripoff, by Swiss standards, you made a good deal.

im pretty sure there not copper but i don't no, i will have to see about getting a flaring tool but will it stand up to thhe job of doing all my brake pipes ? im glad im not restoring a mini in switzerland