DIY: Hydraulic Handbrake Install

[!kid]

I'd like to see you properly suggest some rubber isolation grommets where the hardlines pass through the body to the exterior/underside of the car, but otherwise, great writeup!

some vacuum line or 3/16 fuel hose cut down the side,peeled over the hard line. that would definitely do the trick.

[mikeday]

I made my own setup with a wilwood master so that the lever comes up through the cigarette lighter hole (I like having a full interior) Tons of fun though!



One important thing for anyone using the wilwood master, make sure you order some fittings with it!! wilwood uses an obscure 7/16-20 fitting that no store nearby had.... I had to wait another week before i could put it in :(

[FLG]

Works great!

Also the little valve i added pre input works just as intended for burnouts lol

Thanks again



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[bimmerboy709]

secondary calipers any time soon?

[FLG]

secondary calipers any time soon?

From playing around really no need. Idk about jezza but works just great.

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[Ian Bowers]

My car has the secondary wilwood calipers from Massive on it. I've driven a friend's E30 with the ASD setup, it works really, really well if you don't give a shit about left foot braking.

[FLG]

My car has the secondary wilwood calipers from Massive on it. I've driven a friend's E30 with the ASD setup, it works really, really well if you don't give a shit about left foot braking.

Ian,

I was thinking about that, the valve i installed could be turned on and still have full use of the e brake and you could technically still use the brakes, though you'd just be using the fronts.

Dual caliper setup is nice, but until costs go down its nearly an additional 400ish

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[Vivek]

I made my own setup with a wilwood master so that the lever comes up through the cigarette lighter hole (I like having a full interior) Tons of fun though!

Pics?

[Ian Bowers]

Ian,

I was thinking about that, the valve i installed could be turned on and still have full use of the e brake and you could technically still use the brakes, though you'd just be using the fronts.

Dual caliper setup is nice, but until costs go down its nearly an additional 400ish

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Very true about your line lock. I ran front brake only for an event before I had the secondary calipers; I didn't like the feeling of the rear of the car pushing the front under braking.

It is expensive. I can't argue that; I paid more around 5-6 after getting the pads and shipping, and I know at my level of driving, I'm not taking full advantage of them.

[mikeday]

Pics?

It seams I dont have any pics with the ash tray assembly back in on my phone...

But it comes up like so.




And looks like this.

[Roysneon]

My car has the secondary wilwood calipers from Massive on it. I've driven a friend's E30 with the ASD setup, it works really, really well if you don't give a shit about left foot braking.

Not sure what this means. Why and in what way does the ASD setup affect left foot braking?

[Jezza]

Sometimes you'll actually want to left foot brake while applying the handbrake which becomes problematic with an inline set up.

[Roysneon]

Ok, I can certainly live with that.

[aPapester]

This looks keeen, wantt

[Roysneon]

Who else wants to post up a pic of their hydro hand brake setup? I want to mount mine further back than most posted here so as to keep the front portion of the console around the shifter but get rid of the rear part. I also have to keep the cable system for safety inspections and in case I ever get stopped by Police or Vehicle Compliance. I could probably get away with getting a friend at work do the inspection, but it's not worth the risk if someone who knows what they're looking at gets nosy later on.