Are SS brake lines a bad idea? Do you use them on a daily driver?

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  • mrsleeve
    I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
    • Mar 2005
    • 16385

    #16
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    neither have I. I like em, its just that what I said before is hearsay and I have never had an issue.
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    • Jean
      Moderator
      • Aug 2006
      • 18228

      #17
      Originally posted by nineohfour
      ive got em, only because i did a brake system overhaul and wated to upgrade everything i could. will improve pedal feel a little.
      If your stock lines are crappy, otherwise it's all in your head .
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      • z31maniac
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        • Dec 2007
        • 17566

        #18
        Originally posted by mrsleeve
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

        neither have I. I like em, its just that what I said before is hearsay and I have never had an issue.
        Yeah I wasn't calling you out specifically just saying thats the first time I've heard an argument against SS.
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        • Van Westervelt
          R3V OG
          • May 2006
          • 9365

          #19
          SS lines arent bad for a daily persay. They are overkill, and they have a higher failure rate. For a car that will never see a track or auto-x type event, I would use NEW OE lines. Otherwise throw on the SS, just dont get mad when one starts leaking.
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          • Sam Cogley
            E30 Addict
            • Jun 2008
            • 521

            #20
            Someone must be making crappy SS lines for E30s. I ran them on an Eagle Talon for about eight years (same set of lines, two different Talons, probably close to 100k miles total), and I've had them on my Corvette for almost a decade. I've never seen a failure, nor did I hear of any failures from my friends in those two car communities.
            Last edited by Sam Cogley; 06-22-2008, 11:42 AM.

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            • Schneider325
              No R3VLimiter
              • May 2004
              • 3818

              #21
              Are the UCC ones coated?

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              • e30s52
                R3V Elite
                • Oct 2007
                • 5235

                #22
                get oem. my SS lines went out on the track. the dust made a hole in the line which made them fail going around a corner and all most got hit by another car. dont use them for the street. use them on the track and replace every once and a while.

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                • blunttech
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                  • Jul 2004
                  • 12850

                  #23
                  stop tech makes a high quality line. chinese ebay lines scare me
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                  • z31maniac
                    I waste 90% of my day here and all I got was this stupid title
                    • Dec 2007
                    • 17566

                    #24
                    Originally posted by e30s52
                    get oem. my SS lines went out on the track. the dust made a hole in the line which made them fail going around a corner and all most got hit by another car. dont use them for the street. use them on the track and replace every once and a while.
                    Quit buying cheap shit and you won't have a problem.
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                    • Jonathan Chan
                      Member
                      • Jan 2004
                      • 93

                      #25
                      I also forgot to mention, I auto-x the same E30 and don't have problems with the SS lines.

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                      • adam12hicks
                        Member
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 42

                        #26
                        Cool thanks guys. These are from BavAuto or BMP... They are 'Precise Lines' labeled on a yellow label and I believe were around 150-160 new. I'm assuming these are not considered 'cheap' by reliability standards?
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                        • AlarmedBread
                          E30 Mastermind
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 1510

                          #27
                          I only got them because they were cheaper than OE lines when I bought rotors/pads together with them. Otherwise I would have rubber. No problems so far, I noticed no improvement in braking performance or feel, but unless there were serious issues with your brakes before you shouldn't notice any change.

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                          • DCColegrove
                            Banned
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 2748

                            #28
                            Really depends on the quality of the lines, and definitely get ones with a cover / coating.

                            I personally don't like them on the street because the way they make the pedal feel (short and hard).

                            A lot of the ones I've seen on the market are really trash (even the ones sold by "big name" suppliers).

                            As it was already mentioned here, DOT approval is important, it is the only real way of knowing that the quality is up to par.

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