Can i install by myself?

is it easy? anyone done it? mazda quoted me at 12hrs labour!!!

 

ehh...its like an hour job. do it yourself, its easy. bleeding the brakes is what sucks

 

12?

Twelve?

 

I did it in half an hour including bleeding..

 

hahahahaha. 1/2 hour to install. 11 and 1/2 hours to test drive your car, drive it like it's the last RX in the world and then offer you a complemantary car wash and half your tank of gas disappeared into think air. ASK ME HOW I KNOW. ASK ME!

 

How do you know? :P

 

I'd question any car dealer that's willing to install non-DOT brake parts...........

 

Corksport says their SS brake lines are DOT certified, and so does Mazdatrix.

 

I heard Corksport has been found to have some issues with their lines, just don't know what exactly. (ripping off the braid?) Does Goodridge make SSB lines for FC's?

 

oh. I didn't think anyone would ask. I went in for a 4 hr. oil change and left with a freshly washed car and 1/4 tank of gas (came in with 3/4) never went again damn free oil changes.

 

I've had the Corksport SS brake lines for a year now with no problems. They have a plastic covering over the line to prevent debri from getting in the lines. And yes Goodridge makes SS lines for the FC http://corksport.com/store/category/...rx-Brakes.html

 

thats bs. 4 hr. oil change? i always stand there and watch them change my oil (in my jeep). once my 7 is running ill do the oil changes on it myself.

 

it was free. they took it in. I waited. and never went back. I do my own oil changes now. I can't screw myself over this way. Unless I'm mad at myself, i can be a ***** sometimes and it pisses me off but that's another story for another thread.

 

I got in on the end of the Cquence cross-drilled & slotted rotors group-buy and installed them recently.

Still feels like they could be more solid, a bit of fade on hard stops. I'm considering a SS line upgrade, but am wondering if I really just need a flush, some good fluid and a proper bleed.

However, $89 for the Corksport SS lines seems reasonable and if y'all think worthwhile, I might as well add them while I'm at it.

Any opinions?

 

Brake lines are easy, you should be prepared and use "line" wrenches to prevet the rounding off of the hex fasteners.

Always bleed the furthest point from the master and work your way to the closest point.

while your at it you might as well get enough brake fluid to flush the system.

make sure you have all new copper washers where needed.

it is always good to have a freind help with the pumping of the brake pedal

use a couple feet of clear vacuum line and a catch bottle(gatorade bottle always works good). clear line is used so you can observe the air bubbles as they leave the bleeder screw, however you can also use black rubber just make sure the end is submerged in brake fluid in the catch bottle so you can observe air bubbles

your line is flushed when you see clean brake fluid and the line is bled when the bubbles stop coming out

repeat at all 4 corners

never over tighten the fittings and always make sure the master cyclinder is full of fluid while bleeding/flushing or you will have to start all over again

and try to keep the brake fluid off the pads and paint

P.S. this shouldn't take more then a few hours for a novice

 

You haven't seen me work on my car...

So the lines themselves really make a significant improvement in pedal feel and responsiveness?

-Rob

 

You get about the same improvement from replacing the old lines with new rubber ones at a much lower cost...

 

I still don't understand the whole deal with bleeding the longest brake line first. Why? I mean the master cylinder is the last time any of the brake fluid sees itself before splitting into four lines, how could this method be any different from doing the shortest line first?

 

Every company have different bleeding procedures even if the car has no abs. I know that hondas bleed theirs shortest line first. Never had any problems bleeding brakes either way by the way.

 

That's what I was wondering, if that bleeding order is a myth. It doesn't make any sense.