Thread: Rear Brake Lines Rusted Out - Anyone replace the hard lines with Stainless Steel?
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Old 09-18-2016, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RonVF View Post
The problem with using the OEM lines is that there is no way to get to the connection point for the line that goes to the right wheel. It is behind the rear sub frame and that is why BMW quotes 9-12 hours labor. You have to drop the subframe to get to that connection.
Why they didn't place that union a little closer to the left wheel well is the question..
Depending on how much the subframe has to be dropped that may be an area that a one piece line would be the less complicated way to go.
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