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Fabia vrs mk1 hel braided hoses don't fit?


hugh130

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I went to fit my hel braided hoses this morning and when I came to it they didn't fit which was a shock as hel seem to be a trusted brand. 

 

These are the lines I got http://auto.helperformance.com/skoda-fabia-1-9-tdi-vrs-2003 

 

is anyone on here able to tell me how to fit them if I'm just being an idiot or if these are the correct ones or not?

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Those in the picture look wrong to me. They should have banjo fittings on one end.

 

Like this...

 

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Ah, my bad.

 

So we need to know what the ones he has are like then. They are probably the right ones.

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I fitted braided lines to my car a few months back and took quite a few pictures as I meant to write up a guide although never got round to it!   Despite using Goodridge not Hel, I’m sure they’re similar and I’m sure I encountered the same issue as you did. ....If not then I’m sure it’ll help someone’s else out! :D

I found that the non banjo end, the union end I think it’s called, fits through a bracket on the car before screwing into the solid pipe. The bracket being where the issue lies! As seen below: (although the picture show once I had fitted the braided hose)

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Looking at the original brake hose you’ll find a flat face on one side, and an almost castilated face on the other side, which allow it to fit through the bracket on the car. This I think stops the hose from twisting etc.

The union end of my Goodridge hose, was round, hence didn’t fit through that bracket.

Simple solution to this was to file a flat face on both sides to allow it through the bracket, mimicking the shape of the original brake hose. (See below for the cutouts on the original hose):

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And then one side my new braided one with the amended face (for example):

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That sorted the the issue for me! But as I say, you may have a completely different issue!

Good luck!!

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