Cloth covered brake hose

[Christopher]

Does anyone know of a source for orginal style cloth covered brake hose ?

After much searching I found a listing on Ebay from a company in Lithuania. However, after waiting patiently for 4 weeks for it to arrive it turns out to be Conti rubber hose (albeit with a BMW part number).

I have a small amount of the blue rubber / black cloth hose sourced some while ago from W&N, but unfortunately not quite enough to do all 3 hoses

 

[deQuincey]

Does anyone know of a source for orginal style cloth covered brake hose ?

After much searching I found a listing on Ebay from a company in Lithuania. However, after waiting patiently for 4 weeks for it to arrive it turns out to be Conti rubber hose (albeit with a BMW part number).

I have a small amount of the blue rubber / black cloth hose sourced some while ago from W&N, but unfortunately not quite enough to do all 3 hoses

i don´t have a source,
i bought the original rubber blue and cover blue, but that was gone a long time ago

 

[boonies]

In the states there are some places that sell the blue hose. I can't remember where I bought the last batch, but below are a couple of US based sources. You might want to look for shops that cater to old VW's as they also used the blue hose.

M7X13.5 Blue Braided - European OEM Hose RH7MBN

Bel-Metric sells metric hardware & specialty automotive supplies nationwide. Visit our website to purchase metric fasteners, nuts, bolts, Time-Sert kits & more.

belmetric.com

VHD-N20-3501 - BLUE - GERMAN MADE - CLOTH BRAIDED BRAKE FLUID HOSE 7.0MM I.D. - SOLD PER METER

vhd-n20-3501 - blue - german made - cloth braided brake fluid hose 7.0mm i.d. - sold per meter

www2.cip1.com

 

[Christopher]

Cheers for the info Boonies - will take a look

 

[bavbob]

Amazed at the variation in price between the two websites.

 

[Stevehose]

The Belmetric is expensive but higher quality

 

[rsporsche]

Thanks for posting this @boonies ... i have added both of these to the Best Sources FAQ.
@Stevehose my guess is the most we would need for our coupe is 2'?

 

[Ohmess]

If you are going to put that stuff in your car, be advised that you may need to stop in the middle of a project to wash your hands lest you turn it from blue to dingy black.

 

[Stevehose]

Thanks for posting this @boonies ... i have added both of these to the Best Sources FAQ.
@Stevehose my guess is the most we would need for our coupe is 2'?

Yes, 2' is enough for the lines to the MC and the little piece between the reservoir and the clutch MC pipe.

 

[Bert Poliakoff]

Does anyone know of a source for orginal style cloth covered brake hose ?

After much searching I found a listing on Ebay from a company in Lithuania. However, after waiting patiently for 4 weeks for it to arrive it turns out to be Conti rubber hose (albeit with a BMW part number).

I have a small amount of the blue rubber / black cloth hose sourced some while ago from W&N, but unfortunately not quite enough to do all 3 hoses

BAP used to stock it. It is very very close to original.

 

[eriknetherlands]

Interestingly, the Belmetric add says "made in Germany". Strange we cannot find the source then.
Anyone actually has a few feet it it? On the belmetric add the blue piece in the background has some text on it; it seems to read 'Conti' at the far right. But there may be more text.
Conti does do automotive stuff.....


Anyone with Belmetric hose who can check what the text is from begin to end?

 

[eriknetherlands]

In Germany: https://www.kaeferservice.de/en/VW-Beetle-Parts/Brake/Brake-accessories/Hose-blue-brake-fluid.html

Does this look correct?

 

[jmackro]

If you are going to put that stuff in your car, be advised that you may need to stop in the middle of a project to wash your hands lest you turn it from blue to dingy black.

Are you suggesting that there may be some stray dirt particles on my coupe?

 

[deQuincey]

In Germany: https://www.kaeferservice.de/en/VW-Beetle-Parts/Brake/Brake-accessories/Hose-blue-brake-fluid.html

Does this look correct?

well

the cloth is blue, but the hose is black, i know you wont see the hose, but just in case
do not feel sad when you receive it

 

[Stevehose]

Interestingly, the Belmetric add says "made in Germany". Strange we cannot find the source then.
Anyone actually has a few feet it it? On the belmetric add the blue piece in the background has some text on it; it seems to read 'Conti' at the far right. But there may be more text.
Conti does do automotive stuff.....

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Anyone with Belmetric hose who can check what the text is from begin to end?

I am away from the car for a couple weeks but I think the above pic says “conti-tech” but looking a pic of the hose I just installed I don’t think it says it on mine.

 

[boonies]

I think that the hose I have on hand is from cip1.com and is a darker blue with no stripes.

 

[Drew Gregg]

I bought the darker blue braided hose many months ago and found the braid wants to unravel where it was cut with a razor blade. Has anyone found a way to stop this from happening?

 

[Bert Poliakoff]

Maybe a thin band of shrink tubing will also give it a finished look and stop it from fraying at the same time.

 

[eriknetherlands]

Maybe a thin band of shrink tubing will also give it a finished look and stop it from fraying at the same time.

and fully reversible! I always favour those type of solutions: You apply it, and if think it looks funny you just cut it.

I think the 'Conti-...' hose wiht the yellow lines looks more accurate compared to the original i have.
The other hoses (without the yellow lines) all looks to be more 'wooly'; having fibres stick out from the braid; it already has the fibres sticking out on the pictures of the many companies selling it.

 

[Stevehose]

I bought the darker blue braided hose many months ago and found the braid wants to unravel where it was cut with a razor blade. Has anyone found a way to stop this from happening?

Smear a very small amount of 5 minute clear epoxy on the ends of the fabric threads and let it dry before installing