Re: Looking for a new Project

["Nathan" <etherwolf@sopris.net>]

Brake lines are really easy if you're already flushing the fluid, maybe an extra 20 minutes. They
run about $80 or $90 a set from Velocity (don't know if they're cheaper elsewhere) and change the
feel of the brake pedal quite a bit... I really like mine.

Most people don't recommend drilled rotors 'cause they have a tendency to fracture under stress
(heat) - unless they were manufactured with holes to begin with (like Porsche does). Drilling a
rotor _after_ it's manufactured decreases the integrity of the rotor.

And, unless you're REALLY heating those suckers up, why bother? :-)

My two bits,

# Nathan

----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Kilpatrick" <john@hypergeek.net>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2001 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: Looking for a new Project

I'm due for new brakes soon, and that's a good time to upgrade. :-)

So I understand the idea behind the the slotted rotors (why not drilled?),
but if I just did rotors, pads, and the fluid am I really missing out on
not doing the brake lines?  How much extra $$$ in labor will that add to
things?

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