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« on: August, 06, 2008, 08:10:22 AM »
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Where I can I buy/order some brake line fittings that aren't copper? All the parts house near me have are copper fittings and it really clashes with the Stainless brake lines. I know, I'm too anal.

If I had a better camera (christmas hint) it would be easier to see

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« Reply #1 on: August, 06, 2008, 09:31:15 AM »
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Can't say that I've seen steel fitting readily available.  If we get you a camera will you take more pics of your girlfriend? LOL
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« Reply #2 on: August, 06, 2008, 10:12:38 AM »
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Quote from: cmayna on August, 06, 2008, 09:31:15 AM
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Thats a trade off I'm willing to make, but let me check with her first..... :Smile
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« Reply #3 on: August, 06, 2008, 04:47:29 PM »
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Paint them with that steel paint eastwood sells
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« Reply #4 on: August, 06, 2008, 06:13:09 PM »
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They're brass, not copper, and the only other real option for that kind of fitting is aluminum, which I would be afraid of stripping out threads on.  Inverted flare fittings need to be soft to seal properly, so you can't use hard metals like stainless.
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« Reply #5 on: August, 06, 2008, 06:20:47 PM »
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I had brass on my mind but my fat friggin paws typed copper.......
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« Reply #6 on: August, 08, 2008, 01:58:32 PM »
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Well it's not the line nut that's sealing, it's the flare, so I really don't see why it matters what a line nut is made out of.
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« Reply #7 on: August, 08, 2008, 03:36:10 PM »
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What the heck are you doing over here in SF?   Welcome bro.  I think the orignal idea is to find fittings that matched the color of the lines.  Also there must be a reason why most fittings are made of brass.  Price only?
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« Reply #8 on: August, 08, 2008, 03:39:31 PM »
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Yeah, my reasoning is simply aesthetics, having switched to stainless, it looks kinda outta place with two brass fittings. I think I found what I need at Classic tube
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« Reply #9 on: August, 08, 2008, 03:44:34 PM »
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Brass is probably used as it is a softer metal, and allows the flare to seat better.  Stainless is very hard and brittle.
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« Reply #10 on: August, 08, 2008, 04:07:48 PM »
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I don't really see how it would make much of a deal, although I guess if tightened a lot the line nut would have more flex than a steel nut.. But I mean, usually the line just conforms with the female flare...?

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« Reply #11 on: August, 10, 2008, 08:53:07 AM »
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Any junction fitting like that has a seat in it, requiring that the fitting be brass.  I suppose you could make a composite fitting with a brass seat, but it'd be expensive and not very cost-effective to produce.

The line nuts are a different matter and would be easy to produce in stainless.
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