Brake line fittings

[Fast68back]

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

 

[cmayna]

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

 

[Fast68back]

If we get you a camera will you take more pics of your girlfriend? LOL

Thats a trade off I'm willing to make, but let me check with her first..... :

 

[Sluggo]

Paint them with that steel paint eastwood sells

 

[Starfury]

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.

 

[Fast68back]

I had brass on my mind but my fat friggin paws typed copper.......

 

[JohnnyK]

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.

 

[cmayna]

JohnnyK,
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?

 

[Fast68back]

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

 

[Midlife]

Brass is probably used as it is a softer metal, and allows the flare to seat better. Stainless is very hard and brittle.

 

[JohnnyK]

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...?

cmayna: I was promised an invite.... But instead of waiting, just decided to come over.. haha

 

[Starfury]

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.