rear curly brake pipes

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 14 Oct 2010, 19:54

i was at the MOT station on the ramp with my old banger XANT estate,

they hed a real beet up N reg XANT on the other ramp oposite, they were going to fit a new rear curly brake pipe (4885.E1), turns out they had been supplied the oposite side (wrong one),

so the boss said to me an offer, i said a fiver, he laughted and said your joking they cost around £40 quid,

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i just checked on service incl VAT £51.15 each side

i check for the same pipe on a BX one is £12ish the other is £15ish,

what a rip off

regards malcolm

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 14 Oct 2010, 20:04

Ahh but Malcolm...

The Xantia ones are like the finest Cuban cigars...

They're rolled on a virgin's thigh and hence the cost.

You pays yer money...

Toby_HDi · Unread post by **Toby_HDi** » 14 Oct 2010, 20:27

CitroJim wrote:Ahh but Malcolm...

The Xantia ones are like the finest Cuban cigars...

They're rolled on a virgin's thigh and hence the cost.

You pays yer money...

spider · Unread post by **spider** » 14 Oct 2010, 20:37

Its interesting to read that as I would of assumed now they would want more money for the BX ones (even though they were not really expensive when they were in production)

I'm thinking here about the way some 205 parts have increased in price (certainly from what I can tell, £70 odd for < 92 XUD water pump anyone?) as stocks diminish. And no doubt they would like you to buy a new car*

*I would consider newer if they were not multiplexed (and no C1 please)

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 14 Oct 2010, 22:18

Buy some pipe and a flaring tool from Plaeides and after the first one you can make them for a fraction of that.

Peter

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 14 Oct 2010, 22:23

wevwill all end up driveing dershy's (2CV's)

how much dose Martin charge to make them up,

i will have to purchase a couple of rolls of 3.5 copper and a short thength of scafold poll, to make some,

regard malcolm

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 14 Oct 2010, 22:34

You can usually find something about the right size to wind them round, I think I used a piece of plastic waste pipe.

Unread post by **RichardW** » 14 Oct 2010, 22:35

Having changed these on an anti-sink Xantia you would be bonkers to buy the steel ones (quite apart from the cost

) Getting them in is bad enough with nice flexible kunifer - with solid steel it would probably be easier to remove the rear subframe....

Deanxm · Unread post by **Deanxm** » 14 Oct 2010, 22:37

Peter.N. wrote:You can usually find something about the right size to wind them round, I think I used a piece of plastic waste pipe.

Couldnt lay your hands on any virgin thigh's at the time then Peter?
It would seem Jim has all the best tools

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Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 14 Oct 2010, 22:40

CitroJim wrote:Ahh but Malcolm...

The Xantia ones are like the finest Cuban cigars...

They're rolled on a virgin's thigh and hence the cost.

You pays yer money...

That's made me come over all unnecessary

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 15 Oct 2010, 07:43

yes but would virgin thigh's know what to do with 3.5mm kunifer,

regards malcolm

Deanxm · Unread post by **Deanxm** » 15 Oct 2010, 08:15

There's only one way to find out..................

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