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[EMD]

*edit. Paw singular 

Your doing a great job steve ... have you had a go with a plasma cutter yet 

Ive searched in the shed for the new fuel line for hours then seen it hanging up in a place i thought i would see it easily  Oh and found the special key to undo the hubcaps  Really ought to drop the fuel tank to gain better access to the brake line  I shall try the socket method first to shape the bends and see how it goes 

[Webby the Bear]

Lads, I got over it a long time ago!  but thanks for the nice comments 

Never made fuel lines before but for brake lines get the old one on the floor and shape around the with your hands. I'll admit I've made some not very pretty ones  but function over form in this case 

[raywilb]

The other option is buy pre made ones.

I haven't researched this. However I replaced a brake line on a Renault Megan last week and as the line was an integral part of the flexi I had to get it from Renault (well Allen ford actually... they can get French parts) and the entire line from nsr calliper, to flexi, then pipe to a fitting on the offside was £24 plus the vat. So potentially that's an option. But obviously that's only one example. I've no idea how much certain sections would be elsewhere or if they're even available. Worth a phone call though imo

Hth Steve 

the first one that I made was for a scenic if I remember right I had to reuse the original ends

[Andy B]

The potential problem with pre-formed brake pipes is that they were designed to be fitted on a car on a production line .... there's  now a variety of stuff in the way 

[Doctor Gollum]

The Omega isn't too bad, but on a car with a proper subframe, Bmw/Mercedes to name but two, there's no point changing the plumbing unless the car is a keeper as it will inevitably mean dropping the subframe. At which point you might as well change all the bushes etc...

[Webby the Bear]

The potential problem with pre-formed brake pipes is that they were designed to be fitted on a car on a production line .... there's  now a variety of stuff in the way 

Oh absolutely. Was just thinking of another option for emd. The Megan's one I mentioned was awesome. Off. On. And looked better than anything I could make 

[EMD]

The fuel pipe i removed looked ok rubbed down and greased but on inspection the pipe was wafer thin and snapped with ease