Storm-Chaser
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You'll never find the brake lines at a stealership unless you just happened to find one in East bumb-****-egypt F-L-M that isn't on D-to-D (dealer-to-dealer parts network).
For most vehicles, F*** makes replacement brake lines for the first two years of production - most likely to provide dealer service departments a source for warranty repairs. After that it's the salvage yards and hand-bent lines. There are occasional exceptions, such as third party vendors that offer lines for competition applications, or restorations.
You can find decent brake line sets in the salvage yards - but this is usually restricted to states where salt is not used in winter. It is possible to pick-up brake lines from someone here on the forum, but the two rear lines that run from the engine compartment to the proportioner valve are very long and the 90° bend at the firewall makes them expensive to ship (length places them in the oversize shipping rate).
NWSHOPARTS I believe has shipped the rear main lines in the past. I'm not sure if Mike/Kurt cut the lines under the driver's seat or simply ship using the oversized package shipping rates. If you're going to Carlisle in a few weeks, you may be able to pickup the lines from someone that's going - but I can tell you that they will not fit in the car without hanging out one or two windows, even when placed caddy-corner in the car (ie. from the passenger front to the driver's rear seats).
For most vehicles, F*** makes replacement brake lines for the first two years of production - most likely to provide dealer service departments a source for warranty repairs. After that it's the salvage yards and hand-bent lines. There are occasional exceptions, such as third party vendors that offer lines for competition applications, or restorations.
You can find decent brake line sets in the salvage yards - but this is usually restricted to states where salt is not used in winter. It is possible to pick-up brake lines from someone here on the forum, but the two rear lines that run from the engine compartment to the proportioner valve are very long and the 90° bend at the firewall makes them expensive to ship (length places them in the oversize shipping rate).
NWSHOPARTS I believe has shipped the rear main lines in the past. I'm not sure if Mike/Kurt cut the lines under the driver's seat or simply ship using the oversized package shipping rates. If you're going to Carlisle in a few weeks, you may be able to pickup the lines from someone that's going - but I can tell you that they will not fit in the car without hanging out one or two windows, even when placed caddy-corner in the car (ie. from the passenger front to the driver's rear seats).
