Replaced my NOS (as of 2005) lines with braided ones. Today is trash day. Is there any reason not to toss them?
Replaced my NOS (as of 2005) lines with braided ones. Today is trash day. Is there any reason not to toss them?
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
Posts: 2,083
My VIN: 0934
Club(s): (NCDMC) (DCUK)
After my OE lines were swapped out the vendor asked me to use a diagonal cutter to cut both ends off of the lines and mail them, including an inch or two of the plastic tubing, to him so the banjo fittings could be salvaged. You just push the black rubber cover back from the fittings to get to the thin, hard plastic tubing for the cut. He asked me not to razor cut the plastic off the fitting which might score the metal.
So you could ask your vendor if they want them. Or anybody on the forum might want them? Haven't heard of this being a thing aside from my own experience.
March '81, 5-speed, black interior
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
Posts: 2,083
My VIN: 0934
Club(s): (NCDMC) (DCUK)
After my OE lines were swapped out the vendor asked me to use a diagonal cutter to cut both ends off of the lines and mail them, including an inch or two of the plastic tubing, to him so the banjo fittings could be salvaged. You just push the black rubber cover back from the fittings to get to the thin, hard plastic tubing for the cut. He asked me not to razor cut the plastic off the fitting which might score the metal.
So you could ask your vendor if they want the ends sent back. Or anybody on the forum might want them? Haven't heard of this being a thing aside from my own experience.
March '81, 5-speed, black interior
I replaced mine with DPI lines a few years ago (Thanks Rob Grady), but decided to keep my original lines around because they're in surprisingly great shape and I kinda like to keep them for concours reference. Safety over accuracy. Points happily lost.
DeLorean DMC-12 (October 1981)
Manual transmission. Grooved hood. Grey interior. Rear antenna.
Obsessive perfectionist and 64th annual 2019 Hillsborough Concours D'Elegance class winner.
Dave M vin 03572
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I recently replaced my NOS lines as well. I tossed all of them. I have enough miscellaneous parts hanging around.
Location: Burnsville MN-Moving to Kalispell MT. in June 20111
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My VIN: 2691
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