Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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Flatcap
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Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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Well its time to look at doing the rear hydraulics and twas wondering how you guys managed to fit the copper pipes so they dont look as ugly as they do! Photo's would be welcome cause I like piccies :snigger:
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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I made my ugly brake pipes look even uglier :hide: put sections of fuel pipe at different points and cable tied the whole lot to the frame :thumbsup: ugly but passed the test :respek:
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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Use p clips and run them underneath you can paint the pipes same color as the frame
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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Just hang them under the frame and axle, they shouldn't look out of place. To remove the need for cable ties I used some push in clips inserted into tabs welded on the frame tubes, rather than drilling the tubes.
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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On my cx500 I used plastic clips, like these ones.
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132138472817
I ran them under the swing arm out of sight, there's always some you just can't hide :hide:
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Herby01 wrote:On my cx500 I used plastic clips, like these ones.
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132138472817
I ran them under the swing arm out of sight, there's always some you just can't hide :hide:
Now they look like the dogs gonad's. Gives a factory built look. :respek:
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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i used plastic chrome cable wrap to smarten em up a tad
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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Some crackin tips here lads :respek: Got some idea's already :thumbsup:
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Re: Ways to hide ugly brake lines

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I really dig the idea. :thumbsup:
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