VolvoLatAm
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- Oct 4, 2019
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Been chatting over email with VP about brake hard lines.
For those who don't want to do your own hard lines with the special expensive tool:
www.matthewsvolvosite.com
VP Autoparts has every pre-made hard line in stock for 79-93 Volvo 240s, all are copper/nickel line, with brass fittings.
you will need:
(4) front outer hard lines: #1229857
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-outer-79-93-lh-rh.html
(2) front to rear long lines #1277124
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-long-78-93.html
(1) rear left #1277112
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-260-lh-rear-75-93.html
(1) rear right #1277114
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-260-75-93-rhr.html
(2) front left #1277316
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-inner-78-93-lhf.html
(2) front right #1277121
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-inner-78-93-rhf.html
(1) master cylinder front #1277117
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-master-cylinder-union-fro.html
(1) master cylinder rear #1277118
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-master-cylinder-union-rea.html
total cost is like $213 as of jan. 2023
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Soft lines:
2 rear #1229100
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-hose-164-240-260-75-93-rear-lh-rh.html
4 front #1229347
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-hose-240-260-79-93-front.html
for the soft lines, I prefer the technafit braided lines sometimes found on FCPeuro for cheap
For those who don't want to do your own hard lines with the special expensive tool:
DIY: Flaring your Brake Lines
I have to start this with a quote from Queen Gorgo in the movie ‘300’: “This will not be over quickly. You will not enjoy this.” This started as a 10-minute job

VP Autoparts has every pre-made hard line in stock for 79-93 Volvo 240s, all are copper/nickel line, with brass fittings.
you will need:
(4) front outer hard lines: #1229857
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-outer-79-93-lh-rh.html
(2) front to rear long lines #1277124
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-long-78-93.html
(1) rear left #1277112
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-260-lh-rear-75-93.html
(1) rear right #1277114
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-260-75-93-rhr.html
(2) front left #1277316
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-inner-78-93-lhf.html
(2) front right #1277121
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-inner-78-93-rhf.html
(1) master cylinder front #1277117
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-master-cylinder-union-fro.html
(1) master cylinder rear #1277118
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-line-240-master-cylinder-union-rea.html
total cost is like $213 as of jan. 2023
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Soft lines:
2 rear #1229100
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-hose-164-240-260-75-93-rear-lh-rh.html
4 front #1229347
https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar/brake-hose-240-260-79-93-front.html
for the soft lines, I prefer the technafit braided lines sometimes found on FCPeuro for cheap