Apex braided brake lines and LS400 question
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Has anyone ever bought these brake lines from eBay? I bought them and went to install them, but the rear lines weren't fitting. The fronts fit perfect. I bought them for my exact car 93 SC300.
The rears aren't fitting into the male end of the hard line of the car. The hard line fitting has a solid tip before the threads start and that is too big. I contacted the seller and I'm waiting for a reply.
Also, I bought a set of LS400 front brakes as well. It came with new calipers that didn't have full hardware. It only had the pins and the clip that locks them together.
I bought a hardware kit from autozone and it came with the same exact parts as the rockauto. It says it's for both calipers. This is exactly what it came with.
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Why would they sell a kit that's supposed to be for both calipers and only have one clip of each and only 4 brake pad clips but have both X brackets? Where does the smaller clip that is shaped like a V go?
I asked the guy about the four brake pad clips and he said to put 2 on each caliper. On opposite corners diagonal from each other. But from pics I've seen, they have 4 on each. I probably don't really need them because I've seen some calipers without any. I'm guessing it's the low brake pad warning clips. Or just to reduce noise.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance.
The rears aren't fitting into the male end of the hard line of the car. The hard line fitting has a solid tip before the threads start and that is too big. I contacted the seller and I'm waiting for a reply.
Also, I bought a set of LS400 front brakes as well. It came with new calipers that didn't have full hardware. It only had the pins and the clip that locks them together.
I bought a hardware kit from autozone and it came with the same exact parts as the rockauto. It says it's for both calipers. This is exactly what it came with.
![](http://info.rockauto.com/getimage/getimage.php?imageurl=http%3A%2F%2Finfo.rockauto.com%2FRaybestos%2FH15870A-1.jpg&imagekey=1042125-0&width=450)
Why would they sell a kit that's supposed to be for both calipers and only have one clip of each and only 4 brake pad clips but have both X brackets? Where does the smaller clip that is shaped like a V go?
I asked the guy about the four brake pad clips and he said to put 2 on each caliper. On opposite corners diagonal from each other. But from pics I've seen, they have 4 on each. I probably don't really need them because I've seen some calipers without any. I'm guessing it's the low brake pad warning clips. Or just to reduce noise.
Sorry for the long post. Thanks in advance.
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