jonttt
Monaco
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I think it its car dependent whether they make a difference for road use ie the quality specification of OEM hoses v stainless steel items.
Personally with my limited experience of the 993 I don't think there is any real performance benefit compared to OEM for road use but if they are similar price then no reason not to fit stainless items when the need arises as in my case with a couple of the OEM's rears split.
I would hope that if the OEM rubber items do suffer from water freezing / splitting them then the stainless steel ones would not suffer the same over time so are a better long term solution for that alone ?
The other hose to consider is the clutch hose. When I had the MPL slave cylinder fitted they had to fit a new OEM hose (c£50+VAt from memory). If I had thought / planned better I would have researched if there is a recognised stainless steel option. In my experience of other cars there is much more advantage in upgrading to stainless clutch hoses than brake hoses in everyday use :dont know:
Personally with my limited experience of the 993 I don't think there is any real performance benefit compared to OEM for road use but if they are similar price then no reason not to fit stainless items when the need arises as in my case with a couple of the OEM's rears split.
I would hope that if the OEM rubber items do suffer from water freezing / splitting them then the stainless steel ones would not suffer the same over time so are a better long term solution for that alone ?
The other hose to consider is the clutch hose. When I had the MPL slave cylinder fitted they had to fit a new OEM hose (c£50+VAt from memory). If I had thought / planned better I would have researched if there is a recognised stainless steel option. In my experience of other cars there is much more advantage in upgrading to stainless clutch hoses than brake hoses in everyday use :dont know: