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Does anyone out there have a good line on buying a 3/16" Tube Benders for Brake Tubing ? Preferably like the Imperial Eastwood Bender Quality. Most I've seen are in the neighborhood of $56.00 . What's the opinions on using the 45 Deg. as opposed to the 37 deg. and using the S.S. Lines and fittings ? Thanks Guy's.

Originally posted by Tim Guzowski
Does anyone out there have a good line on buying a 3/16" Tube Benders for Brake Tubing ?

You should be able to find a brake line bender @ an auto supply store.

Good luck at your local auto store!! I've been to Autozone, NAPA, Knecht's and two locals and no one has 3/16 brake w/o ends or any tools.
Still looking for a parts shop where they know their stuff rather than just being able to operate the computer!!!

I think our local auto store had 'em. It's an independent store tho. I'll have to check for sure the next time I'm there.

Carquest I find has most of the stuff I need, even parts for the old engines I run. I have 1 a few miles away from where I live, it's locally owned and operated by a husband and wife team, there the only workers, other than every 1ce in a while, there daughter works behind the counter, but it's approx 1ce in a year. Theres never any more than 5 people in the store, and at least the husband, ( tommy ) has been around old cars in his lifetime, and knows what your talking about, he'll spend an hour looking through the books to find a part you need, even if it's a special order light bulb ( I'v had him special order a few and none of his non newer car part listings are in his computer, only in the books, that does inclued all 6 volt bulbs ) He does have tubing benders on the wall also. It's forever been there, it's always been Reds Auto Supply, been since the late '50's, his dad opened the store, it was also a tune up garage when it first opened, then after a while, they just started storing car parts in the garage part, which is just a single car, residential type garage. I still gotta show him the '51, he said he wanted to see it.