had mot done 2 months ago advisary was front brake pipes corroded, backs not as bad but starting to, had major service last week, sytner nottingaham advised that both sets are corroded and cost £570+vat to repair

went back to Gordon lamb chesterfield who did the mot now quoting £200+vat to sort out both sets, so its booked in.

Slightly more here but there was extra work.

£250-350 inc vat is what people should expect to pay in total from any decent garage

I had mine done by my Indy and they put in cupronickel lines for about 1/2 the price a main dealer quoted for oem. 
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i changed mine this year with a mate of mine, i roll of copper pipe and the unions £33 quid, 3 hours graft and all done.they corode badly above the rear near side wheel.

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I had two brake pipe failures during the last MOT couple of months ago ...one while the mechanic was driving the car to be tested , the other when it was on the brake performance machine

Spooky coincidence, or revenue generator?

looks like the nearside front wheel area behind the arch protector

Best change all the pipes at the same time, saves doing them next year and the year after

Monty's correct about failure location 2007 TDV8 Vogue SE Java Black

What unions are required?

I have the LR front and rear flexis ready to go on, but need to replace the long front to back runs? .
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After reading this article, I climbed under my Range Rover and looked: only little white corrosion, could clean them, and gave them some transparent grease, will see next month, BUT: my BMW 530d E61 from 2005 has the same problems, because reading about this common problem in the BMW-E60-forum, they are fully corroded, and at one part there comes out some brakefluid! The german TÜV (like MOT) doesn´t heard about this anytimes, because the pipes are not to see, they are under the plasic underfloor part! Will construct me and some other RR drivers new, perfect to fit, brake pipes now...

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Hi

Has anyone done a write up on how to change the rear brake pipes?

Cheers Grant

It's the same as any general brake pipe replacement guide you'd find on the web.

On my 4.4 v8, I replaced mine from half way along where the pipe runs front to rear by the sill. Then ran pipes backs to the rear suspension.

Hardest part was getting the pipe up and past the fuel filter / tank area.

I did mine with a basic pipe flare tool, a small pipe cutter and copper piping. It's all pretty standard stuff.

I think though I just bought genuine replacement pipes where thy run along the suspension arms. V8 or else ...

Just got mine done front to back pipes at the Indy, it would have failed the MOT apparently. also had a new alternator fitted and rear suspension bushes done plus a turbo hose as well, all in just over a couple of grand with the MOT, service and loan of a freelander for 4 days.

Should keep it going for another 6 months  Geoff

I am planning to change mine, but can not see how to get them down the small gap just in front on the nearside wheel arch before they run parallel with the sill. I have bought pre-formed genuine parts and wondered if there was some trick to get them through the gap. 2014 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography & 2015 3.0SDV6 HSE Lux Discovery 4
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Just in the process of making some up in stainless steel, hopefully last a long time