On Tuesday I went to get some new Ezibend copper nickel brake pipes made up at Brakequip in Brean, Somerset, some 2 hours away much down twisty little roads.
Got the shivers on arriving as it looked like a building site that's been underway for 10+ years. Then phone jammed! Manage to reboot eventually and called the guy who then appeared and opened up a container that was his workshop. Then he couldn't find enough of the pipe - said it was unusually thin. Some many phone calls and he located some fairly nearby. So went for lunch and returned about 2 hours later.
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Nice bends and looks a good copy but I'm not pleased with the slight tarnish/corrosion on the nuts. I will paint with Kurust and maybe a thin layer of copper grease when fitting.
Then there was confusion of the price quoted over a poor phone line but we settled on £50.
Took a longer main roads back and the A2 was a joy to drive as it settled down to 50-60mph.
Thanks to all who offered suggestions.