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cowboy33713 · 07-18-2005, 07:25 PM

Howdy;
getting ready to buy new brake lines, reproduction style, for my '67 SWB with pwr 4 wheel drums.
Has anyone purchased from Fine Lines? I had bought a set from another supplier through a catalog company, and when I checked them over, found that they would need many adaptors to intall on my truck; tubes from the master cylinder to the distribution block for the front brakes, and from the distribution block down and across to the front to rear tubing for the rear brakes were NOT correctly terminated, the fittings on those were the wrong sizes for the master cylinder and distribution block. Yes, this is a factory installed power brake set up. Called the manufacturer, and got the run around; said I needed to handle it through the vendor. I replied that if I buy THEIR product, THEY will be servicing it. Fella didn't want to talk about it, so I am shopping their competitor, that being Fine Lines.
Any input is appreciated. I'm not out to flame anyone here; you will note I haven't ID'd the less than helpful ( in my case) company.
Thanks for any help.
cowboy33713

Joe67 · 07-19-2005, 08:01 AM

Have you checked out www.inlinetube.com yet?

cowboy33713 · 07-20-2005, 03:21 AM

Howdy;
Thanks for the input; they do list a bunch of applications,(I'm going to be nice here),they DO have a good looking website .Their stainless parking brake cables look promising.
I did call Fine Lines, and related my problem with fitment on the competitor's
product, AFTER I had placed my order with Fine Lines; in a short time it became apparent to me that I was talking to one of the company's principals, and not just some fella answering the phone, and he seemed to have a true interest in getting it right for the customer, not just getting it close enough for the customer to cobble it together with a bunch of adaptors. He related a thing or two that his college professors illustrated in lecture, and that if the consumer group for a given product is small enough, MOST companies will not go to the extra expense of pleasing that small group, instead taking care of the "bread and butter" customer group (in this case, more customers are likely to have a '69-72, than a '67, and to further illustrate, more will have a post 1970 than a 1967.Therefore, if the fella with the '67 has a complaint, it won't hurt business, because he is the small part of their market, and the satisfied owners of later trucks won't care.) He assured me that his product may be more expensive ( actually, buying direct saved me some money), because his company takes more care on the product for the smaller customer group, and if I should have any difficulty with his product, I should call again.
Oh, Fine Lines INCLUDES the union fittings that connect the hardlines together when you buy a full set of tubes; the competitor's set did not, at least not as supplied via the vendor I bought ( and returned ) their "kit" to (set arrived apparently as packaged by the competitor, and I had no reason to believe anything had been removed).
The set from FineLines should arrive next week.
cowboy33713

Joe67 · 07-20-2005, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboy33713

Howdy;
Thanks for the input; they do list a bunch of applications,(I'm going to be nice here)

Were you referring to inlinetube in your initial post?

cowboy33713 · 07-20-2005, 05:11 PM

Howdy:
Sorry, friend. To avoid stepping on toes, I won't say who here. For me to do so may start a whirlwind attack by "convict the complainer" types. Besides, without doing a map search, I am unsure how near you live to the company you name,or any other. For all I know, you may work in the industry! No sense in ruffling feathers without need.
As my thread title implied, my purpose here was to see if anybody on the board had experience with Fine Lines, nothing more.
Best Regards,
cowboy33713

Joe67 · 07-20-2005, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowboy33713

Howdy:
Sorry, friend. To avoid stepping on toes, I won't say who here. For me to do so may start a whirlwind attack by "convict the complainer" types. Besides, without doing a map search, I am unsure how near you live to the company you name,or any other. For all I know, you may work in the industry! No sense in ruffling feathers without need.
As my thread title implied, my purpose here was to see if anybody on the board had experience with Fine Lines, nothing more.
Best Regards,
cowboy33713

Why all the drama

Just inquiring. Inlinetube is one of the companies I am looking at using for my project, nothing more.

This is what these forums are all about IMO, sharing info and experiences...

Jaredm82 · 07-20-2005, 05:45 PM

well I can tell you the "The Right Stuff"s fitment is no good. I am going to bend my own from now on

07-18-2005, 07:25 PM	#1
cowboy33713 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: metro Phoenix, AZ Posts: 241	Brakelines- anyone have experience with Fine Lines stuff? Howdy; getting ready to buy new brake lines, reproduction style, for my '67 SWB with pwr 4 wheel drums. Has anyone purchased from Fine Lines? I had bought a set from another supplier through a catalog company, and when I checked them over, found that they would need many adaptors to intall on my truck; tubes from the master cylinder to the distribution block for the front brakes, and from the distribution block down and across to the front to rear tubing for the rear brakes were NOT correctly terminated, the fittings on those were the wrong sizes for the master cylinder and distribution block. Yes, this is a factory installed power brake set up. Called the manufacturer, and got the run around; said I needed to handle it through the vendor. I replied that if I buy THEIR product, THEY will be servicing it. Fella didn't want to talk about it, so I am shopping their competitor, that being Fine Lines. Any input is appreciated. I'm not out to flame anyone here; you will note I haven't ID'd the less than helpful ( in my case) company. Thanks for any help. cowboy33713

07-19-2005, 08:01 AM	#2
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07-20-2005, 05:11 PM	#5
cowboy33713 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: metro Phoenix, AZ Posts: 241	Howdy: Sorry, friend. To avoid stepping on toes, I won't say who here. For me to do so may start a whirlwind attack by "convict the complainer" types. Besides, without doing a map search, I am unsure how near you live to the company you name,or any other. For all I know, you may work in the industry! No sense in ruffling feathers without need. As my thread title implied, my purpose here was to see if anybody on the board had experience with Fine Lines, nothing more. Best Regards, cowboy33713 Last edited by cowboy33713; 07-20-2005 at 05:15 PM.

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07-20-2005, 03:21 AM	#3
cowboy33713 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: metro Phoenix, AZ Posts: 241	Howdy; Thanks for the input; they do list a bunch of applications,(I'm going to be nice here),they DO have a good looking website .Their stainless parking brake cables look promising. I did call Fine Lines, and related my problem with fitment on the competitor's product, AFTER I had placed my order with Fine Lines; in a short time it became apparent to me that I was talking to one of the company's principals, and not just some fella answering the phone, and he seemed to have a true interest in getting it right for the customer, not just getting it close enough for the customer to cobble it together with a bunch of adaptors. He related a thing or two that his college professors illustrated in lecture, and that if the consumer group for a given product is small enough, MOST companies will not go to the extra expense of pleasing that small group, instead taking care of the "bread and butter" customer group (in this case, more customers are likely to have a '69-72, than a '67, and to further illustrate, more will have a post 1970 than a 1967.Therefore, if the fella with the '67 has a complaint, it won't hurt business, because he is the small part of their market, and the satisfied owners of later trucks won't care.) He assured me that his product may be more expensive ( actually, buying direct saved me some money), because his company takes more care on the product for the smaller customer group, and if I should have any difficulty with his product, I should call again. Oh, Fine Lines INCLUDES the union fittings that connect the hardlines together when you buy a full set of tubes; the competitor's set did not, at least not as supplied via the vendor I bought ( and returned ) their "kit" to (set arrived apparently as packaged by the competitor, and I had no reason to believe anything had been removed). The set from FineLines should arrive next week. cowboy33713

07-20-2005, 05:45 PM	#7
Jaredm82 Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ca Posts: 211	well I can tell you the "The Right Stuff"s fitment is no good. I am going to bend my own from now on



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