# Copper brake lines over steel???

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copper-brake-lines-over-steel/228464>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [January 30, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copper-brake-lines-over-steel/228464 "2013-01-30T06:51:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Pauly](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pauly/32/7493_2.png) [@Pauly](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pauly)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copper-brake-lines-over-steel/228464/21 "2013-01-31T14:15:29Z")

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true, but the lawyers will when your soft cooper fails and someone gets hurt

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copper-brake-lines-over-steel/228464/22 "2013-01-31T14:24:17Z")

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> [@Carnut](#):
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> He said copper. Not copper/nickel alloy. People use soft copper lines for fuel lines and that is acceptable. People used to try and use soft copper lines for brake lines and they would split hence the regulation. When someone says copper I think reddish/orange soft metal.

Yeah dude my bad. It seems like the wording of the OP’s original post meant ‘copper nickel alloy’ but you were spot on. I wasn’t calling you out, just quoting the link provided.

:tup: to good info. I had no idea until now, not like i’d ever use soft copper on my car anyways.

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**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/copper-brake-lines-over-steel/228464/23 "2013-01-31T20:56:39Z")

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> [@Pauly](#):
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> true, but the lawyers will when your soft cooper fails and someone gets hurt

This is true

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