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sfstu

03-05-07 10:45 PM

coloured brake fluid

hi guys..anyone know anything about coloured brake fluid? can you get it and is it safe..? would look pretty cool in blue or red i reckon...:smt033

kcowgergmm

04-05-07 05:36 AM

Re: coloured brake fluid

dot 5 is purple

Scoobs

04-05-07 07:54 AM

Re: coloured brake fluid

Carefull what you stick in the reservoir. It must be compatible with the seals otherwise you will end up screwing the whole system and ending up with NO BRAKES.

neio79

04-05-07 07:57 AM

Re: coloured brake fluid

i have got luminous yellow in mine, put in by a main dealer after a service as well.

does it really mattter as you can only see a tiny bit in the resivoir anyway!

Stu	04-05-07 09:46 AM

Re: coloured brake fluid

Get a sweatband & put it on your reservoir

sfstu

04-05-07 06:55 PM

Re: coloured brake fluid

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcowgergmm (Post 1178878)

dot 5 is purple

thanks guys for the replies...is dot 5 ok to use? thought it had to be dot 4..?:scratch: have heard of putting food dye in to colour but don't think i'll chance that..!;)

kcowgergmm

04-05-07 07:00 PM

Re: coloured brake fluid

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfstu (Post 1179621)

thanks guys for the replies...is dot 5 ok to use? thought it had to be dot 4..?:scratch: have heard of putting food dye in to colour but don't think i'll chance that..!;)

You really need to take everything apart and clean it before you switch to dot 5 which will take some time

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