Galfer steel braided front brake line

[cadman]

The stock front brake line guard had worn through on my Kawi so I thought I would upgrade to a braided line. I thought Galfer had a quality product and bought one. I was wrong. Keep in mind that this item was bike specific. The banjo bolts that came with it did not match the stockers and master cylinder fitting did not line up properly (easily fixed but required a call to the factory). The biggie is that on the caliper end there is a length of rigid steel tubing bent at a right angle. However, the bend is much longer than my stock line and is exactly in the way of the brake pad bolt. Now to replace pads I have to loosen or remove the brake line. This is a poorly designed product and cannot be recommended. And if this item is so bad, how good can the rest of their products be?

[ossagp1]

I have had real good luck with their products for 18 years. Maybe they misboxed yours or maybe it was just made wrong. I don't know how their return policy is since I never needed it.