copper brake pipe or?

can i buy copper brake pipe for a reasonable price in usa? i was told you cant get it and its\dangerous. maybe its sold as something else (propane line?) in home depot or rv stores??

we have it in uk and use it all the time and its good value aprox 12 usd for 25 feet 3/16
never had any issues nice to work with and no rust i was going to bring some back but theres little point if its available or a good alternative is available

can anybody advise please?

 

The Term Copper line in US will get you something very different than what you want for brake lines. Here its called and You want "Cunifer" or copper (Cu)/nickel(Ni)/iron(Fe) line.
It's readily available at most auto parts stores. Sort of a silvery gold color

 

Cunifer is available direct from fedhill (see link below), it's very easy to work with (bend & flare, and looks as close to copper as you can get . I had people tell me, "you can't use copper for brake lines" believing the cunifer was copper.

http://www.fedhillusa.com/

 

Another brand is NiCopp. I purchased 3/8" for fuel lines at AutoZone. Was $21.99 for 5'... pricey, but I didn't want to use steel.

O'Reiley's did not carry it.

 

ive bought and used conifer kunifer cunifer? before and stuff that looks like copper but harder
i am talking about this stuff on uk ebay pages and pages of it ,,copper,, brake pipe
(soft copper) tried to link but couldnt
just go to ebay uk and type copper brake pipe.
or maybe its the same stuff but cheaper here

 

At one time copper lines were factory issue, late 1920's Chrysler products come to mind, and my old 1948 MG-TC had them. I'd use the steel Cunifer to replace them today. Bob

 

NAPA sells it too , can post the part # if anybodys interested

 

Anyone ever use "Bundy" tubing? If I recall it's layered wrapped like rolled up thin layers. You can get it with a copper coating or not.

 

Bundyflex is what Everhot corp. called their steel/copper sandwiched brake tubing. It was the preferred line before cunifer brake tubing made from copper/nickle.

 

I LOVE the NiCopp stuff. So damn easy to work with.. has the look and is "safe" by modern standards.. that's my vote.

 

I bought some from Amazon in October for $27.00 for 25 feet.

 

Bet it wasn't 3/8"...