So ive been pratting about again . This time brake reservoir caps. Im using separate genuine Girling reservoirs as fitted to Jag XK150s as well as Aston Martin DB4 - 5 and 6 etc . They hold a lot of fluid , so much so i can bleed the brakes and only top it up once . Anyway whilst the reservoirs themselves are superb the lids are anything but . They are made from thin aluminium and have no seal as such , if you add a seal they often loose grip on the reservoir , no seal and t...hey can leak , added to which

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So ive been pratting about again . This time brake reservoir caps. Im using separate genuine Girling reservoirs as fitted to Jag XK150s as well as Aston Martin DB4 - 5 and 6 etc . They hold a lot of fluid , so much so i can bleed the brakes and only top it up once . Anyway whilst the reservoirs themselves are superb the lids are anything but . They are made from thin aluminium and have no seal as such , if you add a seal they often loose grip on the reservoir , no seal and t...hey can leak , added to which we have aluminium , steel and brake fluid all in one place resulting in corrosion . Basically the lids are shit. Ive been looking at other reservoirs to replace them but luckily happened upon a scrapped car with what looked like a lid about the same size on its reservoir - only in plastic ? Took it on and it fits exactly , nice tight thread with a seal that actually seals - proper brake fluid proof and perfect -\-\- well almost . Problem is it looked wrong and way too modern , i got another and one was English and Japanese and one English and sommat else so even worst . Anyway i carefully removed most of the writing on both - hacked the crappy Ally Girling lids to bits and put the two together . They now seal but still look the part :) :)













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