brakes

Yes, you can get banjo type fittings with built in bleed nipples. They work great but due to the way the hoses attach onto the X1/9 caliper you couldn't use the normal hoses, you'd have to get hoses that finished with banjo fittings, like the Lancia Beta ones, for example.
Re the Ultimax pads I may give them a try as an experiment.

Paul Richer wrote:

Speedy Fiat wrote: One thing to note on retapping them out is that if they have been done before there may not be a big enough bleed nipple for the operation to be done again, at this point they are scrap. You could buy some new calipers and get some money back on an exchange basis, more cost but a lot easier and you'd have shiney new/recon calipers (don't point out the broken bleed nipples when handing them in!!)

Thanks. Would you know where I might get exchange calipers? I am going to need all four.

A decent Motor Factors should be able to help. Ebay is a good place to start as I found a complete set without much trouble that took an exchange. Eurosport might do exchange calipers? There is a company called Big Red that I have successfully used before

Many thanks for the advice.