By now the newest Defenders in the USA are 17 years old and rubber parts like your brake hoses are getting dried out and cracking. Your safety is to important to over look. Also if you are like many Land Rover owners you have lifted your D90 or D110. If your still on stock lines they are being stretched to the limit and are in danger of failing. Set your Defender up correctly with that lift or improve your hoses over the factory offering with a new set of Stainless Steel Brake Lines in a +2 inch length.