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@O'Shane
They're not that expensive to buy but to service/get spares is ridiculous. You have to but specific Hayes hoses which have 90deg unions at the wrong end (different size unions so cant be swapped). You have to spend £25 on a Hayes bleed kit and the only bits you actually want are the tiny plastic/metal ends. The fluid that comes with the kit isn't enough to bleed the brake fully, the bottle they supply splits and the hoses are really really difficult to stretch onto the bottle. I chucked out the hoses and bottle and bought some new hose and syringes. I had to buy new pistons a few months ago and the price of one piston was the price of a pair of most other brands. Also, whenTF would you buy a single piston? It makes no sense.
This should all be in some other thread >>>>>>>> but I don't know/car which one. Not in polo because they shoot down anyone that suggests a hydraulic brake.