Brake hose clips

[alephnull]

Eventful day today...I started fitting some braided hoses (Goodrich ones) and after getting sore knees and a sore back, got the first one on. Unfortunately, I was unable to replace the spring clip that fixes the flexible hose to the fixed lines. Is this serious? Should I replace the original hoses and send back the kit? Or should I leave the spring clip off and not worry about it.

Secondly, I found a decent sized nail sticking out of the inside edge of my nearside front tyre...Looks like it had been there a while! Any recommendations on some new boots? Thats what I'll be googling this evening...

[Mazdamender]

brake clip...
It is not in the body bracket correct, at the hose end there is a slight curve which needs to sit in the bracket correct to fit flush for the clip to slid in to lock it in place.
M-m

[alephnull]

Yes, it fixes the hose to the bracket connected to the body. I am a little concerned about nasty vibration if it can move around a tiny bit. Tempted to take a dremel to it...