Re: braided steel lines (was brake rebuilding, plus ...)

[Douglas_Brashear@amsinc.com]

There *are* some companies that make DOT-approved braided stainless lines.
No doubt you'd pay more for them than you would for the everyday variety
(which IMO are already a tad expensive), but the benefits are definitely
there...I mean, when I had them on my superbeetle braking firmness was
dramatically improved...then again, maybe the rubber hoses were just old
and flexing a bit...replacement rubber lines may have firmed up the pedal
as well, but who knows.

Just my $0.02...

-Doug
73 fasty
douglas_brashear@amsinc,com




                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 



To:   type3@vwtype3.org
cc:    (bcc: Douglas Brashear/AMS/AMSINC)
Subject:  Re: braided steel lines (was brake rebuilding, plus ...)




> 2)Where can I get braided steel lines?

I agree with Jim's assessment.  These things are for people who want to
win the best undercarrriage class at some show.  But as was pointed out
in a recent thread about these on the type2 list, these things are
often, if not always, not DOT approved, and you've got nobody to assure
their quality.  Also, if your brakes were to fail, and the other guy's
lawyer/insurance company spots those shiney suckers (which is the point,
right), you could be in for some trouble.

Eric Forsman, '73 Square
Baltimore, MD
cc replies to: forsman/hËóou.edu


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