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On 14 Jun 2004 at 23:34, John Jaranson wrote: > Why aren't they compatible with DOT5? I have been running DOT5 in > Sophy since before Parma without trouble and I am sure Jim A. has been > running DOT5 even longer. I don't know that they are incompatable. It's true that I've had trouble with those switches in recent years, but I find that EVERYONE has had trouble with the replacement Brazilian switches in the last 10 years or so. I got many good years out of my original switches, but they have mostly died by now. What caused them to die? Your guess is as good as mine, but here's what I think I see. The OEM switches seem to last about 20 years, no matter which kind of brake fluid you use. Brazilian switches seem to last 1-4 years, no matter what kind of brake fluid you use. Draw your own conclusions. I have taken both kinds apart to see what the internal differences are. I can definitely say that the German ones are much more nicely engineered, and clearly more expensive to make. John Connelly was getting OEM German switches at one time. They cost maybe twice as much as the Brazilian ones. It seems like they might be a good buy, but keep in mind that I really don't know that they are still as good as the OE ones. I have no experience with these, but I'm running out of patience with the Brazilian ones and I'm very tempted to try. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org