Date:         Mon, 17 May 2004 09:33:28 -0500
Reply-To:     Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stainless Braided Brake Lines
Comments: To: THX0001@aol.com
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Don't be so certain. There are vendors out there that are more than willing
to sell you all the parts you need to make your own stainless steel brake
line sets. Some offer them as a kit. These are NOT going to be DOT
certified. There is no way that the DOT would ever issue a blanket approval
for every idiot in America to assemble their own brake lines with DOT
certification.

In this case, I agree with the government. Brake lines are important. Only a
trained professional should be assembling them, and they should be tested
before they are sold.

Cheers,
Bruce
motorbruce

>From: THX0001@aol.com
>To: motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM
>Subject: Re: Stainless Braided Brake Lines
>Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 05:51:10 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 5/16/04 1:54:17 PM, motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
>
><< I already saw the response with the reference to the do-it-yourself kits
>to
>make your customer lines. >>
>
>I think that was a mistake by the respondent who might have seen braided SS
>FUEL line and thought it could be used for flexible brake line.  The
>website he
>cited does offer braided brake hose on another page, but it must certainly
>come in the form of an assembly (hose + endo's) complete with the DOT
>certification marking.
>
>George