Steel brake lines on Vanagons and other German cars are verysimilar to those on all cars EXCEPT for the flares. They are actually 45 degree bubbles instead of 45 degree inverted flares. I'm curious how other people make them. I can dinda make them with my Weatherhed inverted flare kit, but it's a little had to get consistant results. Al Brase Rob wrote: > I was talking about the regular steel brake lines you buy at a parts > store. > Just like the ones that are on all the cars & trucks & vans I've done. > > Rob > > At 10/3/2004 08:34 PM, you wrote: > >> I wish that was true. But it isn't. In the lovely Commonwealth of >> Virginia, the State Police make everybody get a safety inspection on a >> yearly basis. I was talking with one of the inspectors last year and we >> mentioned brakelines. He's rejected cars (per the regulartions) for >> having the "stylin'" braided steel brakes lines. He made comment that >> these are NOT the high end (read expensive) braided steel brakelines, >> but >> the cheapo ones used to dress up some "hot rods". The expensive lines >> would be fine for the safety inspection. And yes, he could tell the >> difference. >> >> It was in interesting discussion as we covered other things that the >> inspectors are required to look at. >> >> On Oct 3, 2004, at 9:32 PM, Rob wrote: >> >>> I've done a number of brake line replacements in a shop, not on a VW >>> but a >>> brake line is a brake line. >> > |
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