Date:         Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:28:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake question
Comments: To: Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <3d35438b1003270644w3b49ffe7vd322533b13a8c30b@mail.gmail.com>
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I doubt if you'll find these as an "off the shelf" item.  Look around on the
Google for racing supplies or click BAT for the parts and make some
yourself.

  Be aware that "urban myth" says SS braided brake lines are BAD on street
cars"  The reason all these 'Chicken Littles" state is that the inside of SS
brake line is made from a teflon compound which they say can work loose..I
think not and have used SS lines for street vehicles often.  For a vanagon
I'd guess you wouldn't get +much+ in braking improvment with SS
lines..."Lipstick on a Pig" comes to mind...You are stopping a 4000# +
vehicle with tiny brakes so feel is not going to help much, except maybe on
ice or wet/slick.

  SS lines are more snag and impact resistant, if you do lots of back road
driving, and if you want/need new brake lines for your own peace of
mind..why not?
  Don Hanson
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 6:44 AM, Alan Felder <dieseldoofus@gmail.com> wrote:

> All this talk about brakes lately got me wondering.  For a good while I've
> looked for the stainless steel sheathed brake hoses for the 80 to 83 model
> years, but never found them.  Are there any out there for sale, or am I
> just
> missing them?  Who sells these?.  My local VW shop will make them if I
> bring
> them my old ones (I think they re-use the fittings).  Obviously, don't want
> to  do that.
>
> --
> Alan Felder
> Austin TX
> 82 Diesel Westy
>