You should NEVER heat brake line. It's a spiral tube, and heat kills it. Steel/braided lines are also a waste of money. The OEM lines are $10/each; and are made for that car.

No, there isn't a difference in feel. People who say that there is; are the ones replacing them after 80+ thousand miles, and prob. had bad lines to begin with.


3/16 line is bent easily with your hands. you'll need a bender for the 5/16 lines (they kink if you try to bend them by hand.) The bender I bought at Harbor Freight works just fine, and costs less than $5.

"Inline Tubing" will fab. brand new lines, pre-bent. Their located in shelby township Michigan. Shipping would be a PITA, though.

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)