I'm not following why the hose would twist? It might bend in the opposite direction.........depending on how it seats in the caliper.........but, it'll be fine with that. It certainly won't be "twisted".

Certainly could be twisted. (Twisted brake hoses are highly not recommended.) One should install the caliper end of the hose first, then the hard line end. The hard line end can be oriented as necessary. The caliper end is not so flexible.

Well, I did have to replace the hard line on the right side. Not too bad, just pisses me off that those flare nuts dont have larger hex heads or this wouldn't have happened. This is a relative easy job though for those who have this happen to them. Just need patience wiggling the line around everything to not stress it too much and tape everything up to keep dirt out.

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Dave

2002 Audi S6 Avant
1983 300D
1984 300D (sold)
1990 560SEL (sold)

Those hard brake lines are surprisingly cheap from the dealer and have nice green anticorrosion film...times cheaper than the OEM brake hoses...for w123 it`d be like 15$.