WTB: Front brake lines (hard)

[rhock99 at epix.net (Ryan H)]

Brett, my problem seems to be that I keep stripping the nut on the hardline itself.  I may try this idea anyway though.

> 
> From: Brett VanSprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
> Date: 2004/01/01 Thu PM 06:08:56 EST
> To: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
> CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: WTB: Front brake lines (hard)
> 
> >Well, still trying to disconnect the hard line from the soft rubber 
> >line in the fronts.  Used flare wrenches, PB Blaster, vice grips, 
> >and all I've done is rounded the nut off nicely.  So I think I'm 
> >just gonna cut the line apart with a dremel.  Anyone have a set (L 
> >and R) of hard front lines (from the master cylinder to the wheel 
> >well) that aren't kinked and can be packaged in a large box without 
> >being kinked?  Oh, and off a 16V also, I think the lengths are 
> >different because of the proportioning valves.
> >Thanks!
> >
> 
> Once, when I reached just about this point, I took a hacksaw to the 
> rubber line with a
> vengeance.  I then used a deep socket on the remaining connector that 
> used to have
> that useless rubber line attached to it. :)  Worked....course I 
> replaced them with
> braided stainless steel lines after that...
> 
> ==Brett
>