[s-cars] Brass brake lines made an amature out of me!

[Paul Gailus]

Perhaps the brake line is made from copper-nickel alloy:

http://tinyurl.com/e2hfk
http://www.copper.org/applications/automotive/brake.html


> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Rossato [mailto:r0ssat0_987 at att.net] 
> > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 3:28 PM
> > To: Toborg Michael (AC-SM/ESC3) *; Mark Strangways; 
> > s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Brass brake lines made an amature out of me!
> > 
> > 
> > I've never seen anything but steel lines on any VW/Audi I've 
> > had.  Keep in mind they are typically CAD plated which is 
> > goldish in color.
> > 
> > Bob 
> 
> Okay, time to retract that.  I took a closer look at a new replacement
> line I have and it definitely is a brass line, but the fittings are CAD
> plated steel.
> 
> Bob