I will frequently get line a few inches too long. A few well placed bends
will shorten them with having to re-work the ends. When getting ready made
lines, check the length of the nuts. The longer nuts will not work with
the clamps that hold hoses or other things in place.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
*****************
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:32 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: bubble flare

Bubble flare lines are available at all cookie cutter auto parts today.
Your biggest problem
is the length.  Napa has the line on the rear control arms... (I believe
its 18")  Everything
else will have to be cut to length and flared, or spliced together.

robert feller wrote:

>Scott,
>
>Obviously I'm learning from you guys tonight but from the few DIY sites
I've
>been to for brake line repair it appears there are single, double and
bubble
>flares. The double and bubble are often discribed as the two main types
but
>different.
>
>Here is one of many pages I've read (see top paragraph), I'm interested
in
>any comments agreeing (or disagreeing) with the author:
>
>http://www.pharmacy.arizona.edu/staff/wunz/NoABSTCS/DoubleFlare.html
>
>On Dec 24, 2007 11:09 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>
>>No, the hope is you can find a metric line of the right size with the
ends
>>already done right on it.
>>No such think ( except in mexico in an emergency ) as converting a
single
>>flare to a bubble flair I don't think.
>>
>>On the two types of flare - I would call the bottom flare in the picture
a
>>'single flair'
>>And the top one a double or bubble flair. If that's not correct, someone
>>let
>>me know.
>>s.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of
>>robert feller
>>Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 7:48 PM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: bubble flare
>>
>>So are we stating that I most likly will find the metric line but NOT
the
>>needed bubble flare at FLAPS? thus I'll need the tool ken mentions
>>(expensive) to convert a double flare to a bubble flare?
>>
>>Again I reference this site for bubble vs. double:
>>http://volksweb.relitech.com/brakeln.htm
>>
>>--
>>Shawn Feller
>>Ohio
>>www.carboncow.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>Shawn Feller
>Ohio
>www.carboncow.com
>
>
>