.....Bruce Anderson, the Technical Director of the Porsche Club
of America recommends against braided stainless steel-over-teflon
brake hoses. They work good, and are universal on racing cars, but
the stainless steel braid work-hardens and fails catestrophicly, 
quite a bit different from the stock rubber hose.
	Anderson said, at a 914 maintenance seminar that I
atteneded, that he knew of one automobile accident that would
be traced to failed stainless-braid brake lines and no accidents
that could be laid to failed rubber line.
	This seems like good advice and sound reasonaing...
	Bill
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I thought the other reason not to go with braided hose was,... that when the 
rubber/teflon material fails you can't tell because its covered up with 
stainless steel braid.
Sure looks cool though...

Matt Rathke, City of Seattle
rathkem@admin.ci.seattle.wa.us