identifying brake lines.

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04-04-10, 06:23 AM

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identifying brake lines.

I bought some corksport SS brake lines for my T2 on ebay cuz i got them cheap, but i realized i forgot to ask if they were 4pot or single pot fronts. any way to ID them? im looking at the brake lines and they all look pretty similar. help?

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04-04-10, 07:40 AM

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1 pots have the line from the hard line to the caliper. 4 pots have a shorter front brake line that connects to the 4 pot front hard lines off the caliper.

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04-04-10, 09:51 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by farberio

1 pots have the line from the hard line to the caliper. 4 pots have a shorter front brake line that connects to the 4 pot front hard lines off the caliper.

Indeed.
The single piston lines are not only longer but have one male and one female end.
The four-piston lines have two female ends.