Steel braided hoses provide more precision in braking  and clutching. (those of you with a MKII & older have a clutch cable) When braking and clutching, hydraulics are used to activate the brake  calipers and the clutch slave cylinder. Usually the stock hoses are made of rubber braided hosing. Rubber is ok, and does the job well, but tends to expand a little when you depress the brake or the clutch. Replacing these hoses with  braided hoses eliminates that expansion. Two recommended purchases when changing out brake and clutch rubber hoses for steel braided hoses.

Braided hoses provide more precision in braking  and clutching. (those of you with a MKII & older have a clutch cable) When braking and clutching, hydraulics are used to activate the brake  calipers and the clutch slave cylinder. Usually the stock lines are made of rubber braided hosing. There are several braided  hoses, calipers, brake pads, brake rotors, brake hardware and parking brake cables available to choose from. The Speed Bleeders recommendation comes from the stand point of convenience. If you have a '00 or older volkswagon, these are a life saver when completing hose swap outs. Especially if you're doing this solo. It helps considerably to have a second person, but if one isn't available, you'll save yourself much headache with these little guys. Simply replace your existing bleeder, and manage your bleeding with a quarter turn of the Speed Bleeder. It doesn't appear as though Speed Bleeders produces their product for VW's past the year 2000 and above, yet. Installation is relatively easy, but more time consuming than anything. Consult the volkswagon Manual for details on replacing brake hoses, the clutch slave line, and brake bleeding. Most cars  have an order in which you're suppose to bleed each of the four calipers.

• Braided hoses eliminate expansion
• Install braided hoses for performace