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Originally Posted by 2004bmwx53i
If steel lines are that bad, why BMW uses it. Mind you, this line that I took out due to rusted connection nut to the end of the brake hose, was in perfect condition along the rest of the line. I had to use dremel grinder to scrape it off. This is after 18 years of salty road exposure. The weakest point seems to the nuts and not the steel line.
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Mostly, I suspect, because steel lines are cheaper, and the ease of bending doesn't really matter for the factory.
I've had plenty of steel lines, including on BMWs, fail mid line.
Nothing is as bad as the idiotic GM uncoated steel brake line thing they used to do. Had to replace all the lines on my truck.