Has anyone had experience with replacing their brake lines and the replacement lines are too long? I have a 68 swing axle Bug.

I purchased a kit locally for the correct year and most of the lines were so long I had to add another loop to get them to fit. The only one that was close to being right was the long line. Plus I ended up with two extra lines I didn't need.

It came out OK and I made sure that there was sufficient clearance around all obstacles, but it appears nowhere near stock.

What brand is the kit? I haven't done mine yet so am quite interested in this thread

I was unbranded. I bought it from one of the Sydney based suppliers but can't remember which one now. I bought it a couple of years ago when starting the project.

I have since compared my old brake lines to the diagram on the Wolfsburg West website. Their replacement individual lines are close if not identical to what I have.

https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wolfsburg_new/brakes/bug_brake/bug_brakes.cfm?t...

Given the high cost of shipping from the US I decided to buy a kit locally, but it clearly was a poor decision. I might see if someone in Australia has the WW ones.

Buy one of these https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Metric-4-75-3-16-Brake-Line-Compact-Flaring-Tool-... then buy the tube + https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/20-x-Steel-Short-Male-Brake-Pipe-Tube-Tubing-Nut-... + http://www.sunburybrakes.com.au/bundy-brake-pipe-tubing-3a16-diamiter-5-mtr-r... and make them all yourself.

It was a few years back, so memory fails a bit, when I used a WW kit on my '56 Kabriolet. There was a slight bit of fiddling at the front, due to the lines being made for LH drive (mine is RH drive), but otherwise they were fine.