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Charlie Stephens · 12-10-2013, 01:56 PM

Kevin in post #3 covered it pretty well. I would like to suggest that a second tail light, seat belts and turn signals are good investments to consider if you plan to drive very much. I hate to say that I don't agree with Kevin on hydraulic brakes when he says "juice brakes are just unsafe". The same person that messes up hydraulic brakes can mess up mechanical brakes. The problem with hydraulic brake conversions is that the task is beyond the abilities of many people and the result is indeed dangerous. Having said that I have one car with mechanical and one car with juice brakes.

Charlie Stephens

12-10-2013, 01:56 PM	#22
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,302	Re: new model A owner, modification questions Kevin in post #3 covered it pretty well. I would like to suggest that a second tail light, seat belts and turn signals are good investments to consider if you plan to drive very much. I hate to say that I don't agree with Kevin on hydraulic brakes when he says "juice brakes are just unsafe". The same person that messes up hydraulic brakes can mess up mechanical brakes. The problem with hydraulic brake conversions is that the task is beyond the abilities of many people and the result is indeed dangerous. Having said that I have one car with mechanical and one car with juice brakes. Charlie Stephens Last edited by Charlie Stephens; 12-10-2013 at 02:01 PM.