From Toyota’s stand point, a 12” long hose seems unacceptable. By-passing the steel pipe will bring you closer to what should have been done in the first place. The whole point here is to never have to deal with it on its terms again.Yup. Definitely an option. I'd like to keep that for a field repair. I already have the hard line/hose inbound, and it is easy enough to just swap it out.