yeah i had the braided lines made up because i am running Audi S3 312 mm up front and the connectons on the caliper are different (dont see point in upgrading brakes and leaving rubber hoses their but theirs ways around it as said already - 288 calipers are the same as the 312mm calipers)
My original brakes were the 280mm as my car is early spec (Aug 1993 model)