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They went to DOT 4 because of the ABS system. The DOT 5 is more paint friendly and has worked to replace DOT3 and 4 for me in the past, I just added DOT 5 and bled until there was no trace of the nasty fluid. I didn't have any problems. Those brakes will work with piss in them, and even with a small leak, they will be ok. I don't think that you would see a complete failure and any leak won't hurt your paint.

I know that there are better ways to do this, but what I did worked for me.
 
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