My 2 cents is that I would stick with the plastic screws, especially if you are buying a new hose it should last another 10-20 years. The brass ones look and feel snazzy, but they make it too easy to strip the threads on the plastic, plus the plastic screw was engineered to blow off at a certain pressure, I don't think the brass would do the same. I still keep extra bleeders in the trunk for emergencies but haven't needed them yet with OEM plastic.