Brake Job without VCDS

[Outie Essex]

So I have seen a video that shows how to do the rear set without using a vagcom. Does anyone on here have experience doing it this way? It seems pretty straight forward but I'm a bit cautious and would love some feedback. Thanks.

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The video is here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAB43eO7wIs&t=3s).

[Outie Essex]

And here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbIFG_8vSKk) is another one with a different way of retracting it.