I fitted the DS spring Dave - it is as you say a sort of Bronze colour - my old one was badly rusted and had been painted with black Hammerite. Main reason I fitted it was for heat shield purposes so it sits at the bottom at the carb end.
My hose is overlong as I have an alloy bodied inline filter that sits under the seat so there is a loop of hose before it goes to the petrol tank to avoid kinking. Routing position was a copy off a members 400. In-line filter is probably an overkill I was worried about bits of tank corrosion dropping off and blocking the carbs - we all know what a pain it is putting the carbs back in place.
My first cheapo plastic fuel filter fell apart so some revision was needed.
