Warning! Cheap Ebay Silicon Hose

[montez]

Jus a warning, cheap silicon hoses that seem to good to be true on ebay are more than likely to good to true!!

I found out to my peril this morning when one of the hoses melted and exploded!

[als2]

Yeucccchhhhhh
So, about to embark on replacing all the little vacuum pipes (and having previously bought some of that stuff - bend it tightly and you can split it with ur nail!) what stuff do folk recommend????

AL

[GazzaG60]

vac hoses use factory braided stuff. its designed and systms calibrated for it.

samco or quality other.

i have a full set not fitted yet from roose.

[montez]

The person I bought the kit off said it was silicon but after closely inspecting the packaging it does not mention silicon anywhere, just says Performance Hose Kit made by APC (American Products Company) All I can advise is to buy wisely!

[als2]

hey Gazza, what comes in the roose vacuum kit?? cost?

[Le S2 Audi]

I used OEM stuff... Bloody expensive but it didn't/hasn't done what your stuff has..

Sometimes I guess it's worth paying that bit more...

[dest]

What thickness was it though?

[quattro]

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You seem suprised by this?

[montez]

Not surprised at all to be honest, I bought some good 4mm vacuum pipe off ebay which has been fine which I got 10m for £10, but I thought to myself when I got the larger pipe it did not feel as flexible as the stuff I normally use. I would prefer to buy from a local shop but I can never find anywhere that stocks it, but to be fair you get what you pay for so it was to be expected really. Just got a habit recently of clicking buy it now, cheapest P&P not the best way to go about it!

[montez]

Just contacted the ebayer, apparently uses it on his 500bhp Nissan. What for washer-jet hose?

[Puglife]

Put a claim in.... if the product is defective you have a right to claim a refund at the very least.

[Acidburn]

Just contacted the ebayer, apparently uses it on his 500bhp Nissan. What for washer-jet hose?

What was you using it for? water/boost or something else?

[Error404]

I always use OEM type cotton overbraid. Can't go wrong with it

[EspenW]

Problem with the OEM stuff is that it gets brittle with age.

I've gotten silicone hoses from various UK based motorsport vendors on Ebay. Good prices and very high quality stuff (as far as I can tell)

[s2_bo]

Silicone hose is now so widely avaliable that its not surprising that there is cheap nasty stuff around.

As long as you stick to a brand like Samco, roose, sfs, autobahn88 etc you should be ok.

Your hose looks like its melted so it cant have been very good quality as it should withstand about 200c..