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    Silicon Hoses

    Hi All,

    The rubber turbo hoses for my V70R are soft and are expanding. I was thinking to replace them with BLACK silicon hoses as the genuine prices are rediculous.

    I've seen a DO88 set for £100.. But I've also seen a set on eBay for £53.50!! http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=350672915067

    Anybody had any experience of these cheaper ones and if silicon hoses actually make a diff!

    Thanks,
    Rohit

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    The ebay ones look fine to me.
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    Cheap for a reason, cheap ebay hoses rarely fit well and are very much sub standard in quality.
    Samco do an OEM looking set.

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    Could you post up your findings on these ebay hoses, if you went ahead and ordered them. Cheers Dave.

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    eBay hoses are cr*p, Well some of them are, I've got two types on mine atm and the ones that are vecy cheap and feel like plastic, I have blown holes in them twice! now i've got some cheap silicone hoses from ebay on and these havent split up to now, feel a little stronger that the others, Try Auto Silicone Hose, they seem to be a decent price for decent quality

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    I replaced my hoses on my v70r but regretted it when I came to build a rip kit, I could of just bought hoses seperately to fit around the reverse pipes for cheaper.
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    Not replaced any hoses on a Volvo, but have done 8 on my 9-5. She was 'mooing' when I got her, which was due to disconnected vac hoses. Just Ramair stuff off the bay for me.


 

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