loggyboy
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posted on 5/11/12 at 04:09 PM |
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Rally Design (RMD) silicone hoses
Any one with experience of these (good or bad?)
Seem quite good value with no premium (other than a long wait) for more obscure colours.
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Mr C
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posted on 5/11/12 at 04:35 PM |
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Used them for my car all good, mine are black as blue are chav especially on an impreza engine it may be worth contacting eddie 99 as well as he
started stocking silicone hoses as well.
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loggyboy
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posted on 5/11/12 at 04:47 PM |
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Thanks, I saw eddies post but he only does blue and im after orange.
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mkeats02
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posted on 5/11/12 at 05:58 PM |
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Try Ash hoses
http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/
I have a discount code somewhere i'll dig it out
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loggyboy
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posted on 5/11/12 at 06:35 PM |
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Yeah, had a look at them as you mentioned the name at the weekend, sadly they double the price for the special colours, which is a shame.
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hootsno1
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posted on 5/11/12 at 07:39 PM |
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I have some orange hoses from GBS in my garage I won't be home till Wednesday night and will look to see whats there if you can wait
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posted on 5/11/12 at 08:46 PM |
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The RD hoses are good value.
My whole car is done with them and they were great.
The only niggle is true of all silicon hoses, in that, you must fit the exact radius, as bending them even slightly over the manufactured radius
causes them to collapse inward.
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loggyboy
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posted on 5/11/12 at 09:25 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by I predict a Riot
The only niggle is true of all silicon hoses, in that, you must fit the exact radius, as bending them even slightly over the manufactured radius
causes them to collapse inward.
Thanks, that was going to be one of my other questions with regards to flexibilty. Is this true of the straight runs too?
Also, how tight are the radi of the bends? all companies seem to give a leg length from end of one pipe to the centre line of the perpedicular oposing
pipe.
I have a tight S bend to go from the base of the rad, over the steering rack to the pump, the radius is key to ensuring I can complete the bend
without catching the rack, and retain enough straight pipe to get a good clamping/seal. Its a 32mm pipe.
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Mr C
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posted on 6/11/12 at 11:25 AM |
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I've used a bit of flexible pipe which are pretty good as per the link 32mm 1 1/4"' Silicone Flexible Flexi Wire Hose -
Silicon Rubber Coolant Radiator
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loggyboy
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posted on 6/11/12 at 11:28 AM |
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£50 for 1 metre of the orange flexi!
Sadly its not flexible enough to kink as tight as I need it to, but that stuff me be useful to link other areas (18mm bypass pipe, and top rad hose to
thermostat.
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FASTdan
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posted on 6/11/12 at 12:12 PM |
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SFS manufacture in the UK and may be able to make to your requirements - may or may not be of use but just putting it out there
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