I tried posting a reply to Marc n's post in "Special Offers" but apparently I'm not allowed to.

My question is, apart from being available in different colouls, is there any advantage to using silicone hoses?

David

David,

Silicone hoses can withstand higher temps than rubber (upto 250 degrees) and higher pressures aswell I think, although none of our needs for building kit cars actually need this performance.

It's much easier to find what you want with silicone because there's pretty much any size/shape/length/colour available and is much easier than butchering old pieces of rubber hose. A lot of extra cash needed though although Marcs prices are excellent, I only wish he had had them about 4 months ago coz I know I have spent a fortune on Samco and SFS silicone!

Oli

Thanks Oli,

As someone who cobbled together various rubber hoses, I was just interested as even at Marc's prices they are quite an investment for a full set.

David

the big advantage of silicone is that they don't degrade nearly as fast as "normal" rubber ones, and always seal really well onto metal connections.

They seem to have a pretty infinite life under our "normal" road conditions.

I've only ever had one hose go on me and I don't know how old that was as it was on the car when I got it. A replacement cost me £4 and when the bonnet's down I don't see it again. I can replace it 5 times for the price of a posh one.

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Originally posted by Peteff
I've only ever had one hose go on me and I don't know how old that was as it was on the car when I got it. A replacement cost me £4 and when the bonnet's down I don't see it again. I can replace it 5 times for the price of a posh one.

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