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anyone know a good place to buy reinforced silicone vaccuum lines like the updated passat ones???

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Old 10-14-2004, 08:33 AM
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Default anyone know a good place to buy reinforced silicone vaccuum lines like the updated passat ones???
need to replace a few vaccuum lines in the engine bay and was thinking about using some reinforced silicone lines


any suggestions?
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Old 10-14-2004, 08:46 AM
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hosetechniques.com 3.5 mm is what you want
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doesnt look like reinforced silicone
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My bad, I missed that word in your original post. Why reinforced?
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Default heard bad things about the non reinforced silicone vaccuum hoses collapsing...
you have experience with these thick walled 3.5mm id tubes from hose techniques? feedback would be great

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Yep, a bunch of us locally have used them the last couple years. Never heard anything bad about it.
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alrighty, you sold me on em. thanks for your input
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