[T3] Brake hose?
Jim Adney
jadney at VWType3.org
Sat Nov 12 08:18:44 PST 2016
Thanks, Soren. I find that most people who have the 7 mm stuff now
say that it's only available in black now. The 5 mm stuff seems to
come in green from several places, but I wonder if, like the 7 mm
stuff, modern production only comes in black.
On 12 Nov 2016 at 0:40, Soren Jacobsen wrote:
> > On Nov 11, 2016, at 10:33 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> >
> > VW used special hose to make the various interconnects between the
> > brake fluid reservoir and the master cylinder. Early cars used 5 mm
> > ID hose, but VW changed to 7 mm ID hose that was blue in mid-'67. I
> > can buy the late stuff, but I haven't found a source for the early
> > hose.
> >
> > What color was the early hose?
>
> All the stuff I've seen has been green. I've heard that it was originally black, though.
>
> > Does anyone know of a source? Or what do you use?
>
> It's easy to find (in short sections, anyway), since Bugs used the same stuff. I've bought hose from Wolfsbürg West a couple times in the past: http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=113611801A
>
> Soren
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