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corroded power steering pipes
Posted: 06 Mar 2006, 13:59
by cosvan
anyone out there replaced the power steering pipes with rubber?
is it possible, whats involved. VW charge close to £200 for new ones.
any info would be appreciated.
Posted: 06 Mar 2006, 15:43
by Diamond Hell
I'll bet non-VW ones won't be cheap and I'd imagine that they'll use metric fittings, just to be very annoying.
Try Pirtek (nationwide hose specialist).
Serve you right for having power-steering

Posted: 06 Mar 2006, 19:11
by simoncummins
Posted: 06 Mar 2006, 19:16
by excalibur
Pirtek or Dunlop Hiflex will beat those prices easily (and the return hose will have swaged fittings)
Even better if you can catch a guy popping into the supermarket in his van at the end of the day and offer cash for a hose as a foriegner.
I used to work for these people and the commision structure is a joke.......most of the guys suplement their wages with the "back of the van cash sales"
Posted: 06 Mar 2006, 20:44
by simoncummins
Thats good to know as my pipes are a bit rusty and was hopeing i did not have to get them from Canada.