Ebay hoses!

they look ok but you can't tell until you see them in the flesh .

3ply & £58!!! I'm going to email asking full kit content.

Free delivery it says, and worldwide postage, does that automatically mean they will ship worldwide free??

If all is good, I will be buying..

Will be shipped from China for International orders, potentially long lead time.

Just trying to see why they are so cheap. 3 ply good then?

3-4ply silicone is as strong (in theory) as is made for hoses, on paper its a good deal.

Think I may purchase when I have funds. 58 quid is very cheap. I would have wasted more money in the past

Why on earth would they hold stock of these items in the US when there are no cars on the continent

Always amazed at how quickly people forget "buy cheap, buy twice".

There's a reason they're cheap, shipped from China and carry a one year warranty.

There's also a reason why Viper hoses (for example) are not cheap, carry a lifetime warranty and have a proven track record.

I think there was a problem with a group buy on overseas silicone hoses a while back, i think they were going hard and splitting from memory.

Indeed I'm glad I went with viper
Chod failure is something we can do without!

3-ply doesn't make any difference if the quality of silicone and fabric mesh being used is substandard.

Good advice guys, that's me out,

Indeed same here. Thought it too good to be true

Like Nismo said

You can't tell if they are good or bad until you see them in the flesh.

They might be very good, the feedback from the other hoses he has sold is good!
I would imagine they would not be any worse and probably better than the current condition of the well used 13 year old ones I have in my car now.

So I say go for it Fatash. Have a punt

If they were boost hoses I would say give it a punt as if the hose fails it's unlikely to damage anything, however these are coolant hoses, what happen if a hose fails and you don't realise? Not only high risk failure but could also leave you stranded.

IMO ebay is NOT a place for 'new' car parts, great for finding S/H bargains though!

Fatash,

I have had these fitted for the past 3 years and 15000+ miles.

The quality appears to be at least as good as the other one off silicone hoses hoses I've bought for boost pipework from ASH etc on eBay. Only (more) time will tell if they're not as good. They certainly don't look or feel like Sh!t.

Also they only took about 10 days to come as I remember.

Cautious endorsement.

I must admit I am very tempted to buy a set I am going to buy a chod anyway now someone has tried them and they have lasted 3 years its very tempting

Is this a complete kit for the engine? I counted and got it to 8 parts.
I wonder because Midlands car servicing has a kit with 12 hoses.

I don't think it covers all the pipes. However I've seen a few of these kits and don't see any turbo specific pipes. It got me wondering why; is it a NA kit?

The CHOD pipe is 20vt, that's the way to tell if it's turbo specific.

As others have said, buying kits like this can only be judges after they've been inspected by hand.

I have fitted 5/6 different makes of hoses over the years and personally I think the only set to trust are the Viper performance as everything else I've fitted is either poor silicone/manufacture quality with feather edges to the wrap.

My opinion anyway

How different is the CHOD between the two models, Joe?

They route differently so they're not the same shape.
N/A are straight, 20vt have that kick in the pipe to get you around the breather canister.

i ordered a set as it was a cheap way of fitting disposable hoses. Theres every chance i will need to cut some of them about for the conversion and i'd rather not do that with 200 quid hoses.

I'll take some decent pictures when they arrive... happy for anyone to take a look at them as well

Well I ordered a set 8 days ago and they have arrived.I am no silicone hose expert but after a inspection of all pipes I must admit I cant fault the finish is faultless.I have not fitted them yet so cant comment how good a fit they are.Only time will tell if good quality or not but surely they must be better than 16 year old rubber pipes

Having been stung with inferior Chinese garbage for zx12r parts last year, I would NOT order anything from that country again, ever!!

I'm in need Of a hose kit, I've looked on eBay etc but to be honest I'd rather know what you guys recommend, looked on viper performance and there a little bit out of my budget. So what's the next best thing?

group buy hose kit

Yes...but price is really different..."Free delivery it says, and worldwide postage"
on groupbuy price is good but shipping cost to Italy are similar to price to hoses.. ;(