Called my local (well local to work) Fiat garage to order this part as AA do not have stock and wanted a brand new one. Was told to expect an 8 week delay as the part is hard to come-by

Phoned at 5pm on Monday to order and pay, and was advised that I would get a call on Wednesday regarding stock etc.

Wednesday morning and get a call at 9am to say my hose is ready for collection

What service!

So my advice is not to dismiss Fiat out of hand, like any large company with a dealer network there will be good and bad. In the case of Thames Fiat in Slough their parts desk have repeatedly been very quick and excellent with communication.

Mill Lane in Aldershot are also pretty good for parts, they're quite happy to take part numbers you've looked up yourself, but seem quite good on ePer themselves, I've even got them to leave parts in the showroom (separate building down the road) for when the parts place is closed (free FIAT carrier bag included )

By all accounts Mill Lane have a good reputation for Servicing and repairs too, and they offer a club discount :0

IIRC the service manager used to own a coupe

Fiat parts desk up here are always good. They managed to get me the other coolant hose of death (the one that feeds the turbo from the water rail) the next morning despite the same warning.

Just dont try and get airbox bolts from them. After 2 attempts I gave up

You need to speak to Keith there Craig...

Ahh, that coolant hose of death that left me stranded on the M25 by the Dartford tunnel ! About £8 worth from the Fiat garage!

Dave

I have always found Desira in Bury St Edmunds to be good for parts, they even give a discount if you flash the club membership card

Priory in cambridge were not too good, and I have not had much better service from EMG, so far

No need to worry now, that was just after I got the coop and now I don't have an airbox

Anybody know the part number for the coolant hose? Eper doesn't seem to work these days..

Part number for the hose is 46424005. I think i`ll try asking my local dealers again too .

Baz

Another vote for Fiat in Aberdeen, they managed to get the same pipe as MattB in a couple of days.

Thanks for that Baz