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I am rebuilding my car and i am at the point now where the engie is getting done . I am trying to make my mind up about what brand of silicone hoses to get . Is there any difference between samco and sfs apart from the price. Also are there any other companys out ther that do them but wont ask for me to get a mortage to purchace a full kit. any help on this would be great.
I've had a few different types over the years Matt, and they have all been fine. Can't say I've noticed any different qualities between them all.
Go for whatever fits the pocket mate.
while on the subject of hoses..
would it work out cheaper to buy genuine renault replacements over silicone jobbies.?
I believe not. Don't quote me on that though :)Quote:
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Shameless plug time :D
I have a full set of ancillaries in Blue & the heater hoses in red, all for the price of £200
Most are SFS i think a couple are Samco
Steve
I fitted a full set of SFS a couple of years back and would definately recommend :).
I prefer SFS to samco
i use sfs but have always thought they were a little below par fitting wise always wondered if the samco would have been any better
I have always used Samco's without any problem. Not sure what the price difference is as purchased before SFS were around i think?
i've always used samco. got a full set to go on the beast when the rebuild's done.
i bought a set of SFS hoses for my golf GTi about six months ago, i had a problem with them, sent them photo's they said they'd send me a new set after admitting they were faulty, but they never picked them back up, so i sold them on.....
SAMCO all the way for me! :)
I have a set of both sfs and samco boost hoses, have used both and to be honest you can't really tell them apart except for the logos.
cheers for the help lads . Now its just the mission of deciding the colour:confused:
SFS or Samco are all about the same to me... Old Samco's discoloured a lot, but they don't have that problem anymore.
As for colour, why not do purple, as you've got a purple car... ;)
was thinking more blue or orange as it has a slight tint of bronze in the finish when its in the sun . saying that when is it ever sunny in this country
Blue's quite a common colour for the hoses.... (colour wouldn't matter to me, on my car) but looking at the paint job on your one, i'm guessing you'd want something a bit special :pQuote:
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Mate Black Samcos are the way forward.
i was thinking about orange . for some reason im strangly attracted to them :crap:
im going orange, have already fitted the carb pipes, i wont be buying a car kit as my hoses will be routed by myself so ill be buying straights bends etc. im going with sfs. the reason being you cant buy direct from samco.Quote:
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yeah i have just spoken to k tec and they said they will charge 600 quid for a full kit for phase 2 in organe with about a 5 to 6 week wait .
try hosesolutions bud, they may be cheaper. im sure we get 20% off certain products!Quote:
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seems cheaper that they used to be (well from the tuners any way).... is that all the hoses? Remember you'll need 4mm and 6mm vacuum tubing as well.Quote:
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i asked them as i will be looking to buy a complete set do they do a discount as they only list smaller sets on their website. He said for the complete set its 600 quid all minus afew pence but i guess this is without vacuum tubing
yeah they look a tad cheaper. Have you got any pics of your new hoses raj would be nice to see them fitted before i make my mind upQuote:
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get a rebuild thread goin bud :smokin:black would look cool.
Think I might go for the new black and white Camo design from Samco :D
mate call sfs performance direct, based in luton.
01582 509 250
got a full set with vacum from them, cant remember exact price but think around £550