Best place to buy Coolant Hoses

Can anyone recommend where to buy a set of rubber hoses for the coolant system? While I have the system drained dow, I am replacing water pump and thermostat and might as well replace all the hoses. How many are there?
It's an 83 Tintop GTi

smudge18 said

Can anyone recommend where to buy a set of rubber hoses for the coolant system? While I have the system drained dow, I am replacing water pump and thermostat and might as well replace all the hoses. How many are there?
It's an 83 Tintop GTi

Hi
You can buy a standard set from vw heritage, there not sold as a set though, I dont know of anywhere else that sells all the hoses. Think its seven.  I am going back a couple of years though
cheers
baz

Thanks for that. I take it you did that today? 8 in total? Great.
Do I need this one too? http://www.gsfcarparts.com/179VG0710

Got my silicone ones from CQ. Full set last year. 

Samco hoses do a full set of silicon ones in any colour for  £125ish iirc.

smudge18 said

Thanks for that. I take it you did that today? 8 in total? Great.
Do I need this one too? http://www.gsfcarparts.com/179VG0710

yip
you also need that pipe, not sure why thats not there, its my shopping cart from 2-3years ago.  Ignore the silicon rubbish & buy standard lol

I thought the standard black silicone stuff was pretty good. 

Why rubbish?? 

Dano said

I thought the standard black silicone stuff was pretty good. 

Why rubbish?? 

Maybe they are good, but under any bonnet of a mk1 gti the original look is best especially if its a daily.  I removed my orignal 30 year old coolant pipes probably about 3 years ago not because they had failed so they do last.  Personally i use my mk1 gti most days & due to the design of the air flow there would be no point in fitting fancy coolant pipes as the road grime just hits everything head on inside the bay.
cheers
baz

Ah right. I got the black ones to look OE - no garishness under my bonnet!!

bazmk1 said

I noticed 1 of the pipes we need 2? is that correct?

Hi
see the pipe at £19.17, dont think you need that, no idea why its that price.  Also yes your right the you only need 1off the £1.83 pipe

Thanks for that, can't find a reference for this on VW heritage though: http://www.gsfcarparts.com/179VG0710

i definitely wouldn't buy from samco, at least not through venom motorsport. although it's debatable who's fault waiting nearly 3 and a half months for 12 black hoses is. just to let you know!

I brought a samco hose from this company.
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/SAMCO-HOSE-&-KITS/c16/index.html
I was only one hose as thats all I needed and it was here the next day! I would recommend the company.

I got mine from Benom and they were faultless !!

I'm wondering if these guys got enough interest whither they would start making them for the Mk1 http://www.classicsiliconehoses.com/
And you can specify a matt finish !

Saw them on Car SOS yesterday, brilliant little company, i'm sure they would be interested in doing some for the mk1. By the looks of their price list it would be a pretty competitive set too.

I watched the Lotus episode last night and thought exactly the same!!

I wonder if they would do them at a more competitive rate than main stream suppliers???