Replacement OEM metal water pipe available

On another forum it was mentioned that a VAG AGG engine has a metal water pipe very similar to ones on earlier engines

In case people weren't aware I thought I`d mention it as the original are NLA

GSF part number 179VG0060

great info. pretty sure I need one of these

It was on the Scirocco register, the pipe is slightly different to the original.
Info in the thread.

http://sciroccoregister.co.uk/carforum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=18252&start=15

 

your original pipe is also a mk3 golf one by the way, the givaway is the shape at the oil filter end plus the extra bracket on the back (it holds the other water hose to the heater matrix)

the original mk1 pipes are pretty different especially at the front end as they hook under the oil filter not over it as per the mk3 golf pipe

edit: pretty sure your original pipe is an abf one, the retaining bracket to the side of the head is further back than the 8v ones

edit2: aha, looked in the link. his problem was that the ABF pipe is NLA, and the 8v ones are indeed pretty much the same. He would have been better off with a 2E code pipe as it doesnt have the extra take off on the back like the AGG one has (its for the throttle body coolant connection)