P80 heater hoses...budget solution proposal, PnP request

Post by **abscate** » 24 Jul 2015, 05:22

I recently did my P80 hoses and felt the pain of the 140 usd for the two Volvo heater hoses. My T5 is headed to college so I replaced every piece of rubber in the car.

When I pulled the 17 year old hoses, the quality of the rubber of the OEM part impressed me. These hoses were still elastic, solid, no deformation from clamping and honestly did not need replacement.

Putting 140 bucks into an old car for good hoses irks me. I would like to gather up some PnP hoses and give people the option of either carrying spares or, use the copper fittings and new Gates hose, fabricate new hoses at 20 bucks or less.

If anyone has bad hoses, send them to me and I will Dremel off the copper fittings to recover the OEM attachments for the budget fix. Use PM for my address please.

On edit - changed price to reflect reality. 140 bucks for set of Volvo hoses, about 40 for off-brand...

Post by **songzunhuang** » 25 Jul 2015, 11:07

I bought some blue silicon hose at a local hose shop for about $4 foot and then did what you mentioned, reused the original ends. Looks great, works great and costs a fraction of OEM. Search forum for pictures.

Post by **abscate** » 31 Jan 2021, 01:42

Junkyard pickers, still interested in gathering these hoses up, especially those in the NE, where I can pick them up in rounds and save shipping

Post by **foggydogg** » 31 Jan 2021, 18:00

abscate wrote: ↑31 Jan 2021, 01:42 Junkyard pickers, still interested in gathering these hoses up, especially those in the NE, where I can pick them up in rounds and save shipping

Once the snow melts a bit and I can get close to the '98 parts car, I'll put them on the harvest list. And for Pete's sake, will you get some sleep Steve ?

Post by **wizechatmgr** » 02 Feb 2021, 06:17

foggydogg wrote: ↑31 Jan 2021, 18:00
abscate wrote: ↑31 Jan 2021, 01:42 Junkyard pickers, still interested in gathering these hoses up, especially those in the NE, where I can pick them up in rounds and save shipping
Once the snow melts a bit and I can get close to the '98 parts car, I'll put them on the harvest list. And for Pete's sake, will you get some sleep Steve ?

Sleep is for the dead... =)

Post by **foggydogg** » 07 Feb 2021, 18:07

wizechatmgr wrote: ↑02 Feb 2021, 06:17
foggydogg wrote: ↑31 Jan 2021, 18:00
abscate wrote: ↑31 Jan 2021, 01:42 Junkyard pickers, still interested in gathering these hoses up, especially those in the NE, where I can pick them up in rounds and save shipping
Once the snow melts a bit and I can get close to the '98 parts car, I'll put them on the harvest list. And for Pete's sake, will you get some sleep Steve ?
Sleep is for the dead... =)

I was just poking a bit of fun at Steve for surfing the Volvo parts catalog at 4 AM.

Post by **abscate** » 07 Feb 2021, 19:23

I'm used to some odd hours having to talk to people overseas but that was just poor sleep habits.

Post by **wizechatmgr** » 07 Feb 2021, 21:49

Well, I work overnights, so unfortunately, sleep is far more rare than a 3rd row seat...