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My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:19 am
by davecl
Here are a few pics of "Midlife Crisis"

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there are loads more pics here... http://s7.beta.photobucket.com/user/Dav ... etec%20MK7

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:47 am
by kozza
what did you put on your hoses in the engine bay and is it available in other colours ?

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 5:26 pm
by davecl
kozza wrote:what did you put on your hoses in the engine bay and is it available in other colours ?
Plastic split conduit.. Got it off ebay.. There are loads of sellers doing it in various colours
I'll get you a link when I'm on my laptop can't do it on my phone

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 6:36 am
by davecl

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:57 pm
by kozza
thanks do you have to replace the hoses for do they just slip over the originals ??

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:20 pm
by davecl
They just wrap round the originals mate

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 4:47 pm
by rbj*rbj
nice simple but effective

great idea

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 11:01 pm
by Tony73
Without sounding like a killjoy here, l'd question the safety side of using that wrap around hosing in your engine. If you had an engine fire it would probably add to the problem, and god knows how an insurance company would act if they found out after a fire. Bet they'd give it every effort to say it contributed to the fire/etc and your insurance was voided.

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 5:05 am
by DGZS
Tony73 wrote:Without sounding like a killjoy here, l'd question the safety side of using that wrap around hosing in your engine. If you had an engine fire it would probably add to the problem, and god knows how an insurance company would act if they found out after a fire. Bet they'd give it every effort to say it contributed to the fire/etc and your insurance was voided.
I had split conduit over the hoses on my focus for a good 2-3 years with no problems. Can understand what your saying about insurance maybe trying to get out of paying if there was an engine fire but to be honest I don't think there'd be much left of a thin bit of plastic if the worst did happen & you had an engine fire.

Re: My MK7 - "Midlife Crisis"

Posted: Sat May 25, 2013 5:48 am
by davecl
DGZS wrote:
Tony73 wrote:Without sounding like a killjoy here, l'd question the safety side of using that wrap around hosing in your engine. If you had an engine fire it would probably add to the problem, and god knows how an insurance company would act if they found out after a fire. Bet they'd give it every effort to say it contributed to the fire/etc and your insurance was voided.
DGZS wrote:I had split conduit over the hoses on my focus for a good 2-3 years with no problems. Can understand what your saying about insurance maybe trying to get out of paying if there was an engine fire but to be honest I don't think there'd be much left of a thin bit of plastic if the worst did happen & you had an engine fire.
I agree with DGZS here, I had conduit on my focus for a couple of years with no probs and it's been on the fez for many months. I know what you mean about insurance but I have declared it anyway so if there was a problem it should be covered.