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Pawl Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: West Midlands Posts: 689 |
On my 2006 car the rubber hoses are part of an assembly including steel pipes too. I think I remember when I bought a pair a few years ago that the metal pipe sections were "mirror images" of each other - ie handed.
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24th Aug 2022 12:05pm |
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Buckie1967 Member Since: 26 Jul 2022 Location: County Durham Posts: 41 |
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24th Aug 2022 12:13pm |
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Buckie1967 Member Since: 26 Jul 2022 Location: County Durham Posts: 41 |
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24th Aug 2022 12:18pm |
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kevinp Member Since: 28 Sep 2019 Location: Telford Posts: 1206 |
I just replaced mine with genuine ones and thought they were the same but there is definitely a subtle difference in them somewhere but I can't remember which bit!! So yes they are different. |
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24th Aug 2022 1:16pm |
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Buckie1967 Member Since: 26 Jul 2022 Location: County Durham Posts: 41 |
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24th Aug 2022 1:40pm |
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dingg1 Member Since: 29 Jun 2013 Location: PORTUGAL Posts: 1340 |
Match them up with the one you take off |
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24th Aug 2022 2:00pm |
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Buckie1967 Member Since: 26 Jul 2022 Location: County Durham Posts: 41 |
Yes that is an option and if I was doing the job myself I would do that (providing the existing pipes come out in one piece).
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24th Aug 2022 2:45pm |
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garyRR Member Since: 13 Mar 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1465 |
Tag some masking tape around each with permanent marker saying LEFT and RIGHT.
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26th Aug 2022 4:50am |
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cass Member Since: 12 Oct 2011 Location: northumberland Posts: 732 |
But is that left & right as viewed from the front or rear?
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26th Aug 2022 8:16am |
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Buckie1967 Member Since: 26 Jul 2022 Location: County Durham Posts: 41 |
Well they may seem to fit initially but once in use there maybe snags. I have read a couple of members emphasizing you really need to fit genuine hoses as some aftermarket ones are poor fits and can rub and wear quickly. i suppose you would not pick this problem up straight after fitting them.
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26th Aug 2022 10:21am |
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p38arover Member Since: 16 Dec 2015 Location: Western Sydney Posts: 1526 |
Left and right is always as viewed from the driver’s seat. Ron B. VK2OTC 2003 L322 V8 Auto 2007 Yamaha XJR1300 Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA |
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26th Aug 2022 10:58pm |
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