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rich53x Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:03 pm

Does anyone know the correct hose diameter for the piece that fits on the front end of the heater channel? - Wolfsburg West sent me 1-1/4 inch, but it's too small.

rich53x Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:14 pm

Anybody?

rich53x Wed Jul 13, 2005 5:33 pm

Please!!!!!!!

savage Wed Jul 13, 2005 6:00 pm

I have the same problem. I ordered off their sketch but it's the wrong size. The tube on the channel is 1 7/8 OD.

PJMS Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:42 am

What year car do you have?

rich53x Thu Jul 14, 2005 4:23 am

A 1974 Standard Bug.

PJMS Thu Jul 14, 2005 5:58 am

The specific size is not mentioned in the various manuals, however it is somewhere around 50mm or 2inches. Do you still have the plastic connecting piece at the top of the hose, which splits it into three? The base of this connecting piece is the same size at the attachment at the bottom of the A-pillar.

rich53x Thu Jul 14, 2005 2:30 pm

Thanks, it didn't even occur to me to measure the other end at the Y-Connector.

rich53x Thu Jul 14, 2005 3:23 pm

I just went out and checked out the Y-Connector, and you're right. It's about 50cm, or 2 inches.

Thanks!

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DrDarby Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:38 am

I use regular 2" fresh air hose and a bead of silicone sealentaround the inside. The 2" hose is a loose fit but the silicone (when dry) will hold it in place just fine.



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