DRC pipe replacement question

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Re: DRC pipe replacement question

Post by Audi Pardner » Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:32 pm

Pistolpete2543 wrote:
Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:51 am
Think those part numbers you've ordered are for flexis.

Hmmm, I'm wondering if the tossers have ordered me the wrong pipes. They're the part nos on the quote they gave me after the car failed it's MoT - 3 advisories for corrosion on the DRC pipes and the other leaking, but the pipes they've supplied are flexis. Each pipe has a small sort of valve thing at 90 degrees to the pipe at each end.
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Re: DRC pipe replacement question

Post by Pistolpete2543 » Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:42 pm

Yeah the flexis have the connecting block for recharging the dampers. If you just need flexis then you don't need to drop the fuel tank at all. There was confusion when I ordered the hard pipes from them too, they originally quoted me for flexis.

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Re: DRC pipe replacement question

Post by Audi Pardner » Fri Oct 06, 2017 7:47 pm

Pistolpete2543 wrote:
Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:42 pm
Yeah the flexis have the connecting block for recharging the dampers. If you just need flexis then you don't need to drop the fuel tank at all. There was confusion when I ordered the hard pipes from them too, they originally quoted me for flexis.
Could be the metal pipes rather than the flexis that they failed it/gave advisories on, unless the corrosion they failed it on is around the connecting block. Will call them tomorrow.
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Re: DRC pipe replacement question

Post by Audi Pardner » Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:48 am

Just spoken to the stealer. It's the flexi pipes that need replacing or have advisories, not the metal ones. At least it's not a tank out job anyway :D

Thanks for the advice guys :beerchug:
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Re: DRC pipe replacement question

Post by rs user » Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:25 pm

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Re: DRC pipe replacement question

Post by rs user » Sat Oct 07, 2017 5:28 pm

i know folk have had them burst before but those flexis seem so tough...they are even a pita to cut lol

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