4th Gen UKDM air con hose by exhaust manifold

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:16 pm

Hi guys I need the flexible air con hose that runs from the ac pump, across the radiator on top of the fans, opposite the exhaust manifold, to a fixed metal hose near the battery.

It's got to be UKDM as I just tried to fit a JDM one and found they're different!

It doesn't matter what condition the ribbed metallic heatshield is in as I can swap it with the JDM pipe I've got.

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:43 pm

I removing my Aircon soon. If you don't get one before you can have that

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:06 pm

judderod wrote:Hi guys I need the flexible air con hose that runs from the ac pump, across the radiator on top of the fans, opposite the exhaust manifold, to a fixed metal hose near the battery.

It's got to be UKDM as I just tried to fit a JDM one and found they're different!

Are they?

Might have to take a look to compare my 2 cars later to satisfy my curiosity on this one!

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Mon Apr 08, 2013 1:35 pm

Thanks mart, haven't sourced one yet but will keep looking.

wurlycorner wrote:Are they?

I guess so because the one I bought off ebay about a year ago was from a 2.2 JDM Mk4, and it didn't fit. It's exactly the same except the bit that bolts onto the compressor pump. Kinda hard to explain but in mine, looking from the front of the car, there's a stud and nut that holds the end connector in place. The pipe I got had that connector rotated 180 degrees, so where the solid alloy pipe should bend off to the left towards the exhaust manifold, instead it fouled the alternator because if bent to the right. I tried to bend it a bit just so I could fit it and put some gas back in the system, but had just a couple more mm to go and the bloody thing snapped in half

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:01 pm

Pm'd bud.

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Tue Apr 09, 2013 11:06 pm

judderod · Post by **judderod** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:07 pm

Big thanks to @Thebusofwoe for sorting me out one of these. Top man!

Post by **Thebusofwoe** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 12:44 pm

No prob. Glad i could help out.