Silicone Radiator Hose Kit?
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Silicone Radiator Hose Kit?
Any one know where I can get red silicone radiator hoses for a 2000 XKR? Paragon has them but they want 450 British Pounds or about $720 - WAY too much. http://www.paragondesignuk.com/engine.htm I've tried every search I could think of but I came up with no other options. I have a red coupe and I think the red hoses would look cool...
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Welcome to the Forum! I know you'll find the info here valuable.
I hope you find the hoses you're looking for at a good price.
Maybe if you can work with this company
http://www.viperperformance.co.uk/ta...php?xscId=9759
they can make a set for you at a good price so you can help them to enter the Jaguar market.
Good Luck and let the forum members know about your quest.
I hope you find the hoses you're looking for at a good price.
Maybe if you can work with this company
http://www.viperperformance.co.uk/ta...php?xscId=9759
they can make a set for you at a good price so you can help them to enter the Jaguar market.
Good Luck and let the forum members know about your quest.
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Any one know where I can get red silicone radiator hoses for a 2000 XKR? Paragon has them but they want 450 British Pounds or about $720 - WAY too much. http://www.paragondesignuk.com/engine.htm I've tried every search I could think of but I came up with no other options. I have a red coupe and I think the red hoses would look cool...
I dont think that is too much, there are a lot of hoses in an XKR set and it includes the T pieces you will need with Mikalor clamps. The T pieces are non standard and have to be made, it all adds up.
I must admit I don't know anyone else who does them as the demand is so low and the cost of getting the tooling made is high. But you ought to try and compare the cost to other performance cars even things like Skylines you will pay more than the XKR set for a lot less hoses.
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Y2K XKR (02-13-2011)
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But they are not shapped or made to order are they, and to be fair it is not $720 for a radiator hose, it is $720 for every single hose there is on an XKR engine thats a minimum of 15 and if you want to go mad I will supply all the small ones for the header tank for free
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XKRacer, I've seen your posts dozens of times and although it's in your signature block, I didn't realize until now that you were associated with Paragon Designs sorry about that. I get the fact that the production numbers would be low for such a limited production vehicle but you have to admit the price is off-putting for the regular Joe. My water pump went south last week so I'm doing a T-stat, pump, flush and refill - I'd love to add some nice red silicone hoses but I just can't afford em right now.
Ken
Ken
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I get the fact that the production numbers would be low for such a limited production vehicle but you have to admit the price is off-putting for the regular Joe. My water pump went south last week so I'm doing a T-stat, pump, flush and refill - I'd love to add some nice red silicone hoses but I just can't afford em right now.
But as you can he was a missing a few 'awkward' shaped hoses, which I supplied for him, I have no problem with just supplying certain hoses that are needed.
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Tony, I just noticed he modified the intake tube with silicone hoses. The acordeon area of my intake tube is cracked and it is causing an intake leak. I have remedied this with silicone, electrical tape and duct tape until I could buy a new one.
How hard would it be for me to just remove the accordeon area of the intake tube and replace it with something like what he did? Is it advisable? From what I'm seeing he used a silicone hose and clamps. What other materials can I use that would provide the same needed flexibility?
How hard would it be for me to just remove the accordeon area of the intake tube and replace it with something like what he did? Is it advisable? From what I'm seeing he used a silicone hose and clamps. What other materials can I use that would provide the same needed flexibility?
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Tony, I just noticed he modified the intake tube with silicone hoses. The acordeon area of my intake tube is cracked and it is causing an intake leak. I have remedied this with silicone, electrical tape and duct tape until I could buy a new one.
How hard would it be for me to just remove the accordeon area of the intake tube and replace it with something like what he did? Is it advisable? From what I'm seeing he used a silicone hose and clamps. What other materials can I use that would provide the same needed flexibility?
How hard would it be for me to just remove the accordeon area of the intake tube and replace it with something like what he did? Is it advisable? From what I'm seeing he used a silicone hose and clamps. What other materials can I use that would provide the same needed flexibility?
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giandanielxk8 (05-12-2014)
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Can you post a pic of the engine bay particularly showing the radiator....... Yours being a X358 could make things a little different, are there all those plastic covers in the way??
The XJs may look similarish from the outside from the X308 but under the skin they are totally different animal and looking at mine (X308) I reckon using the XK set would just about work.
No worries about fitting, I will not deny I have not had much experience with X350/8 but happy to have a go
The XJs may look similarish from the outside from the X308 but under the skin they are totally different animal and looking at mine (X308) I reckon using the XK set would just about work.
No worries about fitting, I will not deny I have not had much experience with X350/8 but happy to have a go