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Hi,
My air hub pipes have corroded through completely and it's looking pretty costly to replace them. I am wondering if anyone has successfully replaced the steel pipes with silicone hose at a fraction of the cost. I know most advise binning the air hubs for manual versions but I do not wish to do so.
My Jimny is a 2000 X reg with a M13a 1328cc DOHC engine.
For the sake of £10-15 I am going to give it a go. Just looking for a bit of advice or encouragement.
There is no reason why it wouldnt work, only drawback might be that they will be more likely to get caught on some thing and ripped off. You could use standard copper brake line to make up the straight sections, and silicone for the joints on to the suspension arms, might make them a little more sturdy, and shouldnt be too costly.
I thought about using copper brake piping but I am not sure what to do where the single pipes from the solenoids split into two off to each wheel. I was going to to use a nylon t-junction connector with the silicone hose.
Not sure about it collapsing, it is sold as vacuum hose. MigCooper has apparently done it. Found a shop on ebay selling 3mm for £1.55 a metre free p+p.
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