mk3 uni fmic help needed ?

[sheperd]

hey, i have recently bought the uni intercooler kit from ebay for my mk3 cupra. Got it fitted yesterday was rather a chew on cuttin bumper an few other bits for it to fit, took it for spin last night an one of the pipes blew off underneath car, so the problem i have is where the alloy tubin joins underneath (inlet part for intercooler i think) the peice of tube supplied is not the same size as the standard silicone whats already on the car when tightend its jus blowin off coz its nt exact size , anyone else experienced this themselfs if so what is the soloution for fixing this do i need to get another silicone peice or other parts ? Any info much appreciated thanks

 

[cupraR59]

your problem is that the alloy pipe is not bead rolled ebay kit ????

 

[Proffitt]

What is the size for the silicone hoses? It should be 57mm iirc

Plus, i dont think that the aluminum pipe ork that comes with the kit isnt bubbled up at the end making it a better / tighter fit.

Moral of the story....You get what you pay for.

 

[Forbez]

Solutions:
Either get someone to weld beading on the pipe, or double up the jubilee clips. If that doesn't work you could look for a better type of jubilee.

These are your best options.

 

[sheperd]

yea its an ebay kit, the silicone hosing is 57mm, an the alloy tubing doesnt have the beadin on, will try putin 2 clips on untill i get better tubing an some t clamp style clips. Thanks guys

 

[M87NER]

or get some mikalor (or however you spell it) clamps. i had get some for me turbo to charge pipe connection as that kept popping off on me.

 

[T1200Y]

had this problem when fitted mine , needed a bit of the side of the front bumper cut out for the silicone pipes, went for 3-4 test runs because they kept poping off, went B&Q got some decent jubilee clips and even doubled up on some , now all okay