There's a very big thread on this subject in the CRD forum, due to efforts made by US (many thanks to Sir Sam) and EURO Lost members SAMCO is going to make silicone turbo to - intercooler to - intake collector hoses since the OEM ones on the 2,5 CRD leak oil like crazy and on the 2,8 CRD explode.
This is what they look like:
They are specially lined to withstand the drops of oil the turbo coughs up every now and then.
Hoses are in a development stadium, the prototypes have been send to various members to try them out and final modifications are being made as we speak.
Now my fellow founders of EURO LOST Kelticknight and Jimmyjeep have found out that:
A) the hoses will fit the older 2,5 as well as the 2,8
B) SAMCO's main factory is located in the UK!!
Jimmy has been a real terrier on these hoses and talks to SAMCO on a regular basis. Many thanks!
Why all this while we can also read this in the main CRD section: Retail price for the US has been set at somewhere around $300. We probably can do better than that.
There will be a group buy for sure. But for us shipping will be pretty high since hoses will have to fly from the UK to the US and then back again to us!
So, what we want to do is set up a group buy of ourselves, directly from a UK source. That will save us a lot of €.
For now mass production hasn't started yet but as soon as SAMCO gives us the word the group buy is on.
To be continued ( soon I hope..)
