thoughts on rein hoses?

[Ricky Bobby]

The high pressure hoses are the expensive ones, the low pressure reservoir hoses are the cheaper ones.

If anything maybe Rein on the low pressure hoses but I wouldn't go aftermarket on the HP ones.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

The high pressure hoses are the expensive ones, the low pressure reservoir hoses are the cheaper ones.

If anything maybe Rein on the low pressure hoses but I wouldn't go aftermarket on the HP ones.

[cn90]

If you are short of budget, this is my recommendation:

1. The high-pressure hose: buy it from BMW.

2. The low-pressure hoses: they can be rebuilt using generic trans cooler hoses (local auto parts store, about $1/foot) + Oetiker clamps (ebay sells packages of 10 for cheap). This will be as good as new.

The principle of rebuilding hoses is very simple:
- Cut the factory crimp, preserving the barb fitting using dremel tool (or angle grinder).
- Fit the new hose.
- Apply Oetiker clamps x2 (2 is overkill but I feel better with 2).

I rebuild my 1998 Volvo S70 trans cooler hoses below (you need an account at Volvo forum to see the photos):
http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...ic.php?t=55794


However, I will post some Volvo photos, so you can see what the rebuild process look like: