Engine Compartment Blower Hose, L&R Where to Buy Options

[NARP74]

I borrowed this pic from @skota23 in another topic. Does anyone know where to buy the hoses like this? I have seen and tried others but they have issues and I wanted to try these.

[NARP74]

I feel like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "I want that one and I want it now"! I am not in a hurry, but my mind latched onto those hoses as the absolute perfect combination of form and function and anything else looks inferior. It might prove to be a fools errand but I will keep looking and I appreciate the commentary and involvement. Keep it coming...

So are the hoses in the pic the original hoses? NLA it seems

The bughaus hose at least has the proper ID, 55mm, I will look at those some more.

I also found these but need more info on them.
https://www.cbperformance.com/product-p/1982.htm

@Jett I'll send you a note. Thank you

Part numbers I have found so far, but these are from a PET that shows the dual outlet fan motor, not the split adapter;
L PCG 261 233 420mm which I assume is length
R 461 261 235 A 960mm

[wonkipop]

I feel like Veruca Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "I want that one and I want it now"! I am not in a hurry, but my mind latched onto those hoses as the absolute perfect combination of form and function and anything else looks inferior. It might prove to be a fools errand but I will keep looking and I appreciate the commentary and involvement. Keep it coming...

So are the hoses in the pic the original hoses? NLA it seems

The bughaus hose at least has the proper ID, 55mm, I will look at those some more.

I also found these but need more info on them.
https://www.cbperformance.com/product-p/1982.htm

@Jett I'll send you a note. Thank you

Part numbers I have found so far, but these are from a PET that shows the dual outlet fan motor, not the split adapter;
L PCG 261 233 420mm which I assume is length
R 461 261 235 A 960mm

can understand completely.

i went into this 5 years ago in what became a slightly obsessive quest to replace my original 74 single outlet hose. i wasn't going to give up. thinking-----its a VW part right, so i should be able to track one down somewhere? no luck - even armed with the right part #s and searching VW vintage parts suppliers etc.

however i did have to trawl my way through the PET and associated VW parts catalogues like you are now. i was initially puzzled by that listing of the 920L hose as right side for early cars. 914/4 means early cars in PET. later are listed as 914/1.7 or 914/1.8.

i drew a couple of conclusions.

1. the PET is misleading/incorrect. not the first time either. i have found numerous errors and blanks in the PET when it comes to the 74 1.8s.

those hose numbers and descriptions are definitely incorrect for the early twin outlet fan cars. the R hose is 520mm long. the L hand hose is 420 Long. the hoses originally came from the VW parts bin and are for the 411/412 sedan blower hose setup.

however that 960mm long hose is the one you are looking for to do the right hand side twin hose set up for the later single hose fan despite it being mistakenly identified for early twin outlet fan cars. either that or VW were cutting them down in length to install in 914s. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

2. they couldn't even be bothered drawing the single hose fan set up to update the PET.
it applies to the 73 models on. all the bits are just lumped as a group at the end of the parts list details. no key numbers back to the diagram because no diagram.
they list two different hoses there with basically the same part number. that means the design/construction of the part was superseded. somehow they altered the way they made the hose. but there was only ever one hose and a single outlet fan from 73 on.
anything with two hoses from 73 on is an owner mod or a dealer mod post factory.
with parts coming from VW parts bin.





and here is the VW parts bin.
from 411/412 parts catalogue.
i found this stuff years ago and its proved to be a handy resource at times as an alternative route to track down bits for the 914.
VW germany host the site, its part of the business empire.
generally however VW germany are useless in terms of classic parts supply.

https://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.com/ca.../html5.html#/14






you can see there were 4 different hose lengths used by VW.
and only 4.
the 960 L hose listed in 914 PET agrees with the 960 L hose listed for the 411/412 variant - same part number. for the variant they used a short 300 and a long 960.

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the 914 PET is misleading as it mistakenly puts that 960L hose in there for the early cars when it should list it as a 520.
however despite the mistake, the 960L hose is the one the mod was done with for later post 73 cars. its easy to check. just put a tape measure in the engine bay.


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all the different hoses in the cars that Porsche were using as their parts bin.




and the dimensions given for hose diameters are amusing.
the twin outlet fans appear to have used a 55mm diam on LHS and a 60mm diam on RHS.
the single outlet fans used a 55mm diam hose both sides (or if you read the VW catalogue the dim is 55.5mm diam. germans! going to a decimal point!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

anyway. good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
if you find out where to get these hoses let me know.
i will want to get hold of one.
i am happy enough with my make do effort at the moment, but i'd be happier with the real thing. it still grates on me what the guys did 30 years ago cutting it into two pieces and taping an extension hose in between. sometimes mechanics just do the stoopidist things.