Paul Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Years back I replaced my vac hoses with blue silicone ones, want to go back to stock. Now, luckily everything I took off the car I kept, got a bag full of hoses and spring clips. Looked today and they seem in reasonable condition despite being 28 yrs old. If it's wise to replace with new then fine, do Toyota still supply these (doubt it). Are there other options, the straight lengths of silicone aren't formed like the OEM ones so this is my concern. Also looking to put 'crimp' clamps or something decent rather than the spring clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silber Supra 97 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Most Japanese Vacuum Hose is made by the same company as what Honda used. You can buy various sized vacuum hose in bulk from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Stock hoses are rubber, Gates sell hose by the meter, quality stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Swampy442 said: Stock hoses are rubber, Gates sell hose by the meter, quality stuff Some appear to be pre-formed though, my concern is them not crimping closed with bends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 This video may come in useful for forming custom rubber tubing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFDlGPLcK0o&ab_channel=TheGarageHub 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 (edited) Some Toyota dealers can be funny supplying parts for old cars, listening to stories on here. My dealers are excellent, could always try your nearest dealer and see whats available Edited April 16, 2023 by Swampy442 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Spoke with local Toyota dealer, he will try to supply OEM hoses, the best option imo. If not available then looking at hot forming hoses with a heat gun as per video... my question is will the buggers want to revert to straight/kinks with engine heat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Amayama and US Toyota sites are showing them as discontinued so I'd be shocked if your dealer tracks any down. You can still get the induction hoses but the vac lines look like they are all gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 43 minutes ago, rider said: Amayama and US Toyota sites are showing them as discontinued so I'd be shocked if your dealer tracks any down. You can still get the induction hoses but the vac lines look like they are all gone. Out with the heat gun then.... pmsl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai 20V Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 The 4mm hose is sold by Toyota as a lengths which you can cut with a blade/knife/scissors. See the image attached. The preformed ones I ordered from Toyota as well and replaced one by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 17, 2023 Author Share Posted April 17, 2023 Yeah, I the 4mm are fairly easy, it's the thicker formed ones that worry me. I'll give mr T a go for these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 Tempted to give Gates hoses a pop and hot form them, lots cheaper than Toyota and readily available, not rocket science and visually if they stay formed then job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuneR Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I went with Gates for the majority, only one i haven't replaced was the one behind the block. The thread i used was this one: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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