Correct Washer Bottle Hose

Discussion in 'Chassis restoration' started by Sting2, Mar 31, 2019.

  1. Sting2

    Sting2 Well-Known Member

    Does anyone reproduce the correct yellow striped washer bottle hose ?

    thanks, Brad
     
  2. LARRY70GS

    LARRY70GS a.k.a. "THE WIZARD" Staff Member

  3. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    I purchased the correct hose from a board member many years ago. I looped the excess hose behind the master cylinder. A few year later and every year thereafter, I was cutting about 1 1/2 inches or more off each end of the hose as it rotted & split.
     
  4. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    I have noticed on original cars 1970 had a thin yellow stripe and 71-72 had a fatter yellow stripe. I think the fat yellow stripe was only one reproduced. I don’t think the one Larry posted even has a stripe at all or they would have mentioned it?
     
  5. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    It kind of sucks when I have 40-50 year old hoses that are better than anything new?
     
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  6. gstewart

    gstewart Well-Known Member

    71-72 had a wider yellow stripe.
     
  7. copperheadgs1

    copperheadgs1 copperheadgs1

    :D:D
    :D:DThat’s what I said above.:D
     
  8. dreeesh

    dreeesh Well-Known Member

    i believe 70 was 1/8 inch,....71-72 was double the width...i have an original 71 laying around somewhere...
     
  9. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    The repros suck
     
  10. Matt Knutson

    Matt Knutson Well-Known Member

    I have / had one with an orange stripe. Definitely from a Buick Skylark. I'll post a picture if I locate it.
     
  11. Duane

    Duane Member

    Matt,
    I have seen those before. Not sure if they were actually striped in orange paint or if the yellow paint went bad.

    Ps,
    Back in the day I used to get mine off 69-70 Cadillacs. They were longer then the ones for the A-bodies, so I would cut them down to the correct length.
    Duane
     
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