In the days of my Smart car (waaaay behind me 
) I read for the first time about fitting SS braided front flexi-pipes and then discovering *coloured* pipes
Well having chased through the search facility on here and reading about a chap whose 20 yr old Fiat sprang a leak as he drove his kids to school or somewhere, the pipe had been rubbing on a wheel arch.. Why don't manufacturers fit braided pipes to begin with (or those with the 'spring' coily protector) when they build the cars? To state it's a cost issue can't be right as they fleece you £40 for a set of mass-produced rubber mudflaps and carpets at the same price which if you were fitting out a lounge would remove about £4000 from your wallet based on the same £/sq.metre. They make money, no question. Since many cars are now sold on safety with airbags everywhere, ABS, ESP (still not std on a van despite the fa-moose video!!! ) wouldn't you think the anchors would be setup from the outset with the best available pipes or at least ones that would withstand the stuff which gets thrown up from the ground onto them on a daily basis?
Anyway - whatever they come with, how do drivers feel about fitting those mentioned above to their vans? It's said that an after-market (quality) flexi-pipe gives the driver a firmer feel underfoot and that set above is £69 for a set of four and in a choice of eighteen colours!
One last thing - is Luigi wearing after-market calipers on the front? Or did you just employ a steady hand and some red paint..
R-V-M
) I read for the first time about fitting SS braided front flexi-pipes and then discovering *coloured* pipes Well having chased through the search facility on here and reading about a chap whose 20 yr old Fiat sprang a leak as he drove his kids to school or somewhere, the pipe had been rubbing on a wheel arch.. Why don't manufacturers fit braided pipes to begin with (or those with the 'spring' coily protector) when they build the cars? To state it's a cost issue can't be right as they fleece you £40 for a set of mass-produced rubber mudflaps and carpets at the same price which if you were fitting out a lounge would remove about £4000 from your wallet based on the same £/sq.metre. They make money, no question. Since many cars are now sold on safety with airbags everywhere, ABS, ESP (still not std on a van despite the fa-moose video!!!
) wouldn't you think the anchors would be setup from the outset with the best available pipes or at least ones that would withstand the stuff which gets thrown up from the ground onto them on a daily basis?Anyway - whatever they come with, how do drivers feel about fitting those mentioned above to their vans? It's said that an after-market (quality) flexi-pipe gives the driver a firmer feel underfoot and that set above is £69 for a set of four and in a choice of eighteen colours!
One last thing - is Luigi wearing after-market calipers on the front? Or did you just employ a steady hand and some red paint..
R-V-M
