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Old Apr 14, 2020 | 03:25 PM
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does anyone know if the vacuum hoses from a 76 will work on an 82 . cheers kev
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They will work if they are mostly the correct size/ID. They may look different, if you care.
Buying a kit? Some may be different lengths, have different markings, etc.
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Are the 76 hoses in good shape?
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Are the 76 hoses in good shape?
they are new 74 to 77 they are on ebay here in the uk . if they fit i would buy as it will save me around 30 uk £
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i would think buying standard hose and cutting it to fit would be far less pricey.
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Originally Posted by derekderek
i would think buying standard hose and cutting it to fit would be far less pricey.
yes your right but read somewhere that they differ in size on the same hose is that true . if not i would buy standard hose
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Iam redoing my 81 as we speak yes on my head lights there are 3 different sizes, plus they are color coded which has helped me got my lit from zip corvette , also i found my left vacuum relay was not working
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