July 5, 2025
Description
This is a clip to hold the coolant bottle line out of the way of aftermarket hood struts, like the one below.
The fuel line clip is 0.1 mm larger than the coolant line clip. I marked the inside of the clip up and down to tell them apart. Down side is the fuel line. Up side is the coolant line.
I printed this out of PETG. I don't think this side of the engine bay gets all that warm, we will see how it performs. ABS, ASA, PolyCarb or Nylon may be a better choice, I will update after it sees some time.
Edit: I was wrong on two counts. I assumed the top tube didn't get that hot, and that PETG would hold up if it did. The top tube runs at coolant temp, and the PETG yielded on a 20 minute drive. Will retry with ABS or ASA.
https://www.vwvortex.com/threads/hood-strut-alternative-30.9498309/
License:
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