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I'm shortening the braided hoses on a recently purchased set of hopes, and unfortunately one of the olives has failed on me.

Anyone know where to get Olives "locally", I cant see them on the B&Q or Halfords websites, would a motorbike service place have 5mm?

My LBS's are unlikely to have them as they're not that high profile...


 
Posted : 03/06/2011 10:04 am
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Have you tried - http://www.hopetech.com/page.aspx?itemID=SPG51


 
Posted : 03/06/2011 10:08 am
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I think you're unlikely to find them anywhere other than an lbs or online.
Try calling your lbs?


 
Posted : 03/06/2011 10:10 am
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Yeah, no joy on those fronts...

Halfords are trying to see if any of their staff have 1 spare before I order..

Cheers


 
Posted : 03/06/2011 10:14 am
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Where is "locally" exactly?? Well town/county.


 
Posted : 03/06/2011 10:20 am
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Plumbers merchants, not sure if they ever did 6mm microbore copper, but must be olives if they did...
Failing that, look for a generic fit Thermocouple for an old boiler. They have a small bore copper pipe, dont know the dia though, but worth a shot...
Motor Factors, might have some for odd car brakes, but most are flared type anyway...
Yellow Pages, try a local hydraulics stockists...
Pirtek, give them a ring, see if one of their vans is local to you today. (Not as in call them out, obviously, but see if they are attending somewhere local)...

We're a pretty big Pnuematics mfr & we dont have them (cos I've just had a look), nylon air hose tends to be 4mm or 6mm.


 
Posted : 03/06/2011 10:34 am