best coolant hoses to use on an m50

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Post Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:51 pm

wot top and bottom coolant hoses fit best i am using an e36 325 rad i am using cut down m42 pipes but they are not the best fit , would m20 ones be better ? thanks
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Post Sun Jun 07, 2009 10:11 pm

did you try e36 325 ones , I have e34 525i ones but they are not great ,they are a bit too long

the s50 conversion i have done we used the original e36 pipes and they worked out fine .
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Post Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:15 pm

thanks very much i will get hold of some e36 ones and give them a go