URO Sportomatic Vacuum Control Hose, 905.108.075.00

[teenchy]

eBay has never been a major parts source for me but I have "Porsche 911 Sportomatic" as a saved search there because reasons. I was surprised, then, to see this come up in my search results: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vacuum-Hose...53.m1438.l2649

This has traditionally been a difficult part to find and a part of the system that often needs replacing. I tracked down an NOS one a few years ago to replace the cracked original on my car but they seldom come up for sale and often only in response to a WTB post. The URO hose appears to be widely available as a search shows that they can be had at O'Reilly and via Amazon, among others.



Many URO parts have bad reputations - and deservedly so - but originals have been so rare that these might be a nice solution to have on hand as a spare. Does anyone of the handful of us who might need one have experience with this one?

[teenchy]

Bumping my own thread with news that Porsche Classic is now offering this, as seen in the latest ORIGINALE. https://www.porsche.com/all/media/fl...ook7/en-us/12/



Even the handful of 914-6s (oops! - 914/6s) so equipped are acknowledged.

[Verruckter Zug]

Interesting how Porsche Classic routinely adds parts that Uro started selling a year earlier. Anyone ever look at these two hoses side by side?

[teenchy]

Interesting how Porsche Classic routinely adds parts that Uro started selling a year earlier. Anyone ever look at these two hoses side by side?

I'm planning to as I have one on order from a local Porsche dealership. Four weeks from Germany is the ETA. I have one of the URO hoses on hand.

[teenchy]

L to R: Original Porsche, Porsche Classic, URO. Original Porsche and Porsche Classic the same length, URO about 6 inches longer.

The inside and outside diameters of all three hoses at the outlets are the same. There is, however, a narrowing of the outside diameter near the junction on the reproductions.



top: Porsche Classic, bottom: Original Porsche



top: URO, bottom: Porsche Classic

The URO part has a URO part number printed on it that does not identify country of origin. The Porsche Classic part has the Porsche part number, P-in-triangle symbol, and country of origin stamped into it.



Price: URO currently $132 at O'Reilly, Porsche Classic $260 at my friendly neighborhood Porsche dealer parts counter.

[Verruckter Zug]

The URO part has a URO part number printed on it that does not identify country of origin. The Porsche Classic part has the Porsche part number, P-in-triangle symbol, and country of origin stamped into it.

If it's not marked on the hose, post a photo of the uro label, there's gotta be a country of origin on it somewhere.