Colored hoses, Are they still available? Or has anyone tried dying a hose? Options

[TonyA]

Maybe i ma crazy but are these available anywhere, or has anyone ever attempted to bleach and dye a hose?

[wonkipop]

researched this last year when replacing vacuum hoses.
first thought my car must have had wrong vacuum plumbing.
checking out images of 1,8 L jet cars, realised if mine was wrong so were many others with identical plumbing arrangements right down to where the hoses were laid in the engine bay and under which other hoses. dug into misc vw technical literature/emis warranty that came with car.
confirmed evap emis plumbing appeared correct in my car. (as per starbears car.)
some images below show revised charcoal cartridge location next to battery with shortened pressure line. though cartridge position changes plumbing remains consistent with version that has cartridge on rear wall of engine bay (wonkipop/starbear cars).

various 1.8 L engine bays.
(images of wp car engine bay hoses in other thread).
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=351159



not to say that the plumbing is that way on earlier cars with the cartridge up front.
have not had the opportunity to study one first hand down here.

have some material on evap system for vw 412, ran L jet 1.8 like 74 914 1.8. i will try find where i filed it.

given the history of mr. starbear's car and his ownership, its reason to think.
by the way, that is amazing mr. sb that you have had the car since 74.