Windshield washer line "redo"/substitute

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My windshield washers (old type) are a joke. They squirt a little bit of fluid at the bottom, even when adjusted all the way to the top.
One line is leaking, improvised a fix that makes it leak at least less, but the hard lines with couplings are of course no longer available. What can be used as a substitute for the lines? I guess fixing the leak is at least a start to make it work better - the way it is now it's almost non-functional.
 
You can but kits , from ebay for about £4, come with pipe and various T , Y and straight connectors. The pipe Audi uses goes hard and brittle over time.

Very easy DIY fix.
 
I bought a complete replacement tailgate for sons Hyundai i20 from a local breaker and while removing it with the loom thought I'd pull through as much of the rear wiper tube as I could to make it easier to join inside the car. It is super flexible and stretches ridiculously had to reach inside and cut it as it wouldn't let go. Probably enough to do both A2s from one line.
The aquarium line does eventually harden but might get you out of a bind.
 
Tardis said:
I bought a complete replacement tailgate for sons Hyundai i20 from a local breaker and while removing it with the loom thought I'd pull through as much of the rear wiper tube as I could to make it easier to join inside the car. It is super flexible and stretches ridiculously had to reach inside and cut it as it wouldn't let go. Probably enough to do both A2s from one line.
The aquarium line does eventually harden but might get you out of a bind.
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Any idea of the material, silicone?
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Seems very stretchy, wondered if it is nitrile rubber as it can have 450% elongation.
I'll try to melt a bit and see what happens.
 
I think I used the silicone airline from an aquarium shop. It's durable and quite easy to install and bend.
 
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