Guide to getting a new hose

When buying a new hose for your Astra convertible you need to take into consideration your specific conditions in which your hose operates in order to make the right decision about the type of hose you need.



Below is a small list that should guide you through your decision.

Astra roof Hose

Location

Where are you located?

Most of our customers in Sydney tell us that their Astra Hose stopped working on a hot day.  The temperature of your surroundings can directly influence how well or how long your Astra Hose will retain functionality. 

Our Australian-made Astra hose is made specifically to withstand hot summers so you can expect a much longer life from our hoses.

Budget

How much are you willing to invest in your Astra convertible?

What are your future plans for this vehicle?

Our team at ALNO product services offer a range of Hydraulic hoses to suit the TS and AH Astra Convertibles and at a very reasonable cost.

Fitting 

Will you be fitting the hose yourself?

Or will you pay a mechanic to do it?

Will you take it to the Holden dealer?

We understand that instructions on how to fit your Astra hose can be very difficult to find, that’s why we offer you assistance and can provide information coming from over 10 years of experience.


ALNO Product Services is your comprehensive solution when it comes to fixing the hose on your Holden Astra.

With regard to the Astra Hydraulic Hose ALNO supply a direct replacement convertible hydraulic hose for both the TS and AH Astra Convertibles.

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Bad fitting Advice

Just out to make a quick buck

Selling Astra roof hose - from jeans to Astra roof hose in one year 

This guy is a fast mover

Don't get burnt by a sales person who will stop selling roof hoses when they find something else to sell or will stop answering your questions once it gets all to hard

The Convertible Specialist who a year ago was selling clothes on EBay has now move to selling car parts.

We have published parts of the guide as it is not protected by copy write we could publish it all.

If this guy was serious why not protect your information with copy right.

The ALNO tech support team will not be offering assistance for customers that have followed this guide.

Although we will be taking consumer details if any of them wish to start a class actions against this shady character they are quite welcome.

The first thing we notice is there is no warranty or guarantee with guide they are not sure if this guide works.

Especially there are no Astra Parts sales going back more than one year on their EBay account yet we have been contacted by 8 consumers in assisting to get there hose fixed that have purchased roof hose or the roof guide

Two key point where this guide falls apart - in not getting your roof working

1. Locking Mechanisms are repairable check out Astra Roof Locking Mechanism
2. Going to get a cup of tea will not stop the beeping in your roof - Well the beeping occurs when the controller has not received a signal from a sensor.
   It has nothing to do with a cup of tea.
   The roof controller does not know how much oil is the the reservoir the roof controller just times out or it has not received the signal within a set time frame.
   The roof will still work if the roof oil is below the min. line
3. Putting power steering fluid in your roof system will slow your roof don't and it will be more prone to beeping as the velocity of the fluid slows the roof to a crawl. Furthermore the hydraulic pump and pump motor will over heat as the fitting instruction suggests will happen. For more in on Roof Oil

Finally one of our customers sent us this snap shot of an email communication between the convertible specialist

Is it Paul or is it Rodger who knows but when you call Rodger answers the phone and when you put the phone number into facebook you get Rodger Rogerson but the email via EBay claims to be Paul or is it just another fake profile.

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Quality Astra Roof Hose

ALNO Product Services have been getting Astra convertible roofs moving for than ten plus years. 

Today 50% of product is purchased by Holden Dealers across Australia and New Zealand.

For Quality Australian Built Roof Hose, Roof Latches, Roof Oil and other roof components

You cannot go past ALNO Product Services for value for money

Our team have over ten plus years of owning and driving Astra convertibles there are not many issues the team at ALNO Product Services cannot fix.

Having said that we have seen back yard fixes that one would not believe when it comes to cutting and shutting hoses.

By cutting and shutting hose only fixes one end of the hose where the other end of the hose blows in the coming weeks.

Cutting and shuting hose is not economically viable as you will need to perform the same operation on each end of the hose. Where one could fit a new higher pressure hose with new stainless steel fittings.

In our ten plus years of replacing astra roof hoses the only time we have need to replace hydraluic cylinder is when consumers have used VG22 roof oil.

In many cases higher quality roof hose have been replace the orignal roof hose yet the wrong roof oil has caused cavition which in turn blew a hydraliuc cylider seal

ALNO Product Services Australia made roof hose offer a smooth opening and closing

Astra Roof Hose

Holden Astra Roof Hose Sets

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Power Steering v Roof Hydraluic Fliud

Power Steering vs. Roof Hydraulic Fluid

Ok both systems use a vane pump and are driven by a 12V electric motor but that is where the similarities end

Power Steering Fluid is design to operate at temperatures up to 100 degrees and the system must operate when there is no oil present. It is just a safety feature.

Where Roof Hydraluic oil is design to operate from zero to fourty five degrees as crazy as it maybe but there is heating in the seats

In an Astra Convertible Roof the Hydraulic oil needs to be present for the system to operate and the viscosity of the oil is significantly different in terms of operation pressures and cavitation.

There are no safety features when your roof does not move

Note a power steering system will still operate yet noisy and take greater force to turn a steering wheel on comparison to a Convertible roof system the roof will not work.

Over the past ten year we have seen many roof with power steering fluid replaced by hydraulic roof oil and these roofs replace hoses more regularly are pron to hose failure in both hot and cold climates.

At ALNO we are yet to replace a Pump motor that has been operating with roof hydraulic oil.

For the price of $50 - $60 the amount of head aches in terms of fault finding or roof problem diagnose it is not woth that in the labour cost.

ALNO have been assisting Astra Convertible owners for the past 10+ years for information

Astra Roof Hose

Astra Roof Oil

Astra Roof Hose Sets

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Astra Roof Hose

When buying Astra Roof Hose what is it that one considers

1. The price of the hose
2. The company that you are buy the hose from
   Do they offer aftermarket service or do they just give a piece of paper with instructions
   What if things go wrong when you fitting these hose is there technical support help line.
   Is the compnay and Astra Convertible specilist or just a convertible specialist that sells parts for other cars
3. How many of these hoses has the company fitted in the past
   
   
4. Where was the hose manufactured, how long do you expect the hose to last, is there a warranty.
5. Has that hose come from a wrecking yrad and all ready work out for ten years.
   How long will that last
6. What one of my hoses looks like it has been cut and welded back together should I replace it?
7. If the hose breaks when you fit it, or it does not fit the hydraulic cylinder can you get a replacement.

Over the past 10 years the team at ALNO have been assisting clients fit their own hose or their mechanics fit hose. Our team have developed a knowledge set that has been our experience.

Experience is our difference

The team at ALNO offer 3 types of Astra convertible roof hose

• Cost effective Chinese manufactured hose
•   HEL Astra Convertible hose – suited or designed for colder climates
•  Australian made hose for Australian conditions funny enough this is our biggest exporter

Experience the Difference at ALNO

Dont be let stranded unable to fit a hose move forward and Connect with ALNO

Shopping for Astra Roof Parts check out our online store

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At ALNO All Manufacturing is done In Australia

We don’t buy parts from china and fit them in Australia then call it manufactured in Australia because it was fitted in Australia

You don’t need trade qualified people or technicians to fit these parts you can do it yourself  there is no TAFE / trade course to complete to fit these parts no machining shafts or replacing bearings

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injection mould parts & 3D printed parts available as well

Our Designs are certified by certified Practicing Engineers

We don’t offer Classic Lingerie,  24KAU or talking Psychology like our competitors do we just offer a high quality engineering and manufacturing services

We don’t change our business name from Astra Roof Parts to Astra Roof Latches when a customer comes to us with a warranty claim.

We stand behind our products and our team

We don’t employ technicians we employ trades men and women

Our high Quality Engineering and Manufacturing services result in High quality Astra Roof Parts that out perform genuine parts

Our parts wont rust out your roof frame

ALNO Quality Australian Engineering

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Replacing Astra Roof Hose

A common problem with the TS Astra Convertible is Replacing a roof hose along with roof oil.

The original roof hose last around 10 years where one or two hoses generally need replacing.

There a ten hose in the Astra convertibles where only six hoses that fail or need to be replaced. Replacing all ten hoses is basically a waste of money and the only time the team at ALNo have replace Astra convertible Hydraluic hoses is when the client has asked for ten hoses to be relaced.

The best way to check the health of an Astra convertible roof is by timing the roof to open and close. A roof starting to taken longer to either open or close is the first sign that components in the mechanical system will soon need to be replaced

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Astra Roof Hose

TS Astra Convertible Roof systems use engineering principles of liquid or fluid power

These Principles are traditionally found in machinery and in tools to perform simple work.

The simple work in the TS Astra case is the opening and closing for the soft top roof system.

In this application hydraulic fluid transmitted throughout the roof system from three hydraulic motors which activate hydraulic cylinders.

This opening and closing process is controlled by two roof controllers

which receive information from a number of sensors.

The system is started by the release of fluid release through one of three valves.

From time to time TS Astra Convertible Hydraulic hoses fail in many cases hose failure is due to the fatigue or aging of the hose

In the TS Astra convertibles this occurs when the car is  8 – 10 years old.

It is possible to patch up the hose but this generally results of splitting at another point in the same hose.

We believe replacing the complete hose will resut in at lease another 8 – 10 years of use at a minimum

For more information on how to replace Hydraulic roof hoses for the TS Astra Convertible.

 The team at ALNO Product Services supply first class quality Astra Convertible Roof Hose

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