with regards to the hoses, spraying wouldnt really work as they constantly expand/shrink lightly and change temperatureheavyset.co.uk/ do very good hose kits, i have a green one fitted to my scirocco
If you end up going with a hose kit I may be interested in your standard hoses providing there in good shape?.. When I bought my car it had blue silicone hoses on and I also have a tornado red GTI and blue and red just doesn't do it for me but I don't want to spend a fortune on getting another silicone hose kit just to change the colour back to black or red..PM me if and when you decide to purchase yourself a new set of hoses