clear radiator hoses

[deeeep]

where can i get clear radiator hoses that can withstand alot of heat i know they make them ive seen them in mags

 

[deeeep]

no one has seen these

 

[fatafall]

I have seen them. But when I needed a new hose I opted for a stock one, not clear.

 

[96whgsx]

BAM!! Found them

http://www.wocoengr.com/wocohose.htm

 

[BUCK]

WTF Woco also offers colorant to add to your coolant. Wow your friends and colleagues with a bright red or blue fluid and give that finishing touch to jazz up your wheels.

 

[sweet97]

Brought to mind a good looking girl in a bikini with transparent veins and arteries. Some things are better off NOT seen! Save the clear hoses forthe sub20 year old rice machine owners.Mark
PS: DEEEP I checked out your mod list and the hoses will be your first mod. Enjoy the car as YOU like it as it is YOUR car. I would go with the colored additive though as anti freeze green is ugly!

 

[Attack Eagle]

if you need to see the condition and or flow of your coolant... well that is why they put caps on em.

IT'll probably melt on a turbo car... most rad hoses suck and fail due to the amount of heat... SO I use only oems... they last 100k or so before getting real squishy.

 

[marcmsj]

my first hose failed on me last week. it was the lower one on the thermostat housing going to the heater core. it had 138k miles on it

i think the whole colored coolant thing with clear hoses would be cool, especially for a show car, but only if the hoses are known to withstand the heat. i guess someone should try it and report back to us.

 

[ken inn]

i just got a set of silicon upper and lower radiator hoses. they are just like intercooler hoses. expensive, but i will never have an upper hose go out on me again(i have had 2 of them develop a pinhole leak, both almost in the same spot). i change out all my hoses with every timing belt, now i only need to change out the secondary hoses.

 

[dsm4lifebeoch]

looks ricey

 

[GILZTSIAWD]

i think it looks cool, when mine go out I will get a set, call me a ricer if you want, I do have a body kit and all that good stuff, but usually people see a car with a body kit and think its slow....so I'm gong for the whole reverse psychology deal...and I like it...thats all that matters, so if you like them and they can withstand the heat, get them.

 

[siceclipse]

i would if i knew they worked. I like the sickly green color of coolant. but im not going to be the first test subjuect.

 

[DSMJim]

I got myself a set of Vibrant Performance Silicone rad hoses.
http://www.vibrantperformance.com/products/catalog05/pg47.pdf

Not clear but a performance rad hose and pretty cheap to boot.

 

[talon96tsi]

does anyone make something like this for 1g's?

 

[nerfbars]

I have talked with that company in the past about getting clear hoses for my quad and I have a huge whale pipe that comes really close to the hose, they told me their hoses are so heat resistant that I could have the hoses laying on the pipe with no problems. They said there stronger then OEM. Also they can custom make them to almost any size, even with a different inlet and outlet size.

 

[dsm4lifebeoch]

I got myself a set of Vibrant Performance Silicone rad hoses.
http://www.vibrantperformance.com/products/catalog05/pg47.pdf

Not clear but a performance rad hose and pretty cheap to boot.

how much was that set

 

[oncehuman]

I agree with sweet here

Enjoy the car as YOU like it as it is YOUR car. I would go with the colored additive though as anti freeze green is ugly!

TO EACH HIS OWN.... DO WHATEVER YOU WANT TO YOUR CAR.
It may not be want I would've done or the next person but thats not relavant to your project car. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if proeple would think me crazy for some of the things I have done to my car so far. OK thats enough jabbering for me.
Late, Chris

 

[nickrule99]

how much was that set

I just called and he said they list for 219.95 US for a set.

The guy at Woco said they havent made any for an eclipse yet, so he doesnt know an exact price, but he guessed around $60 for a set.

 

[DSMJim]

I just called and he said they list for 219.95 US for a set.

The guy at Woco said they havent made any for an eclipse yet, so he doesnt know an exact price, but he guessed around $60 for a set.

Eclipse is the same as talon. They are silicone hose, and are definately not $60. SIlicone hose for an intercooler setup is $3 an inch. Ever priced a 90deg bend? They are crazy expensive.

Rad hoses in silicone are not cheap no matter what. But for silicone at ~$200 thats pretty good. Price out a set of Samco hoses.