colored silicone heater hose?

[ludevtec93]

anybody know the inside diameter sizes for the heater hoses? i have a bad heater core so i plan on bypassing the heater core by looping the 2 heater hoses together.. anybody know the size of it?

 

[lookin4dsm]

I happen to have new heater hoses in front of me. They are for a 2G, however. They should be the same for a 1G.

Inside diameter - 9/16" or 15mm

Outside diameter - 1" or 25mm

Mike

 

[BUCK]

Heater Core Bypass Hose

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Got tired of the primitive Climate System Flapper leaking Hot Air 24/7 even after fixing Cables & installed a bypass hose on the Motor that "jumps out" the Coolant hoses to the Heater Core - Gates P/N 18889 worked great, had to cut the 90 degree bend off one end & trim the other end to fit but it's pre-molded into a nice squared off "U" kinda shape - There is also an obsolete Gates P/N 28281 that is some badass Heater Hose with a spring inside it to prevent kinking when put in a "U" - It's actually called Heater Bypass Hose. I actually have real unheated fresh air in the car now.

 

[DRated]

Anyone know of any place to get replacement aftermarket hoses for these?

 

[snowborder714]

Why not just get OEM ones? They're only $15 from http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?siteid=214331.

 

[DRated]

What if I want silicone and colored?

 

[turbosax2]

What if I want silicone and colored?

You talking about heater hoses or radiator hoses?

 

[DRated]

Seems like you should be able to get both.

 

[turbosax2]

Seems like you should be able to get both.

Why get pretty, expensive heater hoses if you never see them?

 

[snowborder714]

I can't say I've ever seen silicone or colored heater hoses...

 

[DRated]

oh ok. How about the other hoses? ... I see them plain as day when I open the engine bay. Just trying to dress up, but I won't get cute.

 

[snowborder714]

I would just search on the internet for 1G silicone radiator hoses and see what pops up. You'll probably be able to find a few places and a few different colors.

Here's an example - http://www.extremepsi.com/store/customer/product.php?productid=20403&cat=651&page=1