Need a radiator hose

[Lou D]

Hey guys I'm looking for a blue silicone radiator hose for may 420a its the top hose anyone know where to buy one?

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

Nobody produces the silicone 420a hoses anymore. I just ended up buying stock ones from RockAuto.

Only way you will get them is if you find them used or custom order them.

 

[Lou D]

Man that kills me cuz I have blue hoses but the top one was for 4g63 I cut it but it has a small bend. It does not pinch the whole hose but looks bad not the look I wanted. Thanks for answering ....
Another question since my hose is not completely open the flow maybe interrupted with that hurt the engine?

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

Another question since my hose is not completely open the flow maybe interrupted with that hurt the engine?

Just keep an eye on the temp gauge. I personally would trash that hose and go with a stock one, but if that's what you want then rock on, but carefully!

Also I remember seeing something a while back about wrapping the hoses with a silicone tape? I don't know how good it would look or how long it would last but it would achieve the color you want.

https://www.dsmtuners.com/threads/silicon-radiator-hose-look-for-420a-engine.460963/

 

[Lou D]

that sounds cool with the tape .... I'm looking at a flex hose one is silicone blue and the other one is a aluminum looks like it matches my intake and strut bar ...... opinions good look or bad look? they are rated radiator hoses up to 330°

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

I'm looking at a flex hose one is silicone blue and the other one is a aluminum looks like it matches my intake and strut bar ...... opinions good look or bad look? they are rated radiator hoses up to 330°

My only question is will they fit well?

 

[Lou D]

its a chance I will take ..... I.D. on the blue flex is 1.5" and the chrome looking one gives me a range of 1.25" up to 1.625" so I will chance it on both just not sure what will look better

 

[Widgmaster]

Is this what you need.... https://www.carid.com/hps-silicone-...r-hose-kit-mpn-57-1039-blue.html#applications

 

[Widgmaster]

Sorry.. I just noticethat site is out of stock... Have you tried Mishimoto ... https://www.mishimoto.com/mitsubishi-eclipse-silicone-hose-kit-95-99-turbo.html
They list the hose and then an option for color...

 

[Lou D]

that's what I have on my 420a bought the whole kit that I made them fit so then I cut top hose to fit but it kinks since its for a 4g63 length
So I thought of a flex hose .....
I will take pictures this weekend and post them to show you how bad its looks

 

[VelocitàPaola]

What about these?

Samco Sport Samco Blue Radiator Hose Kit Mitsubishi Eclipse RS 420 A

Samco upper and lower radiator hoses are high performance OEM replacement silicone radiator hoses made for your car. The Samco radiator hoses are a direct OE style replacement for your engine. The stock rubber hoses gets weak and brittle over time which can lead to collapses and leaks at high...

frsport.com

 

[Lou D]

Right color but the top hose is about 12" and its a slight bend not sure

 

[VelocitàPaola]

Yeah, I wasn't sure if that's just a stock photo or the actual hoses.

 

[BLACK'98DSM]

I would hope that picture is not the hoses. No way either of those would fit a 420a Eclipse