braided hoses? should i get them and what should i get?
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braided hoses? should i get them and what should i get?
i wanna make my engine bay look better. any other opinions would be great. i was thinking about getting some braided hoses for the radiator at least. should i? if so where should i get it from? and anything else i should get braided? and other things i can do to make the engine look better?
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Re: braided hoses? should i get them and what should i get?
If u have any braided hose questions Just call on Steve2000SS. I have also thought about this. It cleans up the engine bay more than anything else I've seen. Laterz Justin
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Re: braided hoses? should i get them and what should i get?
Steve won't be able to help you on sizes. He took his stock ones off and took them to the shop that made them and they duplicated them. He can tell you where he had it done or do a search on 'braided hose' and you might see one of his replies.
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Re: braided hoses? should i get them and what should i get?
Steve won't be able to help you on sizes. He took his stock ones off and took them to the shop that made them and they duplicated them. He can tell you where he had it done or do a search on 'braided hose' and you might see one of his replies.
You could use a braided slip cover but they never look right to me. I would go with nice hose ends on the radiator hoses (6 of them if you have power steering cooler)..
All the other lines are pretty striaght forward.. just expensive. the nice part about brided teflon is that the hoses will have a smaller diameter since the wall is much thinner than rubber hoses. Most cities have shops that do this type of custom work.. its pretty labor intensive to weld on the AN fittings and such but it looks great and lasts forever. for the AC, PS and TB bypass hoses look to spend about $800 or so.. the fuel line can be done too but the vapor return line is a PITA.
You could always mail my guy your stock hoses and he can do them and mail them back to you
Hey, its only $$$$$
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