Hi all,

While doing some other work when I took off one of the air hoses (marked in green in the pic below) the end of it broke on me. I went to a few auto parts stores and they said it was an OEM only unit, I called up my local dealer and the guy quoted me $270 for the hose (I'm not certain we were talking about the same hose, but still, damn..). Is there any reason that I can't just use a standard radiator hose from my local auto parts store? Is there anything 'special' about that particular hose? If I do need that particular hose, where should I get it at? Sorry for my ignorance here still learning and couldn't pull up anything on search.

 

Any hose would be fine, it just sucks air.

 

$270....

you have GOT to be shittin me.

yea, any hose would be fine... wider heater hose maybe?

hell, garden hose?

 

Thanks guys, found a radiator hose at Napa that fit perfectly once I cut the ends off.

 

 

The only "interesting" think about that hose is that the fittings on either end are slightly different sizes (one is about 1/8 inch smaller than the other. A 1 inch diameter piece of heater hose will work fine. Be aware that the clamps on either end are also slightly different sized (one is slightly smaller, duh! ;-) so you will want to use the right one on the corresponding ends of the hose.

-bill