hmmm that smells like coolant.... yup... and that's a hose.
 

ok, upper radiator hose has a hole in it. NO FUN!

so now I'm going to replace both of the upper and lower, along with the thermostat... I KNOW to get the factory thermostat. But what about the hoses? Should I get Samco? or just get stock ones?

The OE hoses are very good and they fit properly. Ray at Malloy offers a complete (every water hose in the engine compartment) hose kit for ~$170 (of course, you can get individual ones, too). If one gave up, some others may not be far behind.

Dave

Just get OEM hoses....

ya i decided to just get the OEM, I'm going to replace both the larger hoses