Clear radiator hoses?
04-13-2005, 04:23 AM
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Clear radiator hoses?
Anyone seen these? I saw them in a magazine on a civic. They looked like filter hoses for a swimming pool. Will these hold up to the heat and pressure?
04-13-2005, 04:29 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (Neutex22)
Wouldn't they be green because of the coolant flowing in them? 
Call up the company and ask what the pressure and temperature capacity is of them. If they match OEM specs, they'll hold. I'm talking out of my ***.
Call up the company and ask what the pressure and temperature capacity is of them. If they match OEM specs, they'll hold. I'm talking out of my ***.
04-13-2005, 06:56 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (explictness)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by explictness »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they have that kind of thing? 
green coolant would change the color of the hose. i don't think i would waste money doing it
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yep, just imagine how nasty they will end up looking after a few miles.
green coolant would change the color of the hose. i don't think i would waste money doing it</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep, just imagine how nasty they will end up looking after a few miles.
04-14-2005, 09:23 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (IHateJDM)
I would actually be using Toyota Red coolant. They also make Cool Blue coolant for motorcycles too. I would have to check if it is good for cars though.
04-14-2005, 09:30 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (Neutex22)
you cant use the red coolant on honda cooling systems because it has some kind of stuff in there that messes up hondas cooling system
04-14-2005, 09:31 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (Neutex22)
Why not water and Redline water wetter, it cools better than anifreeze and since its getting warm(at least here) you do without the antifreeze.
With water wetter, both my race rig and street cars ran cooler.
And it would be a very light pink in the hoses, 1 pt to 2 gallons of water.
With water wetter, both my race rig and street cars ran cooler.
And it would be a very light pink in the hoses, 1 pt to 2 gallons of water.
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04-14-2005, 11:08 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (ineedaswap)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ineedaswap »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my coolants blue 
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yeah the new Honda coolant is blue. And smells like play-doh. I think clear hose would look good until they stained on the inside. Then they would look like *** like my oil catch can lines
</TD></TR></TABLE>yeah the new Honda coolant is blue. And smells like play-doh. I think clear hose would look good until they stained on the inside. Then they would look like *** like my oil catch can lines
04-14-2005, 11:10 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (civic-si-2000)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by civic-si-2000 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
I think clear hose would look good until they stained on the inside. Then they would look like *** </TD></TR></TABLE>
Exactly.
I think clear hose would look good until they stained on the inside. Then they would look like ***
</TD></TR></TABLE>Exactly.
04-14-2005, 11:17 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (DBLAZE)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DBLAZE »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would love to see any clear coolant pipes and anyone with blue or red coolant that actually works in their civic.......</TD></TR></TABLE>
04-14-2005, 05:17 PM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (Bond)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bond »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Blue? That's pretty cool. Anyone got pics of this?</TD></TR></TABLE>
haha i don't even think anyone does this because it is "Rice" or because like the coolant dries up on the hose and leaves a stain. heh, sucks. Diff color hose is good enuf, or stock. -=D
haha i don't even think anyone does this because it is "Rice" or because like the coolant dries up on the hose and leaves a stain. heh, sucks.
Diff color hose is good enuf, or stock. -=D
04-14-2005, 11:15 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ineedaswap »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">riceisnice.com/clrradhose.fruit.cake.html</TD></TR></TABLE>
lol....yeah, I guess it is kind of rice.
lol....yeah, I guess it is kind of rice.
04-15-2005, 05:16 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (Neutex22)
sounds like a good idea, and looks good on a show car in a magazine, but its at BAD idea.. I'm willing to bet they would last, but that clear tube will be corroded looking in less than a week.
If you want color then invest in some samco colored hoses.
**i'm willing to bet most people would consider it rice**
If you want color then invest in some samco colored hoses.
**i'm willing to bet most people would consider it rice**
04-15-2005, 05:52 AM
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Re: Clear radiator hoses? (tca0bell)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tca0bell »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you cant use the red coolant on honda cooling systems because it has some kind of stuff in there that messes up hondas cooling system</TD></TR></TABLE>
Bullshit you can't. If you flush a coolant system, you can put whatever the **** you want in it, although I would advise against Dex-Cool because they're being sued right now for selling GM coolant that eats through aluminum. Woot.
By the way, as someone who has done coolant flushes for the past two years in his spare time, you can get coolant in all of the following colors:
Red (Toyota/Lexus), Orange (Dex-cool), Yellow (Ford and Chrysler extended life), Green (duh), Blue (Honda OEM 2004+) and even Purple and Clear - although I don't remember the origins of the last two.
So many choices, such a waste of thought.
Bullshit you can't. If you flush a coolant system, you can put whatever the **** you want in it, although I would advise against Dex-Cool because they're being sued right now for selling GM coolant that eats through aluminum
. Woot.By the way, as someone who has done coolant flushes for the past two years in his spare time, you can get coolant in all of the following colors:
Red (Toyota/Lexus), Orange (Dex-cool), Yellow (Ford and Chrysler extended life), Green (duh), Blue (Honda OEM 2004+) and even Purple and Clear - although I don't remember the origins of the last two.
So many choices, such a waste of thought.
04-15-2005, 06:54 AM
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You are probably mistaking the "clear RADIATOR hoses" for oil catch can hoses, sometims they are pretty hink and maybe thats what you were seeing because i have seen clear ones for the catch cans.....
But who cares, clear radiator hoses would look like hell after a quick ride
Get Spoon hoses instead of some jacked clear ones with "blue coolant", so much nicer
But who cares, clear radiator hoses would look like hell after a quick ride
Get Spoon hoses instead of some jacked clear ones with "blue coolant", so much nicer