Thread: Autozone radiator hoses suck

Yeah always ask if aftermarket hoses are trim to fit or direct fit. Most of the time places like autozone don't even know for sure which style it is, LOL

you mean the ricer section? What about the import preformance aisle in Home Depot? lol



yeah and they are quick to say we don't have it when I go there when I already went online on their website to check prices and pull part numbers lol.

yeah, autozone hoses are too long, always. Trimmed them up and fit fine.

hey guys, i work at the big A. You get what you pay for, which is why they offer the goodyear OEM replacement. You have to order it in most cases but it isn't cut to fit like the cheaper kelly springfield hoses.

I'm using them without any issues on my car. What gives? Oh wait, I bought the good ones lol.

You guys just need a coheed working parts where you are. I know... I'm a badass. heh heh. If they send me over there to run a store I'll let you guys know where I'm at. Until then I am stuck in Utah.

It takes three seconds to trim them to fit lol. Im using an upper AND lower radiator hose from them. I even had to trim mine to fit my Nissport adaptor in the upper. Stop being lazy and get some Scissors out man. Took me all of 2 minutes to "trim to fit"

hey guys just buy samco next time..lol

I did trim it, but it still doesn't fit right.
It's all pinched up, that can't be good for coolant flow right?

Now that I think of it...the upper one cant really be trimmed to fit perfect. I just keep using my old OEM ones. I have to cut them up anyway from my Nissport. Your right though. For the upper you should go OEM always. Its an exspensive lil hose though! Now the generic lower hose can def be used. Its actually better for turbo cars so you can trim it to fit out of the way of an intake.

Yup, thats were VatoZone is full of WIN...

btw, i've never had any problems using the VatoZone rad hoses on my Classics, G20's & other cars. Had to trim a few here & there but thats about it.