$600 2000 C3500 CCLB

[SUBURBAN5]

That's the only hose I buy anymore. I've had it on my Firebird since my daughter was a baby. She just turned 23!

That's awesome. Good quality too. I bet

 

[Frank Enstein]

Next to bomb proof. It's 304 stainless and the hoses have lots of fabric reinforcement. You may replace the rubber or the clamps but the hose itself should last the life of the vehicle. Stainless is also a TERRIBLE insulator so it helps cooling a tiny bit as well.

I used the leftover piece between the engine and the muffler on my snow blower over 20 years ago and it's still on there!

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

That's awesome. Good quality too. I bet

Well, my factory radiator hoses outlasted the factory radiator by 2 years, and the Gates ones are usually high quality. We had the radiator replaced in 2017, and the upper hose was replaced in mid 2018. Lower hose lasted till 2019!

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Well, my factory radiator hoses outlasted the factory radiator by 2 years, and the Gates ones are usually high quality. We had the radiator replaced in 2017, and the upper hose was replaced in mid 2018. Lower hose lasted till 2019!

I dont wanna lie but I could of sworn my hoses are original accept for upper and heater valve. Those got replaced I know for sure. Biggest reason why I'm trying to replace all the hoses.

 

[frito-bandito]

I bought all Gates hoses, and the bottom one came with a really nice plastic loom on it, the top hose only came with a 3 inch long piece of plastic loom, so I took that off and re-used the plastic mesh off of the old top hose that covered the majority of the hose length.

The main issues I had was the OEM spring clamps on the heater hoses didn’t seem to hold as tight anymore, so after the 3rd one leaking on me, I replaced all of them with worm clamps.

Also, the lower hose off of the water pump looks scarily close to the belt. The old hose may have been like that, but I didn’t think to look before removing it.

 

[frito-bandito]

I’ve came across a couple of decent enough beds at LKQ, and for $275, they are cheap, but I hadn’t figured out how to physically get the bed out of the junkyard, how to haul it (probably borrow a trailer) and how to load and unload it.....

 

[Dropped88]

Idk about your lkq but mine here has an A frame with a chain hoist so you can X 2 ratchet straps with the 4 stake pockets and lift with A frame.

Then roll out to a trailer but have 4 friends on hand to unload it at home haha

 

[frito-bandito]

Idk about your lkq but mine here has an A frame with a chain hoist so you can X 2 ratchet straps with the 4 stake pockets and lift with A frame.

Then roll out to a trailer but have 4 friends on hand to unload it at home haha

Lmao I wonder if they let me roll the A frame out to the trailer?

 

[Dropped88]

They do here. You pay for it then they'll open a side gate and you roll it to your trailer. Ive helped a few friends and was always the same way

 

[frito-bandito]

They do here. You pay for it then they'll open a side gate and you roll it to your trailer. Ive helped a few friends and was always the same way

That’s good to know