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Another heater hose thread... (2017) URO Heater Hoses made in Thailand?

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Re: Another heater hose thread... (2017) URO Heater Hoses made in Thailand?

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The one dollar value makes sure title is transferred on those turd hoses and thereby releases the seller from all liability therein.


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Seriously, it’s in the rubber compounding. Cheap parts are made cheap by cutting corners on the stuff in the rubber, which is fine for some things, but not coolant hoses.
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So I thought I'd weigh in on the uro hoses since I drive the most miles per year. Hahahaha.

I replaced the entire cooling system with uro hoses besides the heater hoses which are original I think. I have the uro hoses but the quick connect in the firewall kept walking into the firewall when I tried to disconnect so I said screw it and left them. I've put about 40,000 miles on them in a year and a half and have yet to have any issues.

Now I have to remind everyone I'm broke and use my car for work (about 150 miles a day 6 days a week) so every penny counts. 🤣
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callahanoffroad wrote: 05 Jun 2019, 05:59 So I thought I'd weigh in on the uro hoses since I drive the most miles per year. Hahahaha.

I replaced the entire cooling system with uro hoses besides the heater hoses which are original I think. I have the uro hoses but the quick connect in the firewall kept walking into the firewall when I tried to disconnect so I said screw it and left them. I've put about 40,000 miles on them in a year and a half and have yet to have any issues.

Now I have to remind everyone I'm broke and use my car for work (about 150 miles a day 6 days a week) so every penny counts. 🤣
They will last forever as backups to OEM hoses!

:) :D
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abscate wrote: 22 Apr 2020, 06:40
callahanoffroad wrote: 05 Jun 2019, 05:59 So I thought I'd weigh in on the uro hoses since I drive the most miles per year. Hahahaha.

I replaced the entire cooling system with uro hoses besides the heater hoses which are original I think. I have the uro hoses but the quick connect in the firewall kept walking into the firewall when I tried to disconnect so I said screw it and left them. I've put about 40,000 miles on them in a year and a half and have yet to have any issues.

Now I have to remind everyone I'm broke and use my car for work (about 150 miles a day 6 days a week) so every penny counts. 🤣
They will last forever as backups to OEM hoses!

:) :D
This is 100% true. Until the rubber fails of course
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