🚗 Mishimoto MMHOSE-GTO-05RD Silicone Radiator Hose Kit for Pontiac GTO 2005-2006 - Red, Compatible & Effective Review

I had this set when replacing my OEMs. Long story short, I was putting my LS2 together and should have gotten a different set. Once they move on, they're on and the slut moves!

Very strong and perfect length. I had to google many ways to put them on because they are extremely difficult. The method that worked for me was Dawn dish soap (lots of it).

Looks good, installation is not easy as they are very tight on the connectors. I ended up removing the thermostat housing to push it to the floor and use my own body weight to push down on the hose.

These hoses work very well and appear to be of good quality but there are a few things to look out for. The upper hose slides back when the suction cup is not clamped. This has happened on my car and I've seen it on others where it starts to slightly slip back into the power steering pump pulley and bump against it slightly. LESSON LEARNED. DO NOT use a standard spring clip on the upper radiator side hose. Get a good T-clamp. The lower case is great for a radiator BUT the thermostat side is…

I also have black Mishimoto silicone hoses on my 2006 GTO. The upper hose has a point leak from contact with the hose holder. The hoses look good: orange silicone on the inside, durable braid on the outside. But I am very skeptical about replacing them with the same part. I've had cases of hoses being bulged, scratched, torn and abused at a cheap parts store that lasted longer. I give it 10/10 for looks. But 4/10 for durability. UPDATE (5/29/15): After extensive searching I have found that…

This hose was a great deal as I saved $$ on the purchase of a returned item. These are amazing hoses and brand new so I was wondering why they were being returned but my old ones were taken down. Too worn out to reuse and I didn't want to put them back on my new G-Force 2-String Aluminum Radiator, plus they were only slightly more expensive than the standard replacement rubber hoses. As soon as I received the new silicone tubing I knew immediately why they were being returned and it wasn't…