lower rad hose

[mikeinaus]

do our cars have a custom molded lower rad hose? mine is in desperate need of replacement and i cant find any in the 3 local stores ive called. ive also tried ebay and rock auto and the only hoses i can find are bypass hoses and upper rad hoses. any chance this is a dealer only piece or should i go with one of those custom bendable ones?

[Sleeper6]

Dealer, $30, atleast thats what i did for my v6.

[davmac]

This question comes up every so often. It was my question about 1 year ago. I took the lower hose from my car as worked with a parts store to find one that would work. I meant to post with a part number but forgot. If I find it I will add it to this thread. After I did my parts matching I found a few sites selling a lower radiator hose that is a direct replacement with this part number:
OES Genuine W0133-1755471 Radiator Hose

Dealer would also work.

[mikeinaus]

thats actually a good idea. i have a couple guys in my class that work at a parts store. ill give them the one off my parts car and see if they can find a match.

[DeadMaker]

I did match mine with a hyunday model.Went perfect.
But it was the upper from b6d engine.But i suppose you could find a match.