Did you end up buying the mr Bob's hose kit? If so, are you happy with them?
I recently bought a 2006 CRD that already had SAMCO hoses. After tracking down a small leak, the upper SAMCO hose was split through the liner. It was also quite soft and mushy. I had the previous owner's paperwork, and it showed he bought the hose kit plus clamp kit from CarID in April of 2015. I gave CarID a call and they informed me that they do not cover SAMCOs warranty. In the event of a premature failure of a SAMCO hose, you must deal with SAMCO direct. Also, the hoses are only sold as kits, so if you tear or cut one, you will have to replace both. i checked with other US dealers and they told me that all US dealers do not handle warranty, nor can they sell single hoses.
I contacted SAMCO on their website, asking if I could get a replacement for the upper hose and what it would cost. They elected to not reply.
I bought a new OEM hose on Amazon for 56 dollars. So, the fix to my leaky SAMCO is less than 25% of the cost of replacing it with SAMCO. To a simple guy like me, I am thinking I will be money ahead to run the OEM hoses and just replace the ones that wear out, rather than replacing SAMCOs a full set at a time for more than double the cost of OEM hoses.
I am interested in BOB's hoses though, and what they cost. They look good. I wonder what the warranty is?
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