TheSamba.com :: View topic - JC whitneys selling 25ft of 5/16" hose for 4 bucks!!

Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:11 am

I have no idea what Im going to do with 100 ft now lmao. :lol:

http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10...0000178834

Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:15 am

-Edit- got the link to work! :)

Mon Sep 29, 2008 7:17 am

Sweet. Careers at JC Whitney

Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:06 am

Now you need to find a place that sells those neat hose clamps like this

in bulk for cheap and you will be set!

Just remember to bring along the fire extinguisher. :wink:

Mon Sep 29, 2008 12:03 pm

Cheap probably doesnt equal good when it comes to fuel line.

Maybe buy a 4.99 fire extinguisher while you are at it.

And some fire retardent pants!

Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:39 pm

Why does everybody have to be rude? I was just trying to get the word out on a good deal. :roll:

Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:48 pm

LowNslow '65 wrote: Why does everybody have to be rude? I was just trying to get the word out on a good deal. :roll:

We appreciate that tip but you've go to realize that the reputation of JC Whitney is cheap $$ = cheap quality.
Not very often do their products that are cheap $$ = a great deal.

They don't have a history of selling quality merchandise at all.
They are kinda an automobile parts joke. Very similar to the old ad "uh oh, better get Maaco" being the definition for a cheap low quality paint job.

Dave

Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:28 pm

I'd be scared to use the fuel line, it must be marked down for a reason.

Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:33 pm

flatfour wrote: I'd be scared to use the fuel line, it must be marked down for a reason. It's not marked down. It's "Our Low Price" compared to "Retail", whatever they decide "Retail" is.

Mon Sep 29, 2008 5:36 pm

considering the fact that it's STANDARD fuel line and prone to pop off anything METRIC, then yeah, you'll need to extinguisher.

Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:22 pm

LowNslow '65 wrote: Why does everybody have to be rude? I was just trying to get the word out on a good deal. :roll:

Two things:

1) J.C. Whitney does, indeed, suck ass, and is not worth supporting.

2) Some people have zero restraint when it comes to smart ass comments.

Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:34 pm

Well now I know! that was my first time ordering from them anyways, and I dont plan to use it on a vw main reason being I sold my Vw awhile back. Im going to be using it on a domestic so I figured there would be a few people on here that could use it.

Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:02 am

humm.. well 5/16"

thats aa 8mm

what the heck can i use that for....?

well if I had 1500' hot water!!!

im a 71' and back

5mm for me

"thanks but no thanks" that hose that hose to nowhere" someone said it O think....I put it on Ebay...snowmobile wats, that we got machines up
here oh ya did tell ya we need fuel hose too, ya i thinks it 5/16" Quote: Some people have zero restraint when it comes to smart ass comments .

Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:00 am

Mobiltune wrote: humm.. well 5/16"

thats aa 8mm

what the heck can i use that for....?

well if I had 1500' hot water!!!

im a 71' and back

5mm for me

"thanks but no thanks" that hose that hose to nowhere" someone said it O think....I put it on Ebay...snowmobile wats, that we got machines up
here oh ya did tell ya we need fuel hose too, ya i thinks it 5/16" Quote: Some people have zero restraint when it comes to smart ass comments .

That has to be one of the most random collections of sentences I've ever read. 'im a 71' and back' - ?!? 1500 foot hot water? Looks like some of the subject lines in the spam I get.

Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:51 am

I use 5/16" fuel line on Fuel Injection engines. but not hose that is only rated at 50 psi. Most actual fuel hose now days is rated at 250 psi burst.

Besides, if they are "marking it down, that means it has been in inventory too long, and want to get rid of it.
I hate to say it, but fuel hose is not like wine. It does not improve with age.

Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:15 pm

I've purchased a lot of good stuff through the years from JC Whitney, also, bought some decent items at comparative prices for VW stuff as well. i think some people just tend to be e-thugs.

Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:24 pm

The real bottom line is Do Not Skimp on Fuel line.

Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:11 pm

I've had mixed results with JC Whitney. The worst was a repro side view mirror that looked like it could have come off a toy pedal car. Second worst was a tin can repro muffler. The thing is, you can buy the exact same parts from other suppliers for slightly more. Usually buying parts from JC Whitney is no worse than buying them on ebay but then again that's not saying much. One thing though:

I've had Karmann Ghia P&R (AKA Airhead Parts) screw up no fewer than three orders out of ten I've placed with them, sending me incorrect parts that had to be sent back at my expense, while JC Whitney hasn't messed up a single one out of a dozen or so orders.

Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:45 pm

tstracy39 wrote:
I've had Karmann Ghia P&R (AKA Airhead Parts) screw up no fewer than three orders out of ten I've placed with them, sending me incorrect parts that had to be sent back at my expense,.

I will go out of my way not to deal with KGP&R and or (AKA Airheads parts).

Find a local source if possible or some other vendors if you can, you will get much better results if you do your homework.

Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:08 pm

Mobiltune wrote: humm.. well 5/16"

thats aa 8mm

what the heck can i use that for....?

well if I had 1500' hot water!!!

im a 71' and back

5mm for me

"thanks but no thanks" that hose that hose to nowhere" someone said it O think....I put it on Ebay...snowmobile wats, that we got machines up
here oh ya did tell ya we need fuel hose too, ya i thinks it 5/16" Quote: Some people have zero restraint when it comes to smart ass comments .

This is just bizarre.