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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Greater Metropolitan Nimrod, Oregun
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They can't be checked for damage like rubber ones can, so you really can't determine this.
A good bet is that better quality ones will last longer than the cheapo "race-boy" bling crap.... BV lists some better brands above. DOT appoval is a good thing.
This is like the danger of having a nuke plant in your neighborhood. The _chance_ of failure is not high. But the _consequence_ of a failure is extreme. Ultimately, you have to judge your degree of risk aversion, will asking yourself "what am I really getting from these things."
When I bought my '73 they had non-DOT SS hoses on them of unknown age. Guess what the first thing I did was?
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