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Radiator Clamp OE Substitutes?


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The OE 30-37mm hose clamps (19516-GAG-003) are almost $10 each!

 

I know there are generic worm drive hose clamps available through various sources but the bands seem much wider than the OE bands (~8mm). 
 

Anyone have experience trying to use generic auto store bands or finding a similar substitute for the narrow band OE parts?

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The OEM parts are just very average quality anyway, so I have no problem heading down to the auto part store (Autozone) and grabbing whatever hose clamp(s) I need. 

If you wanted to go high tech, there's the Gates heat shrink clamps.. I would like to try sometime. 

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Ebay has hose sets removed from 5th and 6th gens which often include the clamps.  I've seen them in the $20 to $30 range, so if you shop a bit you could probably pick up many of the OEM clamps for not much $ and toss the hoses if you don't need 'em or want them as spares.

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