# Did I get hoodwinked?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-i-get-hoodwinked/80792>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 8, 2013, 11:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-i-get-hoodwinked/80792 "2013-08-08T11:45:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 8:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-i-get-hoodwinked/80792/21 "2013-08-10T08:12:33Z")

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Not exactly a “universal” heater hose . . .

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**Author:** ![CapriRacer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/capriracer/32/22_2.png) [@CapriRacer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CapriRacer)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-i-get-hoodwinked/80792/22 "2013-08-11T17:33:16Z")

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I’m going to bet the car used a molded hose with a bend in it and the GM dealer used a piece of universal straight hose that sort of would work. When the VW mechanic saw it, he said “Might as well have used a garden hose1” or words to that affect.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/did-i-get-hoodwinked/80792/23 "2013-08-11T20:08:14Z")

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I’m betting he used one of those universal hoses with the “accordion”

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