Please Note:
Many used items in our picture(s) have been cleaned and/or bead blasted prior to being photographed to show condition and detail. The item you receive, in most circumstances, will be pulled from the donor car and shipped to you without being cleaned. We do not retake pictures each time a used item sells. Pictures are a good indicator of what you will receive, but not all used parts age the same. On high dollar parts, email us and we can send a few pictures of the actual part available.
"Core" Items: If we use the word "Core" in the title of the product, the item has been deemed rebuildable, but has not been rebuilt. The item you receive, in most circumstances, will be pulled from the donor car and shipped to you without being cleaned.
Product Condition Grades
Below is a general description of what the criteria is for our product condition grades. These are generalizations that are intended to give you an idea of the condition of the product at a quick glance. Because different parts degrade at different rates, there are variances in what the letters represent, please see the products description for details about the condition of any particular product.
A = Excellent / Above Average
B = Average / Some flaws / Good to Excellent Driver Quality
C = Obvious flaws / Poor to Average Driver Quality
D, E, F = Worse, Worser, Worsest
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Includes Sight Glass Hose (Ford Part # D1ZA-19837-A), the sight glass (Part # SG3, D2AZ-19D695-BK or YF-342).
One of the major differences between the reproduction and the original sight glass hoses, is that the texture of the originals was much more defined. You can see and feel the ridges in the hose on the originals.
Below is a close up picture of repro and used side by side, and it is obvious that the repro is not nearly as textured as the originals were. In fact when you run your hand down the repros, you can hardly distinguish the ridges.
Another notable difference is that the end that attaches to the expansion valve is bent at a different angle.
I think the image below speaks for itself as to another difference. The sight glass itself looks nothing like the original.
If you just need a functional hose, the repro will work just fine. If, however, you would like it to look remotely like it is supposed to, we would recommend going with a good original hose.