A\C hose question

[UpNorth]

Hi all,

Since I don’t know what’s waiting for me down the road with the nose installation what do you think is the best option for the upper connection to the condenser? Should I use a 45 degree and direct the hose outside the radiator duct or use a 90 degree, and do a hole on the rad duct right side to run the hose through the upper radiator hole, or use a 135 degree connector and run the hose over the radiator and in the duct and then the duct upper hole...
My compressor is on the DS.

Hope my question is clear enough...
TIA

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[edwardb]

I installed mine with the parts as described in the instructions. Top hose is 45 degree fitting (I think...) outside the sheet metal. Would be pretty tough to get it inside. At least without cutting things up which I didn't want to do. The lower hose is 90 degree inside the sheet metal. In hindsight, probably could have used a full 90 degree fitting on the top hose and just get by the panel on the outside. Perhaps would have looked a little neater. But it's fine the way it is. My compressor is on the PS (Coyote stock location) so a different routing might be better with the compressor on the other side. Don't know. This picture is the best I have showing the routing I used.

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=99524&d=1545753543

[David Williamson]

not a great picture but with the compressor on the right side I have the hoses running along the outside of the rad duct.
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if you need more and better pictures the hood is off the car right now for some paint correction so I can get a better picture.
David W

[UpNorth]

So you guys confirm that running the hoses on the outside of the duct doesn’t interfere with the nose displacement, right?

[wallace18]

So you guys confirm that running the hoses on the outside of the duct doesn’t interfere with the nose displacement, right?

That is correct.