I use the same stuff Mark uses, straight from Flow-Rite.com. As Mark stated, Flow-Rite makes the Qwic-Loc fittings that Pro-X uses, and they are much cheaper direct from the manufacturer. The little clampy guys are sweet. Makes it very nice and clean. I even bought the crimp tool to get the clamp to look factory. I'm sure you could do it with a pair of Vice-Grips or Channel-Locks, but I figured, what the he||? I don't think the hose is very easy to work with, though. While it's easy to route and doesn't kink (ever), it doesn't really like to go over standard barbed fittings that you'd get from Home Depot of Lowe's, so that makes component selection a bit more difficult. It fits over the barbs that Malibu uses, though. I ususally just soak the ends in hot water for a couple minutes, then get some saliva on there and go to town (keep your mind out of the gutter...) Can be a bit of a pain to work with, but it looks factory. I've had to cut some off when I wanted to change a routing. EDIT: Coach, just saw your profile and you are in SoCal and ride Elsinore. I'm just over in Canyon Lake if you want to check some out. I have a bit of drop off from past installs. How much you need? Are you doing a whole system? I just did a system in a buddy's boat and we ended up not needing probably about 30 feet of the tubing we bought (stock routing ended up not needing much modification). He might be willing to part with it for a bit less than new from Flow-Rite. Hit my e-mail up (see profile) if you are interested. Danny (Message edited by wakerider42 on July 03, 2008)
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