Now the ones I saw at Pepboys were covers already on a hose it looked like! I looked in side of it and it had ring clamps under the tips which tightened down on the radiator hose? This is a quote from the site "
Get the good looking flexible hose.
1 1/2 in. I.D. ends, 30 in. long, SSteel-flex radiator hose
SSteel-Flex "304" flexible radiator hose is made of stainless steel braided over rubber hose. It's unaffected by most coolants, anti-freezes, and additives. It will also resist temperatures in excess of 250 degrees.
Sold individually."
They have 16" to 30"!
Goto sumit's site; radiators and accessories, then spectra!