If you look at the hose running from the air filter box to the turbo you can see the rings are all one piece. It looks to me like they are molded into the rubber hoses. Just my .02...<img src=icon_smile_sad.gif border=0 align=middle> Keep us posted!
Kevin & Donna's Elec Blue GT
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