Goodyear Engineered Products has introduced a universal heater hose system to help auto parts retailers and installers eliminate thousands of inventoried parts while improving service.
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The new E-Z Coil product eliminates the need to carry more than 200 moulded heater hose SKUs, yet is claimed to always meet customer needs.
“Auto parts outlets are selective in stocking parts to avoid slow inventory turns while generating strong cash flow,” said a Goodyear spokesman. “Sales are sacrificed, since less popular hoses with few vehicle applications are avoided.”
Staff productivity is sacrificed as time is spent searching for the correct moulded hose through storerooms and endless catalogues or calling around.
“E-Z Coil eliminates most hassles,” he said, “including slow moving inventory, delayed parts deliveries, lost sales, staff distractions and dissatisfied customers. At the same time, it expands hose applications with less inventory.
“Any worn hose found during routine service and inspection can be replaced immediately, increasing profit opportunities for the installer, while saving the car owner from a potential vehicle breakdown.”
Bendable metal coils are combined with straight heater hose to create hose configurations that meet more than 26,000 part applications. The coil slips over the straight hose, maintains up to a 90-degree bend and prevents the hose from kinking, allowing coolant fluids to flow as required. The coil can be straightened and re-bent multiple times.
The award winning, patented stainless-steel coil is available in three traditional heater hose sizes – 1/2 inch, 5/8 inch and 3/4 inch – and packaged as a boxed counter display, with 12 individually packaged coils, individually packaged coils for retail merchandising or as E-Z Shape hose assembly packs with two coils and a 36-inch straight heater hose.
