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Are you going to leave it exposed? 'Cause if not, who the hell's going to know it doesn't have a bead ?!?!?





The bead helps retain the hose against the clamp, and keeps it from "creeping" under pressure, which would result in a "blown" hose down the road eventually if there's no bead to offer resistance,...if it wasn't needed, manufacturers wouldn't waste their time forming it, like the Sun, it's there for a reason