[tucsonjwt]

If it is just the look of stainless steel or chrome you are after, there a companies that make sleeves that go over your rubber hose with matching fittings at the ends. The cost of solid stainless would be very high (like $200 + per hose), and replacing stock hoses every couple of years is inexpensive - I think some (Goodyear?) used to have lifetime warranties, but I would not want to wait until the hose burst open to get a warranty replacement. Some say the metal covers actually retain heat while the plain rubber hoses dissipate heat.