Among the numerous customer-unfriendly business practices is GM's practice of designing parts to go together quickly on the assembly line. Quick-connect fittings do that. You cannot fault them for that, but they do not care to consider how that affects their customers' wallets later.
You still have a maximum of fifteen pounds of pressure in those hoses, and regular bulk heater hose will be fine. Look at the fitting the quick-connect plugs into. You need at least one barb so the hose will not slide off from the pressure, and no sharp edges that could cut through the hose from the constant vibration. The hose clamp should not sit over the barbs or sharp areas. It should sit beyond the barbs so it will stop the hose from sliding once it reaches the first barb.
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