Radiator Crack
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EDIT: Mishimoto, Koyo and Ron Davis are all at different price points. Also no product in the world is 100% defect-free or abuse-proof, so every person on here will have personal preferences and anecdotal evidence based on their limited experience (unless you are Noah, Adam, Mike, etc
). At the end of the day, whatever floats the person's boat, but you get what you pay for.
Last edited by LxJLthr; Dec 16, 2014 at 11:40 AM.
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Can you provide complete background details on their installation, application and usage history? So we have an objective picture of how/why they failed? Otherwise, cool story, brah.
EDIT: Mishimoto, Koyo and Ron Davis are all at different price points. Also no product in the world is 100% defect-free or abuse-proof, so every person on here will have personal preferences and anecdotal evidence based on their limited experience (unless you are Noah, Adam, Mike, etc). At the end of the day, whatever floats the person's boat, but you get what you pay for.
EDIT: Mishimoto, Koyo and Ron Davis are all at different price points. Also no product in the world is 100% defect-free or abuse-proof, so every person on here will have personal preferences and anecdotal evidence based on their limited experience (unless you are Noah, Adam, Mike, etc
). At the end of the day, whatever floats the person's boat, but you get what you pay for.https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...-begin-260808/
i used a Mishimoto 2 row for 3 years with no issue. i just upgraded to their 3 row since im racing my car more. you cant go wrong with a life time warranty they have. i do have to agree their caps for some odd reason do seem to leak. i just used an OEM cap and never had that issue again.
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This garbage again?
I'm still waiting for a reply here :
https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...-begin-260808/
I'm still waiting for a reply here :
https://www.i-club.com/forums/bay-ar...-begin-260808/
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Can you provide complete background details on their installation, application and usage history? So we have an objective picture of how/why they failed? Otherwise, cool story, brah.
EDIT: Mishimoto, Koyo and Ron Davis are all at different price points. Also no product in the world is 100% defect-free or abuse-proof, so every person on here will have personal preferences and anecdotal evidence based on their limited experience (unless you are Noah, Adam, Mike, etc). At the end of the day, whatever floats the person's boat, but you get what you pay for.
EDIT: Mishimoto, Koyo and Ron Davis are all at different price points. Also no product in the world is 100% defect-free or abuse-proof, so every person on here will have personal preferences and anecdotal evidence based on their limited experience (unless you are Noah, Adam, Mike, etc
). At the end of the day, whatever floats the person's boat, but you get what you pay for.2)STI same leaking from the welds
3)Ford mustang about 4 years back, same again, weld leaks
NOW to be fair, in all 3 cases, RD fixed it at no cost
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3 bad radiators over a span of 4 years?! Yup, total garbage. RD is clearly producing sub-par crap and should be at the bottom of everyone's list. Everyone can go home now. Thank you OB for making us see the light.
It's QQ thankyouverymuch
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I know a guy with an RX8 and a ****ty Ron Davis Radiator. Might be the same RX8 Bear is referencing.
He told me that the radiator started leaking from a defect. He sent it back to RD to be repaired under warranty. RD deemed it unrepairable. The best solution they could offer him was another radiator at cost which was still upwards of $500.
I find that **** to be pretty ridiculous.
I can understand a product failing. It happens. It sucks. But it still happens. A good business will recognize this and work to take care of their customers and support their products. The ****ty businesses will leave their customers SOL.
He told me that the radiator started leaking from a defect. He sent it back to RD to be repaired under warranty. RD deemed it unrepairable. The best solution they could offer him was another radiator at cost which was still upwards of $500.
I find that **** to be pretty ridiculous.
I can understand a product failing. It happens. It sucks. But it still happens. A good business will recognize this and work to take care of their customers and support their products. The ****ty businesses will leave their customers SOL.
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I know a guy with an RX8 and a ****ty Ron Davis Radiator. Might be the same RX8 Bear is referencing.
He told me that the radiator started leaking from a defect. He sent it back to RD to be repaired under warranty. RD deemed it unrepairable. The best solution they could offer him was another radiator at cost which was still upwards of $500.
I find that **** to be pretty ridiculous.
I can understand a product failing. It happens. It sucks. But it still happens. A good business will recognize this and work to take care of their customers and support their products. The ****ty businesses will leave their customers SOL.
He told me that the radiator started leaking from a defect. He sent it back to RD to be repaired under warranty. RD deemed it unrepairable. The best solution they could offer him was another radiator at cost which was still upwards of $500.
I find that **** to be pretty ridiculous.
I can understand a product failing. It happens. It sucks. But it still happens. A good business will recognize this and work to take care of their customers and support their products. The ****ty businesses will leave their customers SOL.
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What I am saying...can we please avoid the "I have a friend that knows a guy that had this thing, but I have no personal experience and do not have any of the facts" drama?
Last edited by LxJLthr; Dec 16, 2014 at 03:39 PM.
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I know a guy with an RX8 and a ****ty Ron Davis Radiator. Might be the same RX8 Bear is referencing.
He told me that the radiator started leaking from a defect. He sent it back to RD to be repaired under warranty. RD deemed it unrepairable. The best solution they could offer him was another radiator at cost which was still upwards of $500.
I find that **** to be pretty ridiculous.
I can understand a product failing. It happens. It sucks. But it still happens. A good business will recognize this and work to take care of their customers and support their products. The ****ty businesses will leave their customers SOL.
He told me that the radiator started leaking from a defect. He sent it back to RD to be repaired under warranty. RD deemed it unrepairable. The best solution they could offer him was another radiator at cost which was still upwards of $500.
I find that **** to be pretty ridiculous.
I can understand a product failing. It happens. It sucks. But it still happens. A good business will recognize this and work to take care of their customers and support their products. The ****ty businesses will leave their customers SOL.