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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Radiator cracked....

yup...like the title says, my radiator cracked on the plastic part on the top. I was just wondering if anyone else experienced this? My car has 39K miles and i was thinking the lifetime of my radiator was pretty short..haha

Well anyway, if anybody DID change there's out, how much did you spend and where did you get it? the only place i can think of that MIGHT have it in stock is Performance Radiators in Mapunapuna area...any help is appreciated...thanks guys!!
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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Just go aftermarket, nevermind finding an oem replacement! Koyos are great and on the lower price for aluminum radiators. Plus they're fatter and provide extra cooling and capacity. I got mine for aboout 4 bills.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 02:17 AM
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just get a koyo radiator at gruppe-s. it's $469 plus shipping.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 04:02 AM
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I have an 04 sti stock radiator....
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 07:34 AM
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+1 on the Aftermarket unless you can get a OEM really cheap.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 10:00 AM
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Mine kicked the bucket on my '04 STi at about 30k. Not too sure about OEM, but I bought mine from Performance radiator. It wasn't the fully blinged out Koyo, but it was made by Koyo.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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when you put the koyo in did you have to mod anything or did it just drop in?
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kirbwrx
when you put the koyo in did you have to mod anything or did it just drop in?

At least my self, I had to cut the edges of the fans, very tight fit and since I have an aps fmic, the coolant tank was customized to a smaller size..
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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No mods for me for fitment (no FMIC). I did have to trim a little off the radiator hoses (perrin silicon) because it's fatter than stock and pushed the hoses back a little.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by kirbwrx
when you put the koyo in did you have to mod anything or did it just drop in?
For mine, it dropped right in, no mods. Stock TMIC, by the way.
Old Apr 12, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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thanks for all the replies guys...i ended up buying a stock replacement from performance radiators...i actually got it kinda cheap...my dad knew one of the guys that works there
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