nWilk666

ok i got my radiator (fluidyne) and a 10 inch slm fan. My question is, it came with 4 brackets that go onto the slimfan and 4 zipties but i dont see anyway this could work to bolt to the radiator. I searched but i guess everyone knows how to do this but me. any help i would really appreciate it THANKS ALOT!!!!!

alex_s817

if it is what i think it is, you need to set the fan right in the center of the rad where you want it to mount, then stick the zip-tie pieces through each fan mount, pushing through (and bending a few) fins. then you should have gotten 4 little square-cut pads with a sticky side and a non-sticky side. you also should have the 4 round pieces that slide over the zip-tie pieces. push the pad down onto the long part of the zip tie sticky side up until it reaches the rad. then slide the round pieces onto these, make sure they are tight , cut off the extra slack, and you are good to go.

nWilk666

still really not sure. the "mounting hardware" only came with 4 zip ties and 4 round mounting plugs that slide into the fan. No sticky one either sides. Ill post some pics

alex_s817

ok, show me the pics and ill show you what you need to do, its ok if the sticky pads didnt come with it.

nWilk666

This is all it came with what i circled, And the 4 zip ties. [IMG]
And these are the 4 peices that mount to the fan



sorry the pics are crappy their from my cell phone. all i have at the moment.

EJ1 wilcox

What's the problem again?

Put the fan on the radiator, mark where the zip ties will go through, open the fins up a bit with a small screw driver, then zip tie the fan on there.

Maybe I'm not understanding the problem, but all the slim fans I have installed have been super easy.

nWilk666

just was not sure about zip tieing it to the fins to hold the fan on. So open the marked fins with a screw driver and just zip tie it to the fins? seemed like it would leak or there would be a better way to secure it than that.

h22 civic

correct just put fan where you want it on rad slide zip tie through fan and rad and zip it

nWilk666

ok sounds good thanks errybody

RCautoworks

Looks like your missing the round clips ( there circular, little clips with a rough surface ) . The zip ties comes threw, and secures that way.

HiProfile

The cheap fans don't come with that sort of T-strap zip-tie. You just push the regular zip-tie through the hole, between 2 cores, flip it around to the next space between cores on the back, then push through and secure.

Think of the core behind the hole as a tree, the fan as your bike's frame, and you're chaining your bike to it.

RCautoworks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HiProfile &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The cheap fans don't come with that sort of T-strap zip-tie. You just push the regular zip-tie through the hole, between 2 cores, flip it around to the next space between cores on the back, then push through and secure.

Think of the core behind the hole as a tree, and you're chaining your bike to it. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually ours do, they come with a zip tie then a round clip, the round clip does on one side and the teeth on the zip ties pull threw. I could get a pic if needed.

nWilk666

where can i get the circle clips?

EJ1 wilcox

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nWilk666 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">where can i get the circle clips?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'm almost 100% sure that most autoparts stores carry them. At least the autoparts store that I used to work at had them. It was a few bucks for the whole fan mounting kit.

I would just use zipties though, it's just as easy and secure.

Oh, don't secure it just to the fins, zip tie it around the tubes.

RCautoworks

Go into autozone, and ask for the condensor mounting kit.

ghostskinner

get a 12 inch fan as well that one seems a bit small

maddog20

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raceACCORDingly

i bought a set of zip ties and clips for radiator fans at kragens.