radiator replacement options. OEM or cheap aftermarket?

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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Default radiator replacement options. OEM or cheap aftermarket?

I was checking majestic, and brand new OEM radiators go for $200+. I searched on ebay, and there are sub $100 radiators for sale.

Anyone using an ebay radiator? How is it? Should I just spend the extra cash to get OEM? I checked market place, some guy is selling for $150.

edit: my local autozone sells CRX radiators too. Off name brands, but fitment shouldn't be an issue. That's all I'm really worried about, fitment. I'm eventually going to upgrade to a full race setup, but funds are a little low right now.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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radiatorworld.com has $100 shipped for Visteon OEM replacements... I got one and its very good quality.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 04:52 PM
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http://www.radiatorworld.com/r...cat=1

where do you see $100?
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 05:00 PM
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Default Re: radiator replacement options. OEM or cheap aftermarket? (gursh d)

I've owned a couple aftermarket stock replacements, no problems with them at all.

I sent you a pm.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 05:02 PM
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does that autozone rad come with a lifetime warranty? i got one from Kragen with one for my EG and fitment was fine.

plus if i have any problems i like the convience of being able to take it in, and get a replacement quickly
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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out of the 4 that they sell, one has a lifetime warranty, the kragen has a 3 year warranty, and one of them has a 3 month warranty. You said your kragen has not given you any problems? How long have you been using the radiator? How was the installation, and how is the fitment?
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gursh d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">. You said your kragen has not given you any problems? How long have you been using the radiator? How was the installation, and how is the fitment?</TD></TR></TABLE>well,..it is on my EG but i put it on this past summer and works fine fitment was like it was a stocker.
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 03:23 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by gursh d &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.radiatorworld.com/r...cat=1

where do you see $100?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sorry, man, looks like their prices have gone up since I last checked.
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 06:42 AM
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I bought the full size crx rad off ebay for like 50-60 bucks a few months ago. It fit perfect and looks good. Yes its all plastic but it works well and never overheated even with a b16 driving hard. My oem rad was real bad,lol...it was falling apart and missing sections of it

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

You have to make sure you rad core is 27"
If its 22 or 23" they have a different auction.
Core is only the metal not the side tanks!!
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Old Feb 5, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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I WENT TO AUTOZONE FOR MINE $99
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