keltik Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 /But yes, needs to be black, looks way betterer. Giz a call with part number, got account with fenix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandangles Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 fenix are made locally iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedRac3r Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 fenix are made locally iirc Some of them may be, but I think a lot of there stock is imported from Asia or wherever. I bought one of these radiators a few years back for my Levin, ended up returning it after trying to fit it. The locating pins on the bottom were welded in the wrong location so it sat crooked (not parallel with the rad support) and was sitting hard up against the headlight panels. The radiator cap was cheap, and a cunt to get on and off also. These issues may have been fixed since then. When the USD was good, you could get a genuine Koyo radiator for less that 500 to your door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I ordered one yezday, so I guess i'll find out just how shitty they are tomorrow. Will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honda Ass Dragger Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Run a Fenix in the Civc as they are one of my larger customers over here Most of there stuff is manufactured in China Guy who runs the business is Irish and I'm pretty sure he is drunk 24/7 However the rad I got for the Civc fitted perfectly and haven't had any issues with it in the 3 years it has been in the car 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 The radiator showed up this morning, and its really well made. Like i'm genuinely shocked at how good it seems for $200. If it fits in the hole when I slap it in tonight, I will be 100% impressed all round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd it don't fit. Typical. The radiator fouls on the steel either side of it, either its slightly too wide, or the bottom radiator mounts are too far back, pushing the radiator forward into the car. I don't wanna cut/bend the car, so will send it back. Hopefully the original radiator is fixable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 that will be why no cunt ever bolts the things in properly. i have done judging at 4&rotree show in auckland last couple of years and probably a third of the cars had radiators held in with a mixture of gravity, cable ties and hopes & dreams 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Emailed redline man, and he reckons he's sold 38 of these radiators without a problem? (sent me all the happy face feedback even) AE86 group on FB tell me the Fenix one will fit sweet, but it looks exactly the same. I'm now starting to wonder if Toyota changed the shape of the steel around the radiator at some point? Might buy a Fenix one and see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Get Neil to modify it for clearance. Easy as, job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 I'm always stoked when I have a valid reason to hit my car with a hammer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Get Neil to modify it for clearance. Easy as, job done. Bahahahahahahahahahaha, Neil and easy job in the same sentence, good one John. I'm always stoked when I have a valid reason to hit my car with a hammer. I wasn't keen to cut my car up to fit a budget chinese radiator, its beneath me, haha. (though using one is apparently ok) I talked to a nice Man from fenix today, and he swears the fenix and redline ones are different, said he would pay for postage back if it doesn't fit straight in, so a pretty black radiator will show up on Monday, and then we shall see. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 its because NZDM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 its probably because your definition of "fit" means it bolts in and has clearance and doesnt rub on the body and looks right. whereas everyone elses definition of fit, is the same definition that those big bum poly/maori girls have when they are choosing to wear tights that you can see through because the elasticity has been stretched well past the manufacturers design parameters 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 its because NZDM Turns out this may infact be the problem. Rad supports between euro/usdm/nzdm and jdm have different part numbers apparently, so there's a chance they are different. its probably because your definition of "fit" means it bolts in and has clearance and doesnt rub on the body and looks right. whereas everyone elses definition of fit, is the same definition that those big bum poly/maori girls have when they are choosing to wear tights that you can see through because the elasticity has been stretched well past the manufacturers design parameters Lololols, well put. Apparently redline used to tell suby customers hammering was needed to fit one of their radiators, so they may use the term "direct replacement" loosely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Fenix radiator don't fit either. It's exactly the same as the redline one, just has a different radiator cap on it, no other differences at all. Sooooooo I guess NZDM is different from JDM when it comes to radiator support panel. Gay balls. SO I have to either make it fit/make new brackets, OR get a custom one made, OR patch up the old one (if its fixable). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Chop it up and do it tidy, no point fixing that plastic tank one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Do the radiator support panels unbolt? Acquire JDM one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 All welded up. I'm surprised there's a difference, some drunk guy probably put it together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PedRac3r Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Is it just matter of shifting the pins on the bottom of the rad, to move it away from the rad support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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