Slobonator4G63
10+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 10, 2009
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Winnipeg,
MB_Canada
Alright, I just want to first start off saying that I think I bought into the hype of mishiomoto products. I've always wanted to have the Big M across my radiator along with the talked about quality and efficiency of there radiators. I Didn't see any current thread on my particular issue. So I ordered my rad threw Rtm and when it arrived everything looked good and great, no damage to the parcel witch was very surprising. Anyways 1 week later I get around to the unit boxing my car is prepped and ready to swap this fancy thing in there and low and be hold this this was looking like dog sh*t right out of the plastic packaging. So I called rtm who said that it's pretty common issue for rads to come with some fins pushed over and bent from shipping and handling. My question to them was well is there anything that can be done it was followed up by well you could send it back but you'd have to pay the shipping and I thought to myself why would I need to pay the shipping for a brand new in the box product that looks like it was dry fitted. So I proceed to go to mitshimoto and let them know about the quality of the rad.I mentioned it was alot of money for me to spend and second this was a brand new item. I sent multiple photos to them they followed up with an email saying they didn't receive my photos and asked if I could text them.
, I of course said no problem and proceed that very day. A couple days went by and I followed up with them and they said: oh the Rep emailed you back asking if there were any bent of broken tubes. I said not to any of the tubers, but the fins all look like shit. I asked what might be done in this case as I've been waiting for quite of some time not able to even drive my car,and there was a rad I wasn't going to put into my car if it had to go back I went back and forth with them for 2 weeks over the phone as there was something very wrong with there server or something cause I've still not received there emails to this date. They basically said that the l worse case they'd send a new radiator and then they came full circle and said that they weren't prepared to replace mine as it seemed functional otherwise just cosmetically not appealing and they followed it up by saying I was more likely to put some bent fins into it myself just by driving it. My only argument at the time was if i pay for something new its should come new I said, if I damage it then I can accept that, but this product is brand new out of the box and this to me isn't acceptable.
They offer me a discount to buy the matching fan shroud and I had to decline as I couldn't see myself spending another dime there. So I built my own fan shroud and put the fan on filled it this evening and would you know not only do these things come with bent fins but the bloody drain plug leaks. I know from experience how soft and delicate alluminim threads are and so I snugged up the bolt and then just a half more turn and I still have a leak! Now I start reading other boards and these guys are having issue too. Like having a machine shop drill out and tap a brand new radiator like GTFO of here. I paid just shy of 400 and and still more issues with unresolved fin being pushed over.
My question is anyone else having issues with there new out the box radiators from mitshimoto cause I frankly don't think I'm the only one here. And frankly if I bought another brand that wasn't mishimoto I'd have just modified that rad and threw away the fact that it doesn't have a life timebwarranty, but unfortunately they do and secondly I'm not really authorized to modify mine to fix it to get it to work. Like this crap about the bushing on the cradle causing a twisting effect is just a bogus excuse for these rads.
Please If you have had issues post, attach your photos. These are photos of the cosmetics of the rad I don't have the picture of the drain plug but I currently got a red solo collecting my coolant overnight till I have a plan of attack.
, I of course said no problem and proceed that very day. A couple days went by and I followed up with them and they said: oh the Rep emailed you back asking if there were any bent of broken tubes. I said not to any of the tubers, but the fins all look like shit. I asked what might be done in this case as I've been waiting for quite of some time not able to even drive my car,and there was a rad I wasn't going to put into my car if it had to go back I went back and forth with them for 2 weeks over the phone as there was something very wrong with there server or something cause I've still not received there emails to this date. They basically said that the l worse case they'd send a new radiator and then they came full circle and said that they weren't prepared to replace mine as it seemed functional otherwise just cosmetically not appealing and they followed it up by saying I was more likely to put some bent fins into it myself just by driving it. My only argument at the time was if i pay for something new its should come new I said, if I damage it then I can accept that, but this product is brand new out of the box and this to me isn't acceptable.
They offer me a discount to buy the matching fan shroud and I had to decline as I couldn't see myself spending another dime there. So I built my own fan shroud and put the fan on filled it this evening and would you know not only do these things come with bent fins but the bloody drain plug leaks. I know from experience how soft and delicate alluminim threads are and so I snugged up the bolt and then just a half more turn and I still have a leak! Now I start reading other boards and these guys are having issue too. Like having a machine shop drill out and tap a brand new radiator like GTFO of here. I paid just shy of 400 and and still more issues with unresolved fin being pushed over.
My question is anyone else having issues with there new out the box radiators from mitshimoto cause I frankly don't think I'm the only one here. And frankly if I bought another brand that wasn't mishimoto I'd have just modified that rad and threw away the fact that it doesn't have a life timebwarranty, but unfortunately they do and secondly I'm not really authorized to modify mine to fix it to get it to work. Like this crap about the bushing on the cradle causing a twisting effect is just a bogus excuse for these rads.
Please If you have had issues post, attach your photos. These are photos of the cosmetics of the rad I don't have the picture of the drain plug but I currently got a red solo collecting my coolant overnight till I have a plan of attack.
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