moduleunknown
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So, the car is currently torn apart as I have recently repainted the engine bay. Prior to this, there was a faint smell of coolant in the cabin, but the heater core wasn't to the point that it had soaked anything inside the car. Being that it's out of the car at the moment, I will replace it. However, I'm having a difficult time trying to convince myself that the quality of an aftermarket core will be on par with that of an OEM unit and that it would be a good idea to save $200 by not buying OEM. The stock unit lasted damn near 19 years... and with the amount of work involved in replacing the thing, I'd rather not have to go through it for another 19 years.
I thought I'd gather some opinions in a poll (except I failed twice at creating a thread with a poll) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif. So, Spend the money for OEM and feel slightly more secure, or chance it with an aftermarket unit?
And to anyone who has replaced their's with a non-OEM unit, how long ago? I'm just curious on how they're holding up. The only aftermarket core I seem to keep finding is from 'Ready-Rad' - every place I check, their part number leads me to that company/brand...
Thanks for the input! I need to make up my mind and start putting the car back together. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I thought I'd gather some opinions in a poll (except I failed twice at creating a thread with a poll) /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif. So, Spend the money for OEM and feel slightly more secure, or chance it with an aftermarket unit?
And to anyone who has replaced their's with a non-OEM unit, how long ago? I'm just curious on how they're holding up. The only aftermarket core I seem to keep finding is from 'Ready-Rad' - every place I check, their part number leads me to that company/brand...
Thanks for the input! I need to make up my mind and start putting the car back together. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif