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Jean

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#1

Electric fan "zip strips"

07-15-2011, 10:36 PM

The ones that go through the radiator core, do not use them.

I was going over the car today to make sure everything is nice and tight for autocross weekend and 2 out of 4 were already broken after a few month and one came off while driving today and almost hit Yeee30 in the eye. Ouch.

No idea why the f. they made these, but they sure don't work very well.

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immajackuup

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#2

07-16-2011, 12:55 AM

lol glad i didn't buy that cheap stuff.

should of done what i did and there's no drilling involve.
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MR 325

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07-16-2011, 12:57 AM

Yeah I had issues with those on my first radiator/fan setup. My Spal is now bolted to my radiator on the top and bottom. Works great!

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Dj Buttchug

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07-16-2011, 01:51 AM

used them for years... never had issues.

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jlevie

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#5

07-16-2011, 07:11 AM

I've had them wear a hole in the radiator .

The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
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Mullet Bullet

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#6

07-16-2011, 07:32 PM

ive used them more then a few times without issues on street and off-road cars.

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Jean

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#7

07-16-2011, 07:44 PM

Maybe they have different brands, but mine did not last more than a few months... I am not risking it again.

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bubbajan21

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#8

07-16-2011, 08:49 PM

What are you replacing them with? Are you bolting the SPAL to the radiator?
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