Ordered radiator, bent mounts

[Mighty Buffalo]

Looking to do some preventative maintenance and ordered a Denso radiator from Amazon. It's pretty poorly packaged, and one of the mounts was bent when it showed up. It looks isolated to the removable side mounts, so I'm thinking of remounting the old ones on the new radiator. The core looks to be intact. Thoughts?

 

[shootmymime]

grab some pliers and bend it back

 

[JayRolla]

Umm, bend back? LOL

 

[nevada]

grab some pliers and bend it back

ha. before I even scrolled down this far, that was my exact thought. word for word.

 

[daveCFPrez]

Is the denso the preferred replacement to avoid the strawberry milkshake fiasco?

 

[gamefreakgc]

Amazon is good about returns if you want to send it back for a new one. Just say it was damaged in shipping.

I would be concerned that that bracket would fail over time.

 

[jreask]

Those tabs just hold it in place until you can install the four bolts. Bend it back, hang it on the support and then put the four bolts in it. Sleep well.
No problems.

 

[Brilliant]

Is the denso the preferred replacement to avoid the strawberry milkshake fiasco?

Yes, den so is OEM manufacturer