So i got a cheap aftermarket radiator from a user here. Its brand new never installed JVT racing. Looks good out of the box, but once i get my car torn apart i realize there are no mounting point for the AC condenser or the top brackets for the radiator. Already stumped, i try to atleast clean the fans up and put them on. Holes dont line up at all. Any ideas?

Here is what im working with...

 

That simply means you got ripped off :P

Well I dont know ... you can probably weld something on it so you can mount the bracket up but ... its not worth the time IMO ... cuz if they cant do the mounting right in the first place ... I think I will question the cooling ability of the radiator ....

 

I was the one that sold G3tR3DDY2GR3DDY the radiator...
The guy I purchased my car from had a ton of aftermarket parts and some of them I just didn't have the desire to put on my car so I decided to sell them.
I had no idea this wouldn't mount right up to the car. It said RX8 on the side of the box so I assumed it would be fine. I was not trying to rip you off by any means man =\
I'm sorry it's not working right

 

how long ago did you sell it to him? A return and refund may be in order.

 

Well i mean even if i got a refund i have my car completely dissasembled in the garage right now and really dont wanna reverse the order with the same old OEM parts

i just wish there was a way to get it to work by some fabrication or something and maybe a partial refund. The radiator is for this car i believe because the front of it looks right, just the back has no mounting on it at all...

 

Weld some bracket. modify the top mount bracket.

I would choose to get my money back and a new raditor

 

That rad ... refund it minus shipping maybe ? Think of this --- if this is a high quality part, fitment should be perfect. Obviously this is not the case. It might have worst than OE performance.

Mazmart/Ron Davis or BHR/Griffin Radiator is your choice.

 

yea i know what my options are, doesnt help me out though. Not trying to spend MORE money and wait for days while my car is apart to get another radiator..

We are working on a partial refund and me getting some brackets welded to it or something. Can someone find me a pic of the front of another all. radiator like bhr?

 

Are you sure u want to put that in ? I mean the company that made it couldn't even get the fitment right, its performance is very questionable ...

Even big names like Koyo having performance issue ... so u might wanna reconsider.

 

I actually never need a real serious radiator, it never gets hot here. its pretty damn cold right now thats for sure. i dont run the car hard. its more of a show car so i wanted something clean and shiny :P

The design looks pretty good and its a clean radiator, just missing some stuff on the outside. Like i said, the front is fine other than not lining up all the way, just the back has no brackets for the condenser or top bracket..

 

you can make some bracket, but the time it takes to find scrap metal, weld, test fitment takes a while. so ... buy a new one ? :P

 

because i can get the brackets welded tomorrow, have it on tomorrow night and be down the road. If i buy a new one, i have to spend 500 dollars+, wait for it to ship to me in a week, then install. So its gonna cost more and take a lot longer to buy another one when i can get this one fixed tomorrow for like 60 bucks... see the logic?

 

Then brackets are your only choice.

 

i just didnt know if there was a trick i was missing or i had to somehow transfer them from the old radiator....

 

from ur pics ... it seems that the mounting holes are either way off, or simply "not there"

so, make a bracket. Make sure post pics afterwards