Buy At Your Own Risk
Glad to say so far so good on this radiator, but I have to be the scape goat and hope nobody else has to deal with this issue from the seller
yourradiator on eBay. When this radiator arrived the box was in great shape. No damage, although, I noticed the excess tape on the corners right away which told me the radiator had to have been repacked. I received the box October 23rd, 2015. I kept it in my room until Veteran's Day, which was the only day I had off from work that I could work on my Trac's cooling system. Right out of the box the top driver's side bracket was bent to hell. I sent a message with pictures via eBay through the seller's auction letting them know the issue and asked for a partial refund/discount. All I got back from them was "I'll check with our vendor." 10 days went by w/o a peep I sent a reply on 20 November to that reply and have not heard back since.
I was not in a position to wait on a replacement or to send this unit back for a refund. I had to get this installed. I did not want to risk the tiny leak on the old radiator plastic tank getting worse or flat out rupturing during a commute. On install day I took a pair of needle nose pliers and was able to straighten out the bent bracket. Had to do some light tapping with a hammer on the level surface of the work bench, too. It's not horrible-looking, but it doesn't look great and I paid good money for what is supposed to be a nice, "upgraded," replacement part. It's all about principle. I can admit it is my own fault for not checking the radiator's condition right away, but at least I hope this serves others on this forum who might get this radiator from the same seller to please check yours as soon as you receive it.
So the first few pics are of the box the day it arrived. I almost always take pics of stuff I order online when they arrive.
Chinese $h!t.
Now, the day I opened the box I find the top left bracket like this even thought there's no damage to the box itself.
After straightening it out myself.
In the end I won't buy from that seller anymore even though at the time of this post they have 99% good feedback with over 5100 customer comments. When it comes to issues like mine they leave you hanging in the wind. Buy at your own risk!
Update: Agreed to a $30 refund November 30 and got the refund December 2, 2015.