Bought it from Radiator Express. It was on the Yahoo search page when I did a search on Mercedes radiator.

All metal, "limited lifetime warranty", $164 plus tax and shipping to a total of $184. Ordered it yesterday AM, arrived today UPS.

Haven't tried to stuff it in yet, but so far so good.

JCD

jcd, how's you all metal radiator working out?

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The only issue during install was the "flange' on which the oil cooler attaches to the radiator was a little too big. It just made installation a little tricky, but it fit well and has worked great.

JCD

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So how did you attached it. Did you find a different sized flange?
Thanks.

mine was weeping around the plastic to metal gasket.

I dropped 2 GM coolant tablets in the radiator, topped up the water and next day- no more problem!

I heard that MBUSA dropped the radiator prices drastically.. so I would call and get a dealer qoute too.

Brass/copper isn't as effiecent compared with Aluminum.

Not sure how in practice it works,but I'm in Texas. What works for many is not optimal for me in 102F!

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83 300d
01 vw A4 TDI
66 Chevy Corsa
68 GMC V6 w/oD
86 300E

Same attachment, it was just a little to have the mounting brackets loose enough to fit on the flange, but tight enough to stay in place to tighten.

Just a little tricky and maybe that is the case with other replacements as well. All ended well and the install was made with no modifications, just a little patience.

JCD