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Old Oct 19, 2013 | 07:41 AM
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Ecklers is running a 15% off sale this week-end for cooling parts so it's a good time to get a DeWitts. I ordered mine last week-end when they had a similar sale and will post some pics after I get it installed. Have not received a ship date so not sure what their lead time is.
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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Well I got the radiator today, an hour later I had the car running and wow does she stay cool idling in traffic! Awesome product and quality!
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Old Oct 25, 2013 | 09:12 PM
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Excellent! Thanks for choosing DeWitts
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 03:55 AM
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Hi Ian from Australia i was going to buy one from you and you told me to contact a girl in your office she quoted as much for shipping as radiator is .
so i went else where sorry you lost a sale and a few more friends from Aus
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by vette_20
Hi Ian from Australia i was going to buy one from you and you told me to contact a girl in your office she quoted as much for shipping as radiator is .
so i went else where sorry you lost a sale and a few more friends from Aus
I understand, we have not been able to find a good way to ship to Aus. We check the rates with UPS and Fed Ex and they are about the same, which is real high. What method did your radiator ship?
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 01:12 PM
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Just got my Dewitts radiator yesterday, I bought it from my friends at Vette Parts Plus
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MSUGTO
Well I got the radiator today, an hour later I had the car running and wow does she stay cool idling in traffic! Awesome product and quality!
Tell us the trick to changing out a rad in one hour! And what year you have.
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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Hi it is coming usps and cost 140 dollars
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Originally Posted by paul 74
Tell us the trick to changing out a rad in one hour! And what year you have.
I bet he has a '78+. really easy to change those out
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 08:39 PM
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yeah cause it just took me about 2 hours to get mine apart
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Old Oct 26, 2013 | 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by paul 74
Tell us the trick to changing out a rad in one hour! And what year you have.
The car is a '69 small block, no AC or power steering to mess with at the front of the engine. Honestly, the biggest pain in the rear with removing and replacing the radiator for me is that dang fan shroud!
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Wes45
Ecklers is running a 15% off sale this week-end for cooling parts so it's a good time to get a DeWitts. I ordered mine last week-end when they had a similar sale and will post some pics after I get it installed. Have not received a ship date so not sure what their lead time is.
Well, this may have not been the best move. Although I ordered the SB radiator, Ecklers ordered the wrong part from DeWitts so I received a BB radiator on Thursday after waiting several weeks. On Friday morning Ecklers said it will take till Tuesday to email me a return shipping label, then the SB won't be shipped until the BB is received by Dewitts - adding another 2 weeks before I get the right part.
DeWitts has a few SB radiators in stock so I must have been waiting while they manufactured the (wrong) one. Geeze, by the time this all gets sorted out I could have just waited for the Holiday sale!
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by vette_20
Hi Ian from Australia i was going to buy one from you and you told me to contact a girl in your office she quoted as much for shipping as radiator is .
so i went else where sorry you lost a sale and a few more friends from Aus

Why don't you get a group order (maybe they will give you a break on a group order), put all the radiators together in one crate and split the shipping. It may come out cheaper.
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Old Nov 2, 2013 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 540 vette
I bought one from EBay, Champion makes it, fits perfect and works just as good. Half the price. It dosen't have to be the most money to work.

Heres what I would like to know. The dewitts is built Much better, We Know this. well worth the Money.
In the same car with the same conditions, Would the dewitts cool any better then a Champion 2 core.
Respond now

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