Please check it, they sent out a several that were just stock replacements and not the thicker core ones!
It was a supplier error.
I bought one from ZZP in December and finally got to do the install last Saturday, ripped the car apart, opened the box and noticed that it was exactly the same width 7/8's"
Posted on CGP and Zoomer said to send it back for replacement.
So I had to reassemble the car and will have to do it all over again
On a side note, ever since I bought the car (brand new) I noticed a vibration when the second cooling fan kicked in, dealer said it was normal. After looking at it while I had the assembly out I noticed that it was defective and had a chunk missing from the outer wheel part of the fan
Thank God for Ed Morad, he sold me a complete fan assembly for a couple of dollars more than I coulda got a fan blade for. Which is good because after 4.5 years of heavy use combined with blade being off balance I am sure that the fan motor bearing is about shot.
For all you 03 owners, we don't have a coolant level sensor so if you get an after market radiator you will need to find a way to plug the hole!
I picked up an old sensor just to fill the hole.
