Has anyone installed a silla all aluminum 2 row radiator? I need a new rad and I can get one on eBay for less than $200 bucks with a lifetime warrenty. Just want opinions. I'm also open to other suggestions for radiators. Let me know what you have and how it works.
Thanks

 

Try this one out. I just bought the CSF heavy duty 3 row and it was delivered in 2 days on a Saturday. Of course mine came from FL to TN so I'm sure shipping from FL to CA would take a couple more days. But for $167 and free shipping, who's complaining.

http://www.radiatorbarn.com/search.php?product=radiator

 

I tried to buy a Silla, but ended up in a dispute with the vendor. They took the money, didn't shop & didn't respond until I filed a complaint. Thank goodness for PayPal.

So I bought a 3 row CSF & am very happy.

 

Yes get the CSF 3 row..Well worth the money. Talk to DPG Offroad, they sell em and are honest folks.

 

that looks great! I think I'll get this one. Any trouble getting the 3 row to fit? I know its quite a bit bigger than the stock one.

 

Purchased a CSF 3-Row ( 2675 upgraded) radiator from Radiators Express.com back in August of '07. The core is trashed in September of '09 after 5K. Oh and that Lifetime Warranty is actually 2 years....Getting them to honor it is like pulling teeth. C/S is strictly e-mail...no phone and they are full of &^%$.
And whatever you do ...don't lose the warranty card either...
Sometimes the juice just ain't worth the squeeze....
You couldn't give me one of their products for FREE based on what I have experienced here in the last week. More than happy to pass along the 16 e-mail thread too....Just BEWARE

 

I purchased a Silla 2450AA which arrived today, it's sucks that it is a China radiator but if I could have had one made in USA for the same cost range I would have been all over it.

Overall the silla2450AA looks pretty good, the welds are clean and nice and thick... The product is advertised as a 2 row radiator but honestly it is very hard to see down inside because of the way the neck was installed to the tank, you can see just a little but when I reach my finger down inside to feel the tubes I feel 1 large tube not 2, it is alot thicker than the single row I have seen installed on a wrangler (around the net)

came with all brass fittings and the radiators build quality is pretty good looking and it arrived straight with no bends or distortions from shipping.

If I can get my camera screen to boot up I will take some detailed pics, since I have been wanting better pics of this radiator before I ordered it but I just had to bite the bullet and see when it arrived...

man I hate those introduction threads do I really have to do it ?

 

Just a quick heads-up on a few things to watch for with the Silla entry:

brass fittings just fair and not a real tight fit....plumbers tape +
Check the fit of the cap and if it in fact fits correctly at all.....Went to a 22lber.

 

Ditto on the radiator barn 3 row all metal. Aluminum is not worth the extra cost. The 3 row fits just like stock-there is plenty of room for the thicker core. I just installed one a month ago. Fast shipping from radiator barn also.

 

silla is a great radiator so is CSF...

can't really go wrong with either

 

on closer inspection of the fittings (wrapped in a plastic bag) they appeared to be brass but are steel. I bought a new 16lb cap and it appears to fit just fine but I will have to wait until after the install to make sure it is functioning properly.

This whole ordeal with needing a new radiator came when I (a mechanic of some years) decided to install the new shiny 16lb radiator cap on my old oem radiator w/192.xxx miles on it and it decided to find the weak spot on the passenger side tank. I was doing alot of maintenance that day and had the new cap sitting around so I threw it on there...

this Silla model looks like it will do just fine, I will install it when some of this snow melts... I have not updated with pics because I still can't get my camera to work right and now I do realize I am in the wrong section of the forum too...

but hey I did use the search feature on my first post

searched Silla radiator and this was one of two threads if I recall.

 

any updates on this? how was the experience? planning on purchasing a radiator and ive heard alot of good reviews on the silla brand.