Did I get the right radiator?

[MTU 50]

I have a 3-row that I bought from pep boys and I could only get one of the brakets to fit. It did fit with the stock rubber part in place though. So, for the other side, I temporarily (well its been since last summer, but the car has been in storage all winter) used high quality zip ties to hold it in place. Don't laugh too hard, it actually works quite well.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't want to leave it this way, and I completely understand if you are looking for something more cosmetically and mechanically correct and not so half-***ed. But, if you need to drive your car right away, and want a temporary fix it works well. After I take it out of storage, it is definitely on my list to fab up some kind of braket and remove the zip ties, but for now it works.

Also, I only paid $99 for my 3-row radiator. I can't remember the brand name off hand, but it is the heavy duty replacement that they carry with the automatic trans cooler built in. It also fit fine with the lower rubber inserts in.

Good Luck

Mr 5 0 - I would have liked to have bought the ford radiator, but it was about $90 more than this one and I couldn't afford that. If, however, pep boys no longer sells the $99 replacement, if I were tuco I would step up to the Ford piece. For only $30-$40 dollars more than what he paid it would be worth it IMO.