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      06-18-2025, 07:09 PM   #3
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I’ve come to the realization that placing discreetly chicken wire type of protector behind the kidney grills is the way to go to prevent your condenser fins from getting pummeled by stones.
Wow, what roads do you drive?
Rally-cross much?

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If you’re looking at the photo, I can use a fin comb in some areas only, because a large number of fins are bent way beyond it. So I’m planning to painstakingly one by one pull the fins back out where I can insert the fin comb between them.
Nothing is impossible, but how much would a new radiator run you? $500?
How much do you earn per hour?

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Would it be easier, and more efficient, to push them out from the other side of the condenser coil?
Unless this will be a labor of love, I'm thinking you will be better off buying a brand new replacement!
OTOH, if the car is nowhere close to overheating and you live in the colder climates, why not leave it alone?

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