Password JDM cooling plate install

Mick714

Hi I bought a PWJDM cooling plate and was a bit surprised
It has less than half of the mounting holes that the OEM one does
It covers up the windshield washer reservoir fill cap
and it looks like I will have to get the dremel out to modify
the center section as it is too narrow to fit over the radiator brace

Has anyone else had these issues.

I thought pwjdm was a quality manufacturer

So far I have had poor quality from several aftermarket parts manufacturers
Seibon is pure crap I bought a lip and 3 times it came cracked
I bought a Greddy cat back and it doesn't have an expandable section so when it gets hot the pipe grows in length and the resonator hits my sway bar
now this from PWJdm

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2011 Brilliant Silver, Touring,Sport, Navigation
KW Coilovers, Eibach Sways, HKS Short Ram
Rear Fog Light, Nismo S-Tune Front Lip, Greddy Cat Back Exhaust, 20" Vossen VVSCV7's

GaleForce

Yes they have known fit issues.

Removing 4 pins is easy when you need to refill/check your washer fluid. Others have cut it out like you mentioned.

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Mick714

It's not just 4 pins It's 7 (and another 5 if you drill the holes for the original fasteners along the leading edge as shown in their photo) then you would have to pry it out from under the bumper cover to remove it. Not very convienent here in NJ Maybe SoCal. You may be thinking of the battery and brake fluid covers.
I had heard and they mention fitment issues with the Nismo none for the stock Z?

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2011 Brilliant Silver, Touring,Sport, Navigation
KW Coilovers, Eibach Sways, HKS Short Ram
Rear Fog Light, Nismo S-Tune Front Lip, Greddy Cat Back Exhaust, 20" Vossen VVSCV7's

Chuck33079

That's what one of the vendors here told me as well. Looks like they still fit as badly as they used to and someone was just trying to sell me something.

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kenchan

PWJDM is not JDM at all when it comes to fitment or vendor reliability...from wat we've seen so far from them.

GaleForce

I'm well aware of how that piece is removed. It takes no more than 5 minutes to remove it even with 7 fasteners.

I made my own carbon fiber rad cover,

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kenchan

mr.gale looks great!

i like that asian guy in the background. he looks like wtf?! where's my car?

GaleForce

there were a lot of guys walking around with that look on their face that day. I thought it was a Toronto thing.

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kenchan

is that mr.alcheng?

hey, you faster than ninja edit. (didnt want people bothering you. make me one, make me one! sorry)

GaleForce

It's ok . People want/expect this stuff for next to nothing and I won't work for free. My time is worth more than that.

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Read T

I don't understand that. JDM = Japanese Domestic Market. That doesn't really have anything to do with fitment or reliability, just where some piece of metal was made.

I always wondered in Japan if they really wanted APC and JCW parts because they were USDM haha.

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axmea?

That's what happens when the sun comes out in Toronto.

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dAvenue

I'm have the same fitment problem has the OP. I literally have my work cut out for me.

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Wonka2581

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