E36 M3 Radiator - genuine or non genuine?

[BriC175]

I found out today that I need a new radiator for my E36 M3 Evo, as the old one is sagging and disintegrating. On eBay I can get a genuine one from the official BMW shop for £290 delivered, or I can get one from ECP for £263 (but using the discount code 'lastchance30', it's £184, so a fair bit cheaper!). Only thing is.. ECP doesn't tell me the brand, or what sort of warranty it comes with. I suppose I could ring them and ask, but does anyone have any experience / advice for this?

Cheers.

[Hoofty]

Not specifically, but can you order it and return it if it's not Behr (or other brand you're happy with)? I've always found ECP to be hassle free when returning stuff.

[HustleRussell]

Nissens radiators are recommended, no-one seems to carry behr except BMW.

[Ritchie335is]

I'm sure it will be a quality part from ECP.
You could call them and ask?
I thought it usually tells you the brand on the site?

[HustleRussell]

Ritchie335is said:

I'm sure it will be a quality part from ECP.
You could call them and ask?
I thought it usually tells you the brand on the site?

I seem to remember they have EIS radiators which are pretty poor.

[Ritchie335is]

What are GSF supplying?
Might be worth a look.

[VinceFox]

Mine was a euros one, i think it was a behr though.

Apparently they all do that, they swell and let go between 80-100k.

[MMT]

Could it be the same rad that's in an E46 M3?
I just put in 1996 M3 and then my reg, which is for an E46 M3 and it comes back with the same part number and price £263.94. It also says its EIS brand.
Is the Evo different maybe?

[phelix]

Not the same car but I bought a rad for an E46 328i from ECP. I initially chose the cheaper one but it was cheap and nasty and didn't fit right with sharp edges. They took it back without question and I bought the more expensive one which was from Nissens and fit much better and looked to be a quality piece. So my thought would be to go ahead and buy it and if it looks good install it. Plus go through topcashback and you save another 5%.

[BriC175]

Just to update this, I bought a Behr rad from c3bmw's eBay shop for £190 + £10 postage. Supposedly, they were the supplier of the original radiators, although it didn't come with any BMW stamps, only Behr stamps. Quality seems very good though, and fitment was a doddle