My thermostat died on me

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Apr 11, 2012 | 01:19 PM

Jason99

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From: Battle Creek, MI

Vehicle: 99 Accent

My thermostat died on me

Need a new one. Somehow it blew up in pieces. Sooooooooo...the million dollar question is...stick with OEM or get something a little better? This is a beta thermostat btw since the car is swapped.

Apr 11, 2012 | 01:31 PM

fsv87

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From: Miami, FL/Wilmington, DE

Vehicle: 2012 Hyundai Accent

I've always been an OEM kind of guy. It's not that much more expensive, and it's worth the peace of mind to me.

Apr 11, 2012 | 09:46 PM

Stocker

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Vehicle: 2000 Elantra

Better as defined by what? It's a thermostat, they are all pretty much similar things. The OEM will work and that's really all you can ask of it.

Apr 12, 2012 | 09:13 AM

zero_gravity

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im impressed that you managed to blow the thermostat to hell....PICS!!!

Apr 12, 2012 | 08:35 PM

Stocker

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I've seen a few cracked, none falling-apart broken though. The thing works by moving metal pieces. Eventually I guess they will all break.

Apr 13, 2012 | 12:49 PM

fsv87

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I've seen the Beta ones in pieces before. I've never seen it on any other though.

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