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OEM brass heater core source?

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Justtellme
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Re: OEM brass heater core source?

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Did the Hella one from the uk have a brass/ copper core?
Can you post a picture of what you recieved?
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I am not at home right now but it appears to have an aluminum core, at least aluminum in color, with black plastic ends and tubes. It actually looks like the Nissens ones in the pictures, but it is clearly labeled Behr. It is referenced on the Hella parts site here: http://ows.tecdoc.net/hella/home.jsp?se ... c88eb401e0 by searching for article number: 8FH 351 308-761

If you still need a pic I can post one probably tomorrow. It comes with the adhesive-backed foam strip. Definitely *not* OEM brass color with the brass pipes (which I can see exiting the vehicle at the firewall). But my hope is that this Hella/Behr is higher quality than the bad reports I've read about some of the others.
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