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radiator fin bent? Anyone else see this?

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I only have 1500 Miles on my car I dont drive too closely. However I drove through some rural area today and there were lots of bugs. I am noticing bugs in the radiator ut is it normal for some of them to actually be hard enough to bend the fins inside the grille on the radiator? Im certain it wasnt rocks that did this to the radiator? Anyone else notice this? Is this common to have this sort of damage on a new car?
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Don’t worry its all good
 

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Hi,
I only have 1500 Miles on my car I dont drive too closely. However I drove through some rural area today and there were lots of bugs. I am noticing bugs in the radiator ut is it normal for some of them to actually be hard enough to bend the fins inside the grille on the radiator? Im certain it wasnt rocks that did this to the radiator? Anyone else notice this? Is this common to have this sort of damage on a new car?
First car then? :D Been there. Don't worry about it. You're more likely to do real damage trying to remove the bugs.
 

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...Im certain it wasnt rocks that did this to the radiator....
I'd be pretty certain it was. It's normal.

If you're concerned, I think there's kits for a mesh insert for the lower grille area.
 

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The mesh probably does more harm than good. While art doesn't look like a screen like that would block much air, if you do the math, it's a large percent.
 

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I have a "screen door style" screen In front of ALL my vehicles, and after thousands of miles, and years, ALL the radiators are >clean< and NO over heating, with many track days on some of the cars..... no bugs, no sand!
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