Steve, The plastic water bottle was just fine for the De Lorean, but after 20 years and depending on how much they were used, plastic crackes and it's not repairable. I've seen cars with 5000 miles on them and they look brand new. SS replacements are the best from some of the vendors unless you want original. That will cost. John Hervey www.specialTauto.com --- In dmcnews@xxxx, jus4sho@xxxx wrote: > Regarding the recall on the plastic header bottles: Can someone tell me why > the plastic bottles weren't sufficient for the the Delorean? Was it just a > defective design of the Delorean's specific bottle? How exactly did they > fail? I ask because I've seen many other cars that utilize plastic bottles. > (Presurized, like the D.) > > Part of my project will involve relocation and replacement of the bottle and > I'd like a little background on the plastic bottle problem. > > Thanks, > Steve > VIN 2650 ("Project Delorean") > www.angelfire.com/md2/projectdelorean