I recently purchased the 82 Degree thermostat for my VT Commodore, after installing the new thermostat I noticed that the car started to reach high temps (105 Degrees C) very quickly when stationary, at which point the AC fans kick in and the temp drops t

The thermostat keeps the overall engine temperature of the vehicle lower (82 degrees) compared to the standard thermostat. This increases performance due to a lower engine operating temperature. The thermostat does not affect the temperature of the fans. This is controlled by the computer of the vehicle. However the sudden rise in engine temperature is most likely due to the 82 degree thermostat being faulty. We can definitely refund you, your money back. Also due to the delays we can send you another thermostat. You will be pleased with this item when it is in perfect working order.