Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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craig
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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tsango wrote:
RedMR² wrote:I've opted for the combo as shown in the 2 links in my original post.


This is the set up I have Craig although cannot comment yet as Peter is in the process of fitting it.

Gotta be a good choice though :thumleft:


Yeah, looks a nice piece of kit! Gotta be better than the 19 year old rad and fans that are on there, not to mention the weight saving! :thumleft:
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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Do the OEM dual fans bolt straight up to these? I was intending to renew mine but heard of various fitment issues with these alloy rads.
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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I have an ebay alloy shroud and double fan setup behind my PWR radiator and it's absolutely fine. Fit was decent enough and the fans are very quiet too :thumleft:
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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asdrewq wrote:Do the OEM dual fans bolt straight up to these? I was intending to renew mine but heard of various fitment issues with these alloy rads.

No mate you need the slimline shroud and fans as shown in the first post. #-o

Worth changing though, as Lee said they are VERY quiet and the OEM dual fans weigh more than the alloy rad and shroud put together. :D
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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Even if they did fit, I wouldn't have 20 year old manky fans attached to a brand new alloy radiator! Gotta have the full works! :D
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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How easy is it to install these with the air con rad in place? Definitely don't want to lose AC.
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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RedMR² wrote:Even if they did fit, I wouldn't have 20 year old manky fans attached to a brand new alloy radiator! Gotta have the full works! :D


Yeah, that is a must...!!!
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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tsango wrote:
RedMR² wrote:Even if they did fit, I wouldn't have 20 year old manky fans attached to a brand new alloy radiator! Gotta have the full works! :D


Yeah, that is a must...!!!


Exactly. Air con rad is also being binned (or removed in pieces :lol:) to allow better flow through the rad :thumleft:
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

Post by man-in-the-box »

just fitted one of these to my rev3 n/a. Must say it's a really good fit and seems to be manufactured quite well.

however, and there's always a but... there's nowhere to attach a hose to the bleed valve on the top of the rad. As such, it's making it a pain in the ar$e to bleed all the air out of the system.

I was thinking about jacking up the rear of the car, so any trapped air should escape through the filler neck as it's the highest point in the system???
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Re: Ebay alloy radiator and twin fans/shroud

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Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:
thomp1983 wrote:with the rad check that it has the nipple on the bleed valve for attaching the clear hose to when bleeding the system, the one on my rev 3 doesn't and has made it a pain to bleed after my engine conversion

chris


Just jack the back of the car up. I've not used a hose on the rad. for years.
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