MudAllOverIt Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Radiator in our 300Tdi is leaking like a sieve and have just priced up a replacement (radiator only, no intercooler): Rimmers -- £337 inc VAT Paddocks -- £120 inc VAT WTF Are the Rimmer ones gold plated or are the Paddock ones made from chocolate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjojjas Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 IIR some sell the "radiator" as the rad and the intercooler in one unit. Maybe thats what your looking at? I stuck an MM 4x4 (?) one one mine, it's fine. Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudAllOverIt Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 IIR some sell the "radiator" as the rad and the intercooler in one unit. Maybe thats what your looking at? I was about to say a definite no but went back to check the Rimmer price and £337 _is_ what they quote for BTP2275 which is the Rad only. But the Rimmer price for Rad + Intercooler (PFI100041) is £346 (vs Paddock £230) which makes me wonder if the Rimmer Rad only price is wrong Regardless will get from Paddok or someone like MM4x4... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudAllOverIt Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 MM4x4 are £104 + VAT which is more-or-less what everyone else -- except Rimmers -- are asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dew110CSW Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Rimmers quite often seem to be a touch on the pricey side, although they have some of the best delivery times known to man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduke Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I picked up a new one on ebay for around the £100 mark which included Vat IIRC. I am not sure how they compare for quality but mine has been fine. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LANDROVER-DISCOVERY-...=item4629252613 A quick look has turned this one up. Anybody else have any thoughts on the quality of these radiators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Not sure if the rad is genuine or not. For that sort of money prob not. I do know Island4X4 fairly well. They are a big stockist of Britpart. So that's prob where the rad has come from. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddyplugger Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 My local 'radiator specialist workshop' (one bloke on a trading estate who does radiators and fuel tanks) installed a 300tdi rad in my defender for £100, it wasnt worth me buying one and fitting it myself for that price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 we bought a Paddocks one for my dads disco earlier this year, has been fine... cost around £110ish... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Sometimes getting your old rad re-cored is the cheapest option. You still end-up with what is as good as new. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin90 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Sometimes getting your old rad re-cored is the cheapest option. You still end-up with what is as good as new.Les. I agree, a backstreet rad shop near me re-cored my 3.9 disco rad and it looked brand new. He apparently recon'd the integral oil coolers too although not sure exactly what this involved Still looked brand new two years and 45k later. Cost less than £100 and it's a big unit. Only problem is that it takes a few days which wasn't a problem for me as I had the heads off at the time anyway! Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OilIT Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 i bought one from island4x4 for my defender - and 6 months and a coupl eof thousand miles and all seems fine. (although it didnt like towing a disco on a car trailer up a bl**dy steep hill the other week - got a bit warm) IIRC the box said 'made in china'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Swindon Radiators quoted me £120 inc to re-core a 300TDi unit. They only use the old frame and end tanks - the actual core is new. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 I got a whole new radiator unit (just the rad not the intercooler or frame) for my old 90 from Bearmach and I seem to remember it was only about £100 so not a lot of point recoring at that price I thought. Seemed well enough made when I got it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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