How About Alu Radiators?

[wicked 103 3 Cars]

Anyone experience with these aluminium radiators?

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321035075852?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

Are they really better as OEM's?

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

i have one on mine. its a tight fit but has been fine for a year now. only problem with them is the rubber o rings that come with them are crap, they shrink and leak when up to temp. i replaced them with fibre washers and have been fine.

[wicked 103 3 Cars]

Any diff in cooling capacity?

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

a little, but mine is a gti6 engine.

[dexter1002 4 1 Cars]

There is a company on eBay call 2fast2cool2 who sell the exact same radiator but on auction and they sell alot cheaper, I paid 74 for mine brand new delivered!

[wicked 103 3 Cars]

Tnx... They don't do them for 74 anymore, but 10 quid cheaper though

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-205-309-1-6-1-9-GTI-8v-1-8-TD-TWIN-CORE-HIGH-FLOW-ALLOY-RADIATOR-/230845215316?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3APeugeot&hash=item35bf727254

[AlexRS2782 136 1 Cars]

Only thing i'll say about anything sold by 2Fast2Cool is that quality is determined by whichever company they have chosen to make their latest batch.

 

They did a batch of exhaust manifolds for the Mk1 Focus RS last year and the first couple turned out ok. The next batch they sold was made by a different company, welds were exceptionally poor, turbo flange warped, but they deemed it suitable quality and as per their ads used the excuse of "may require modification to fit", to cover off the crap build quality.

 

Same went for a set of decats they made. First few fine, next batch from a different company were crap.

 

Basically if you're lucky the product was made by a decent company, but if you're unlucky it will have been made on the cheap & wont last 5 minutes or will "require modification to fit" once you've bought it.

[Baz 421]

They're all Chinese cheap s*it!

[dexter1002 4 1 Cars]

It seems fine at the mo and people are selling the same manufacture for double the price,

But only time will tell I guess.

Edited January 12, 2013 by dexter1002

[wicked 103 3 Cars]

Doesn't sound promising....

 

Found also one that asks 30 quid for spraying a logo on it:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150976305672?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2648

 

Can't use cracked welds on my radiator, so no ebay one for me.

[Miles 331 1 Cars]

Had 2 supplied by a customer, 1 was OK the other had a small hole in it

[stef205 92 1 Cars]

I've had one they are well made in my opinion.