anyone know were to buy an aloy rad
cheapish and in the uk???
anyone know were to buy an aloy rad
cheapish and in the uk???
me thinks radtec could be the way.
cool stuff mate thanks im gona google them ryt now
radtec dont do r5 ones
theres a few on ebay from china, think there £130 plus bout £30 p&p
no jy
thers nothing listed for r5
any other places anyone?
i found a place on ebay selling runncool alloy rad???anyone heard of these before?
mayb i will i just got a new rad 6 month ago and mysteriously thers a bloody hole in it
well upset
check the classifieds rons selling a pace one 100 quid
i got it from cgb
it has been used but honest to god ive done about 100 miles in the car and its gone already
not alloy
copper core.
its on the engine side pretty much in the centre
i havent looked too much into it but im just gona replace it...no more headaches.
What type of rad you got at the moment? Remember alloy rads haven't got the oil cooler in it so you'll need an external oil cooler too.
the copper ones have been known to be weak i had one and split on the oil side of the rad. just run a std valeo one decent price and more than upto doing the job
its just a standard copper core...
totally gutted,thought it was jus a hose causing the leak...cars been gone for months and get it back n this hapens
ive heard this debate a few times but with no clear winner
fact valeo or copper core?????
anyone as im goin to get one this week
valeo by far that copper core is ,crap would not buy a copper one again
there is more than one type of copper core rad if i remember rightly.
Buy a standard Valeo one, don't go for a copper core one.
so valeo is the winner
i really dont know what the problem was with the bloody radiator but goin from fine to hole is not on.
i think il get a valeo one.not got th money ryt now to buy an alloy one simply because the oil cooler is external
its like the pepsi challenge!!!
If I had to buy another rad i'd stay away from the copper cores, 1st one I had had a hole appear in the side casing and same as you was within 6 months of fitting. 2nd leaks oil from cooler unions so runnin seperate oil cooler, waiting for rad to go so can change it for a diesel rad
For the hundredth time of posting this; there's nothing wrong with the o.e cooling setup, even when being used on track. Alloy rads and/or remote oil coolers aren't necessary.
I stumbled across this on ebay the other day, not really sure how good they are. Not gonna be on par with pace/radtec quality though
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=130286072958
yea theres two on ebay mate..
UK..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-5-GT-TURBO-RACE-SPEC-RADIATOR-POLISHED-ALLOY_W0QQitemZ130288052603QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_C arsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item13028805260 3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2| 65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
And one form CHINA..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Full-race-aluminum-radiator-renault-5-GT-turbo_W0QQitemZ290284740629QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_C arsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item29028474062 9&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683|66%3A2| 65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
Or get a renault 19 Rad.. Had one on the gtt clio conversion and that worked well..
CGB motorsport..
try there
well ive ordered a valeo one
hope it goes ok
i seen that alloy one on ebay
its changed price it was 170 quid the other night as buy it now
weird
Right, not being funny or anything but here's a wee English reasoning test for you all. Nothing difficult, I promise.
Ebay. Chinese. Car Tuning.
Anyone see anything in those four words that point to a happy ending?
Anyone?
ANYONE??
Test over. You'll know if you've passed, because your money isn't with paypall.
The guy's in China are the ones doing the hoses for the group buy. Unstable Cable has had some of their stuff and I believe it's ok.
With all due respect, put it on your car and if it's still held together after 2 years of driving, then it's okay.
With the rads, I've seen the 'quality' of Chinese welded alloy before. A hyperactive 7 year old could put there name to it. Actually, Chine being China, thats probably who did it in the first place.
Until the Chinese stuff is proven over the long term, not for me really. Horror stories still outweigh the happy ones on any of the enthusiast websites I visit.
cool stuff chaps
i thought copper core wld have been fine but a freind said to me due to the extreme cold we got here and then the extreme heat from the water tht could have caused it to split or burst???
???
Extreme cold?
No, they break because they're sh1t/cheap n' nasty made.
well yeah....-6 hahaha
i have seen it happen to glass
just a thought