E-bay radiator, who has bought one?
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E-bay radiator, who has bought one?
Mine is leaking from the end tanks, nothing major but needs replacing.
Have seen a few advertised on ebay & it looks like there 2 different types for the classic.
1 with a small drain tap (like the original rad) & one without (just slightly cheaper)
Just looking for feedback on who's bought one?
Which seller did you buy from?
Unless you have bought one not off e-bay & where did you buy it from (prices please).
Thanks Ticky
Have seen a few advertised on ebay & it looks like there 2 different types for the classic.
1 with a small drain tap (like the original rad) & one without (just slightly cheaper)
Just looking for feedback on who's bought one?
Which seller did you buy from?
Unless you have bought one not off e-bay & where did you buy it from (prices please).
Thanks Ticky
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i bought one from ebay from iezura £62+ delivery
it got delivered yesterday at my dads, and will be fitting it tonight hopefully.
will let you know how it goes...
theres a 1 yr warrentee on them from what i can gather and according to the packaging its made by dolphin manufacturing ltd.
Stu
it got delivered yesterday at my dads, and will be fitting it tonight hopefully.
will let you know how it goes...
theres a 1 yr warrentee on them from what i can gather and according to the packaging its made by dolphin manufacturing ltd.
Stu
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Hi Stu,
The iezura rad was the cheapest which makes it tempting but I noticed that it did not have the small drain tap. It could be that its a generic picture that they have used.
The other rad I saw came with 3 years waranty but cost near 90 pounds inc del?
So your feedback on build quality & overall fitting would help me decide.
Things like how the fans/housing bolt on, lower mounting dowels? etc.
Does it come with the small drain tap?
Thanks Ticky
The iezura rad was the cheapest which makes it tempting but I noticed that it did not have the small drain tap. It could be that its a generic picture that they have used.
The other rad I saw came with 3 years waranty but cost near 90 pounds inc del?
So your feedback on build quality & overall fitting would help me decide.
Things like how the fans/housing bolt on, lower mounting dowels? etc.
Does it come with the small drain tap?
Thanks Ticky
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I bought one from Budget-Radiators on e-bay for my Legacy GT auto, which split the end tank. it looks really good and is basically exactly the same as the OE one...Plus as its auto it has the gearbox oil cooler in it which takes the price up but the manual impreza one is £63-£65 about.
Its been on since the winter and is still doing its job with no problems at all!
hope that helps,
Gaz
Its been on since the winter and is still doing its job with no problems at all!
hope that helps,
Gaz
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well fitted mine last night,
rad looks good , aluminium core and seems to look right. there is an extra couple of pipes on there presumably for fitting to an auto box which i just left. there is a drain plug although the nozzle isnt long so you couldnt add a drain tube if you wanted. well all fitted OK until i came to fit the radiator mount on the left hand side. basically the hole in the radiator mount was in the wrong place, looked at my old rad and it had 3 mounting holes new one only had 2. i presume this was to fit a legacy rather than impreza. so i swaped over the top mounting plate from my old rad to the new one, job sorted. make sure you have some new bolts handy to remount the rad fans and the expansion tank pipe, as some of mine sheared off. all in all though an easy job fitted good, works well and cheap at £62 plus delivery im happy enough. only downside was the mounting hole was in the wrong place for my impreza. part code was DA_SB_137 which is one of the 4 they list on the ebay webpage. maybe the others have all mounting holes like my old rad did ??
rad looks good , aluminium core and seems to look right. there is an extra couple of pipes on there presumably for fitting to an auto box which i just left. there is a drain plug although the nozzle isnt long so you couldnt add a drain tube if you wanted. well all fitted OK until i came to fit the radiator mount on the left hand side. basically the hole in the radiator mount was in the wrong place, looked at my old rad and it had 3 mounting holes new one only had 2. i presume this was to fit a legacy rather than impreza. so i swaped over the top mounting plate from my old rad to the new one, job sorted. make sure you have some new bolts handy to remount the rad fans and the expansion tank pipe, as some of mine sheared off. all in all though an easy job fitted good, works well and cheap at £62 plus delivery im happy enough. only downside was the mounting hole was in the wrong place for my impreza. part code was DA_SB_137 which is one of the 4 they list on the ebay webpage. maybe the others have all mounting holes like my old rad did ??
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Thanks for getting back Stu, all useful infomation.
I wondered why there were 2 nipples on the side of the end tank? Must be as you say legacy fitment.
I wondered why there were 2 nipples on the side of the end tank? Must be as you say legacy fitment.
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yes the two pipes on the side are redundant, best to cut them off really as they look silly and run close to the chassis rail. i sent them an email detailing the problem i had, yet to get a response though....
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Also had to drill another hole in the top plate to get the other pipes mounted in their original places. Still not a bad radiator. Haven't had any trouble with it yet.
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yes you should be able to chop them off, i blew through the one pipe and it came out the other, put my thumb over it and the air was blocked. from what i gather its just a loop of pipe inside the rad end plate. i left mine on (didnt chop them) as i couldnt really be bothered although looking at it now i wish i had as it looks a bit silly.
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