Concrete block just killed my radiator!!!!! Where can i get one?
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Concrete block just killed my radiator!!!!! Where can i get one?
Driving back from the meet tonight, Jason was ahead of me (white 08 Sti) and hit a concrete block in the road, no way of avoiding it!! It damaged his skirt then flipped up and smashed my lower bumper then got swallowed by my radiator!!! It sounded like i ran into a wall it hit so hard and now my radiator has a hole in it. Im gutted, both because of the hole and because of the damage to the bumper
Does anyone know a reputable place where i can get a second hand rad from??
So gutted
Does anyone know a reputable place where i can get a second hand rad from??
So gutted
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Ian, sorry to hear about the damage to both cars - just one of those things I suppose.
Try Adgespeed on the link below :
AdgeSpeed
They are very good and will despatch quickly and very reasonable prices.
Try Adgespeed on the link below :
AdgeSpeed
They are very good and will despatch quickly and very reasonable prices.
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gutted for you ian and jason, was a good drive home until that happend.
let me know if you need a hand mate
gar
let me know if you need a hand mate
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just thought that if youre car has air con then the air con rad is usually in front of the water rad and the hissing noise we heard could of been the gas escaping from the air con rad, still gutting but you would still be able to drive it but i would remove the air con belt though.
just a thought but i couldnt see any water dripping on the floor last night.
let me know what you think,
gar
just a thought but i couldnt see any water dripping on the floor last night.
let me know what you think,
gar
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just thought that if youre car has air con then the air con rad is usually in front of the water rad and the hissing noise we heard could of been the gas escaping from the air con rad, still gutting but you would still be able to drive it but i would remove the air con belt though.
just a thought but i couldnt see any water dripping on the floor last night.
let me know what you think,
gar
just a thought but i couldnt see any water dripping on the floor last night.
let me know what you think,
gar
I gave the bumper a bit of a polish and its come up OK and the inner plastic of the bumper that is broken looks cheap and easy to replace so over all, not the worst it could have been
Thanks, Kev, i will take a look at that group buy
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Thank f...k for that it could have been a lot worse not a lot of damage to my sill although it has split underneath sh...t end to a good night hope we all meet up soon get out on a run
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got to be honest fellas, havent driven the car that quick for a long time (clutch slipping now and then done my head in a bit though ), was buzzing until the concrete business , will defo go to another meet fella's and like i said if there's anything i can do to help just let me know
ian i'll pm you my number so if you need a hand then just give me a bell, im sure its a water rad out then the air con rad sit's behind it so no need for the bumper to come off mate.
ian i'll pm you my number so if you need a hand then just give me a bell, im sure its a water rad out then the air con rad sit's behind it so no need for the bumper to come off mate.
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got to be honest fellas, havent driven the car that quick for a long time (clutch slipping now and then done my head in a bit though ), was buzzing until the concrete business , will defo go to another meet fella's and like i said if there's anything i can do to help just let me know
ian i'll pm you my number so if you need a hand then just give me a bell, im sure its a water rad out then the air con rad sit's behind it so no need for the bumper to come off mate.
ian i'll pm you my number so if you need a hand then just give me a bell, im sure its a water rad out then the air con rad sit's behind it so no need for the bumper to come off mate.
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Gutted for you Ian, i knew from your op that it would be the a/c condensor and not the rad, how bad is the bumper any pic's of the damage? would a lower grille have saved an expensive repair to the air con system, hope you get it sorted intime for the shows
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Thanks for the replies lads!
A grill may have saved it, im not sure though. It went in so hard that it pushed down through the black plastic trim that the grill would sit against and out under the car i think.
I will get some pics up, strange thing is i keep going to buy a grill but something else always comes up so it goes on the backburner since its not a must
A grill may have saved it, im not sure though. It went in so hard that it pushed down through the black plastic trim that the grill would sit against and out under the car i think.
I will get some pics up, strange thing is i keep going to buy a grill but something else always comes up so it goes on the backburner since its not a must
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