Sourcing Proper Looking Radiator for Mk 2

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Sourcing Proper Looking Radiator for Mk 2

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Does anybody have a good pointer of where I could buy a new proper looking radiator for my Mk2? What I mean is that the top of the radiators from Mini Spares and the like is rather different from the original...
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Hi don't think anyone sells them new now but, here you can get new cores put in, I have just had one done for 70 pounds, that was a four core for my newtune car.

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Re: Sourcing Proper Looking Radiator for Mk 2

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raisons in yeovil ?
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I know about recoring them but hoped that I didn't need to go that way ...
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yeah littler, think its rayson tho

the likely hood of finding a NOS is slim and why put one with 40 years of sludge in the bottom of it, through a fresh engine.

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totaly agree,re-core is the way to go.

they did my sunbeam lotus rad, did a good job. not to deer.
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Re: Sourcing Proper Looking Radiator for Mk 2

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If I was you I'd go for a recore. Finding one that looks correct as new or NOS would be as close to impossible as you can get.

In the UK a recore is usually a bit cheaper than a new replacement rad too!
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