nissens alloy radiators..

[liam]

has anyone got one on their g40 or has anyone got any info on them,
thanks.

[liam]

did some phoning round today and a lot of companys sell these alloy rads and they are a lot cheaper than they are on ebay.

on ebay they are £95 and everywhere else they are no more than £40, i had a look at one today and they look sound so i bought one.

[Jake G 4 0]

Where did you get one for that price mate??

[GAF2]

yes mate please spill the beans, £40 is a great price

[liam]

a-z autos, emily road, highgate, birmingham

[hayesey]

I've often wondered how these things will perform, they are cheap aftermarket replacements (i.e. not really designed as "performance" parts)  but they are aluminium.  I'd be interested to see what the tube design is like.  THey do seem to have well spaced out fins and being ally, presumably larger tubes than you get on copper rads. 

[liam]

i`ll let you know, im on holiday this weekend so im going to fit it on monday,
hayes, i seen a pic of your front end on yoofs thread and your looks new and shiny, is that a genuine g40 rad?

[hayesey]

it's one I bought off ebay a few years ago.  Supposedly a genuine g40 one but it actually appears to have the non-g40 core in it with fewer tubes.  Although having said that, I've not had any overheating issues, even when giving it death non-stop at track days.

[liam]

have you got the part number to hand for that rad mate?

[hayesey]

no I've no idea what the VW part code is.  If you're wanting a price for a G40 rad from VW then there is only one part so they should be able to find it.

[liam]

im sure vw said the rads on a mk3 polo are all the same, i just wanted to match it with my old rad to see if it was a proper g40 rad or not, plus they are £120 from vw

[karmann]

G40's have specific radiators and they were on back order a while ago

[hayesey]

GT & G40 have a different rad to the other mk3 polos.  It has smooth end tanks (god knows why) and a core with a higher number of tubes through it.

[shaun_89]

Ive got a nissen rad on my g40, it kept the car nice and cool, its a bit smaller though so had to sort out some modified rad mounts and the fan and housing didnt fit either so had to do a custom setup for that. Better off just buying a vw one!

[liam]

fitted mine a few days ago and was a perfect fit and all is sorted.