Thread: Radiator price

Which car? I just paid $360 for our 300tdi disco one to be done. For $700 you could get a full custom aluminium rad done.

If the core used in the re-core is of good quality - not a cheap imitation - $700 is a pretty good price - mine cost me $500 last year but that was a very old stock high quality core that had been on the shelves of the local radiator works for many years. Current local price (Sun Coast Qld) for a quality recore is about $1000

Christopher

The price of copper for radiators has risen lately, when I had a standard series radiator done last year, the quote for copper was around $1,000 and the aluminium around $650 so your $700 sounds about right.

Originally Posted by Vern

Which car? I just paid $360 for our 300tdi disco one to be done. For $700 you could get a full custom aluminium rad done.

The county. Maybe I'll get a custom job done!!

maybe a Ford BA radiator could be fitted like they can on the RRC/Disco?
Very cheap on ebay

I'd reckon a high quality aluminium radiator would cost more than the $1000 I was quoted by Natrad, for a recore with the same copper in my County. Aluminium can also be brittle.......

For what its worth - I have heard of problems with alloy radiators - ptimarily cracking around the mounting points in vehicles used extensively in the bush. I looked at using a custom alloy radiator on my 4BD1T Defender, but when everything was taken into account the cooper/brass per original came out in front. A high quality alloy rad would be more expensive than a recore. New genuine Isuzu radiators from Land-Rover are about $1400

Christopher

Christopher

$1400.................. extra $600 and you can buy the whole car.....