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Offline hardmonkeys

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Changing a radiator
« on: 07 June 2013, 09:18 »
Hi all, looking to change the leaky rad in the next few weeks, looking through the Haynes manual, it says you have to remove the entire front panel...now i know they do a complete strip down of the vehicles...but it this actually necessary? If so..then so be it...bring it on. But I don't want to be doing jobs I do have to do..

Car is a mk4 GTi with air con

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Offline mar_k

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Re: Changing a radiator
« Reply #1 on: 07 June 2013, 22:39 »
The front has to come off, Its really easy though and can be done within an hour.
It can be done without jacking the car up aswell.




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Re: Changing a radiator
« Reply #2 on: 08 June 2013, 07:56 »
Excellent, that's the info I needed. Thanks mate
'05 VW Golf Mk V GT TDI Laser Blue
'98 VW Golf Mk IV GTi Black
'97 VW Golf Mk III GTi
'58 VW Golf Mk V GT Sport TDI Steel Grey
'10 Audi A4 B8 SE Multitronic


'00 VW Golf Mk III.V Cabrio
'12 Audi A5 S Line Black Edition
'03 VW Golf V6 4motion

MK3.5 Cabrio 2.0 8v Automatic to 2.0 16v Manual Conversion Project

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=272728.

www.dorsetautorestore.co.uk