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Offline beni-iow

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changing radiator.
« on: 30 July 2008, 13:19 »
can any one tell me how hard/how to change a rad on a gti 8v its the main rad not the aircon one as mine is starting to seep from the bottom right corner :cry:
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Offline Rmachines

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Re: changing radiator.
« Reply #1 on: 30 July 2008, 15:31 »
Its quite easy,  take the front bumper off..  Im not sure about one with A/C i dont know if you have to move the A/C rad but i just took the front cross member off, took four 10mm bolts out of the rad and disconected the hose,  simple as that. 
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Offline Paul86S2

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Re: changing radiator.
« Reply #2 on: 30 July 2008, 16:14 »
As answered but you will also need to take the 4 bolts off the aircon rad that attach it to the main rad and angle it out of the way. Be carefull its easy to split the pipes or connections.

Paul
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