Graham2755
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Hi All, I'm hoping someone can solve a problem I'm having with fitting my new radiator.....
I actually sent my rad off for exchange for a reconditioned item in July 2017, but have only recently reached the point where I'm ready to fit it, and it seems too wide. I measured it at 660mm across on the same level as the mounting brackets, does this seem right? It's a tight fit in the base unit, physically rubbing on both sides of the aperture. Also the offside mounting bracket is nowhere near the mounting on the base unit, and if I make it line up with the hole in the base unit, the radiator is not parallel with the bonnet slam panel, having a gap of almost an inch at the offside and only about a quarter inch at the nearside.
Has anyone else had similar issues? I remember the old radiator being a close fit but not touching at the sides.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.
I actually sent my rad off for exchange for a reconditioned item in July 2017, but have only recently reached the point where I'm ready to fit it, and it seems too wide. I measured it at 660mm across on the same level as the mounting brackets, does this seem right? It's a tight fit in the base unit, physically rubbing on both sides of the aperture. Also the offside mounting bracket is nowhere near the mounting on the base unit, and if I make it line up with the hole in the base unit, the radiator is not parallel with the bonnet slam panel, having a gap of almost an inch at the offside and only about a quarter inch at the nearside.
Has anyone else had similar issues? I remember the old radiator being a close fit but not touching at the sides.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.