ibs 308 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Wanting to upgrade my radiator as my fan housing is catching my throttle body so will be getting some slimline fans and will upgrade the radiator at the same time. Any recommendations on radiators? I have seen the mishimoto one and another on that vw parts international do. Has anyone tried any of these? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
dubspy 19 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) I brought a Direnza rad and 2 Spal slim line fans for mine.. works spot on. Edited May 12, 2016 by dubspy ibs 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 21 minutes ago, dubspy said: I brought a Direnza rad and 2 Spal slim line fans for mine.. works spot on. Was the Direnza rad a direct replacement? Link to post Share on other sites
c00k 435 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) I got an Audi S6 alloy rad in mine, much bigger than the VR size, but needs custom fitting. It only just fitted between the head lights. More info on it in my build. Edited May 12, 2016 by c00k ibs and matty.vrt 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, c00k said: I got an Audi S6 alloy rad in mine, much bigger than the VR size, but needs custom fitting. It only just fitted between the head lights. More info on it in my build. Looks good that but i would prefer an easy direct replacement. Link to post Share on other sites
dubspy 19 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 55 minutes ago, ibs said: Was the Direnza rad a direct replacement? yeah was a direct fitment Link to post Share on other sites
ibs 308 Posted May 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 3 minutes ago, dubspy said: yeah was a direct fitment Thanks. I was just on their website and it said that aswell. Might just go for that. dubspy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dubspy 19 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 1 hour ago, ibs said: Thanks. I was just on their website and it said that aswell. Might just go for that. Decent money too. Was a no brainer for me. ibs and VR6 Supercharged 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RBPE 198 Posted May 20, 2016 Report Share Posted May 20, 2016 A lot of the alloy radiators (and other parts) are Chinese imports made by one or two main manufacturers out there, not knocking them, they and the intercoolers you get can be spot on, but I used to be able to get them direct from there for around £90 to my door not long ago, much cheaper if I bought 5/6. General resale values I have seen on them do range from £130 to £300+ for he same rad though so make sure you don't buy the same product for a lot more than it should cost, see a lot of products like that but people will pay the prices thinking they get a much better product when they're often paying for an advert! £170 doesn't seem too bad though not having to import it and the bigger re-sellers over there I deal/dealt with now seem to put on high delivery costs for single items which pretty much take up the profit unless you buy in bulk from them. Link to post Share on other sites
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