Is the water bottles on this radiator worth keeping?

[Shady 0]

See photo. radaitor is fooked but the bottles seem fine. Is it worth taking them off & selling or just scrap the hole thing? Or sell it complete for the bottles? Not sure what its off either - anybody know?

Honest opinions please. Im either scrapping it or take bottles off & scrap.

[antil33t 90]

Top and bottom tanks?

I don't think you can replace them without specialist gear... I'm no expert though.

Just scrap the whole lot imo.

[Shady 0]

Was going to scrap wholething, but when I was going to replace the side bottle on my 318i radiator, it wasnt gonna be cheap so went for a whole brand new unit. Think it was around $160-$220 for just side bottle replacement (so not worth it). So thought may be worth selling the tanks as spares/replacements cos they look all good - cheaper than brand new.

Any clues what its from though?

[_ethrty-Andy_ 2132]

the top looks like an M10 radiator, but having never worked on one i wouldnt know for sure. had any of those lying around?

[e30plz 1]

Was going to scrap wholething, but when I was going to replace the side bottle on my 318i radiator, it wasnt gonna be cheap so went for a whole brand new unit.

Has no side bottle tho and it's fooked.. bin.

Or paint it chrome and cable tie it to your front bumper.

[Nobimmer 694]

Seriously, is it worth holding onto something you might get $3 for one day? I mean really.

[Shady 0]

Thats why I was asking if its worth the parts or not. If no demand for them, then I'll chuck it into my scrap pile.

[[email protected] 0]

You mean the end tanks?

Just buy a entire new assembly, they probably look okay, but will have hair line cracks with age.

[pureboiracer 0]

radiators are cheap as chips anyway.. it would cost nearly as much to get the side tanks removed/refitted as it would to get another radaitor....

you could always leave it in the car when you scrap it.. may get a few more $$$ that way

come on was this really worth starting a thread for???

Edited June 14, 2010 by DRTE30

[Shady 0]

Glenn will lock it soon no doubt, got the answer I wanted. Just wanted to know if theres any demand for these tanks which by looks, there isnt so in the scrap pile it goes.

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[pureboiracer 0]

in the scrap pile it goes.

with or without the rest of the car?

[Shady 0]

Nothing wrong with the car mate...