not looking good for the 180

[chriszs180]

so just got teh quote from the garage....

£2700 min as the frount has been pushed in and the fans have mangled the rad so it dont look good at all

so if anyone knows of a 180 rad that might help as that seems to be the part that is hard to find will find out later in the week when there assesor looks at it but dont know really....

:hump::hump::hump:

[arwilson80]

http://www.autopartstrader.co.uk/google_item.php?descript=2003%20MG%20ZS%202002%20t o%202007%202.5%20V6%20Petrol%20Engine&sh_code=mead&uniquen=74585&part=NA&CMP=KNC-GOOGLE-BASE - Here's one. Says it has slight damage though.


New one from X-part...
RADIATOR PCC000820 00-05 1 250.00

and your local Retailers in Essex are...
Wholesalers:

Name EFG MOTOR FACTORS
Address ENDEAVOUR DRIVE

Town BASILDON Phone 01268 244707
County ESSEX Fax Number 01268 244749
Post Code SS14 3WF
Email TFarrow@essexford.com


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Name PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE PARTS
Address JUTSUMS LANE

Town ROMFORD Phone 01708 722399
County ESSEX Fax Number 01708 730509
Post Code RM7 0EE
Email stevesmith-premiermotors@hotmail.co.uk

:)

[chriszs180]

thanks mate just tried the top one and they dont have in stock and is a long lead time
cant get trough to premier motors yet willl try later
thanks again but still looks bad.....

[RalphG]

... and you can not get the radiator from another supplier other than an XPart dealer.

[chriszs180]

is there not a way of fitting a turbo and intercooler system and getting rid of the rad this might be really stupid idea but hell i might have nothing to lose....

[DeMoNPauL]

PREMIER AUTOMOTIVE PARTS dont have one and also quoted a long lead time when i tried them.

[mattie007]

Thats bad news mate, hopefully you will get through it though.
Is it the same situation for 120's??

[chriszs180]

so the garage has called its getting looked at again today as the insurance gave the go ahead but they cant get parts will try and get a list off them but not looking good at the moment looks like it will be dead....:ohmy::ohmy:

[Maxxed_Ross]

is a rover 45 / civic saloon rad the same as the ZS one? you see loads of them in scrappies

[arwilson80]

I was wondering similar things Ross. More specifically the MKI 180 rad....

[Maxxed_Ross]

knowing the Rover cost cutting department they probably are exactly the same

[chriszs180]

thats interresting does anyone know as the ford garage will not try something like that ...

[Maxxed_Ross]

just go to a scrappies and see if you can find one and try it. A rad from a scrappies won't be expensive and is deffo worth a try

[chriszs180]

will do..

[R8NMG]

I am surprise something mechanical like a radiator is hard to source. I would expect body parts to be hard.

[Maxxed_Ross]

sounds like they can't be bothered looking to me

[KevG]

I was off the phone to a radiator place in Glasgow (East End Radiators) he can re-build the remains of the rad if the tanks are okay for £90 for the core, if the tanks are burst he gave re-build it these for £50 each, but he needs the old rad in front of him, he said he done one for Nationwide crash repair in Cumbernaild, just thought for you

[henocsr]

is there not a way of fitting a turbo and intercooler system and getting rid of the rad this might be really stupid idea but hell i might have nothing to lose....

if you wanted an intercooler and radiator you could just fit and set up from the L series diesel model.

PS the turbo system to go with it maybe a bit more differcult me thinks

or you could go here

http://www.car-radiators.org.uk/?gclid=CMed5-eS55ACFRE7EAod8mTBQQ

[DeMoNPauL]

Its alright saying that you can go somewhere to get a rad repaired but the insurance companies usually stress that it has to be replaced with a oe real deal rad.

Saying that if they allow it thats great.

Too many MG ZS 180s are getting wrote of through stupid insurance assessors who know nothing

[Maxxed_Ross]

it's shocking how little damage can write an MG / Rover off these days. The one I've been ripping bits off in the local scrappies had engine failure, the rest was perfect!

[georgiansoccer]

yeah i had to get a reconditioned radiator on my car. There were no new ones. They managed to get all the bodykit parts no problem

I had to source one for the repair centre.

I got it from roverlink.co.uk


might be worth contacting them