Radiator suppliers

[Dino D]

so where do our people in the know get radiators from?

Main dealer is around £250.
These guys are £91:
http://www.adrad.co.uk/prices/prices.php?id=BW494&model=Z3&make=BMW
(Not sure where it's made, need to check)

ECP have this one which is made by a German company called Ava coolings(but with factories all over Europe) £112
http://www.carparts4less.co.uk/cp4l...dea7afc785dff0b0ce1d3096ba3c701aec3ee3&000261

 

[mrscalex]

I'm not sure you'll get much encouragement to buy cheap/unbranded.

I believe the OEM is Valeo, certainly on some Z3s. Though Behr is used elsewhere in the cooling system and they also do rads. Nissen seems to be a popular choice and is what went in my brother's 1.9 some years ago.

I suspect you should budget for £175+ rather than £100 to get a decent one.

 

[Synclare]

The original rad on mine (1.9) was a Behr unit. I bought one from BM Motonic for around £88 (Behr as original) a year last Deceember.

 

[GazHyde]

You can always look at http://www.mishimoto.co.uk/ if you want something a little better than OEM. Obviously a little pricier, but you get what you pay for I guess!

 

[Dino D]

You can always look at http://www.mishimoto.co.uk/ if you want something a little better than OEM. Obviously a little pricier, but you get what you pay for I guess!

Ive looked at them. Have read some very mixed reviews about Mishimoto, although they seem very popular.
The Z3 2.8 one is £270 and not a direct fit like the other models which is not great given the price. They do a nice looking aluminiun expansion tank for £100 too. If I had some spare I'd probably do it with a Spal fan just to finish it off...

A Behr expansion tank is £28 and so far the Ava radiator looks good being made in EU by a German company at £112 but need to check the seller @Synclare mentioned too.

 

[Dino D]

The original rad on mine (1.9) was a Behr unit. I bought one from BM Motonic for around £88 (Behr as original) a year last Deceember.

@Synclare do you have a website or contact details for BM Motonic, can't seem to find them on the net?

 

[Synclare]

Sorry should have read BM Motormec. They have an on line shop also on eBay too. The one I bought from them was on their eBay shop, had heavy duty meyle ball joints, rad cap etc and all good prices.