JamesF Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 How much are places charging for changing a (broken) heated matrix? Inc parts and labour etc. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D8MOA Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 grand ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Cheaper to get one of these http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/GOJemMarketing/customerimages/products/CARHC.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 its a mahoosive job mate and as stated above i think 1k would be conservative including parts, hate to say it but it might be cheaper/easier to get a new car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 1k? wow.... Might have to have a word with my mechanic mate and see... I reckon a double team could do it in about 5 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 1k? wow.... Might have to have a word with my mechanic mate and see... I reckon a double team could do it in about 5 hours. @ 30 per hour there is 600 labour! Still not cheap at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 @ 30 per hour there is 600 labour! Still not cheap at all! 2 x £30 per hour x 5 hours is £300...... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 2 x £30 per hour x 5 hours is £300...... H. Lol, i knew when i was adding that up is didnt work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Lol, i knew when i was adding that up is didnt work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I blame the beer haRRRRRRvard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I blame the beer haRRRRRRvard Considering I have stayed up till 2.30 drinking blue Wkd and bottles of Peroni it really isn't a good excuse.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 £500 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D8MOA Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 £500 here. that just labour? or inc used/recon parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I wouldnt fit a second hand heater matrix, just not worth the risk imo. Mine cost me £300 in labour but was a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 AFAIK TrickTT had one for sale and was offering very reasonable price to fit it. Contact him via PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 that just labour? or inc used/recon parts? Thats with a new core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Thats with a new core. Good price that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 I thought it would be hellaciously expensive (Even though Jezz's price is good, Id have to trailer it the 170miles down there so its a false economy). Looks like Ill have a bash at it myself then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 I thought it would be hellaciously expensive (Even though Jezz's price is good, Id have to trailer it the 170miles down there so its a false economy). Looks like Ill have a bash at it myself then. Couldnt the matrix be by passed so it could still be driven ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 As DNK says, the car could be used indefinitely with the pipes just connected together, 170 miles is neither here, nor there. It's a job that you'll regret tackling yourself. Once it's been done a few times, like all jobs, it becomes faster and more efficient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mac Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 As DNK says, the car could be used indefinitely with the pipes just connected together, 170 miles is neither here, nor there. It's a job that you'll regret tackling yourself. Once it's been done a few times, like all jobs, it becomes faster and more efficient £500 is an excellent price and the probable reason Jezz can do it at this price is he has a lot of experience and knows all the tricks, however with the current temperatures i would buy a cheap fag lighter socket car heater off ebay, 170 miles with no heating at the moment would be "character building" and potentially dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Well to be fair Ive been reading up on the thing about bypassing the matrix/blocking the matrix off and Im not overly keen on the idea. I dont like the idea of a) coolant moving too fast through the engine or b) the heat spread and hot spots across the head thats been mentioned. And to be fair, it still needs to be replaced, so why not do it while Ive got the carpet and seats out and my Dads off work... The issue with the £500 price is trailering The supra at 50mph to drive from Lancashire to Northants. It would be a bit of a mission. Plus stripping the car down doesnt look impossible, it just looks like an enormous pain in the arse. That'll be character building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted December 27, 2008 Share Posted December 27, 2008 Mine ran with it bypassed for 6 years with no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 27, 2008 Author Share Posted December 27, 2008 Aha. Cheap fix ahoy. How did you bypass it, simply join the two hoses together? Might just budget for it for when I ship it off to Jezz's for the TT conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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