Prices for heater matrix replacement

How much are places charging for changing a (broken) heated matrix? Inc parts and labour etc.

James

grand ish

Cheaper to get one of these

http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/GOJemMarketing/customerimages/products/CARHC.jpg

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

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.

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!

@ 30 per hour there is 600 labour! Still not cheap at all!

2 x £30 per hour x 5 hours is £300......

H.

2 x £30 per hour x 5 hours is £300......

 

H.

Lol, i knew when i was adding that up is didnt work....

Lol, i knew when i was adding that up is didnt work....

I blame the beer haRRRRRRvard

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....

£500 here.

£500 here.

that just labour? or inc used/recon parts?

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.

AFAIK TrickTT had one for sale and was offering very reasonable price to fit it. Contact him via PM

that just labour? or inc used/recon parts?

Thats with a new core.

Thats with a new core.

Good price that

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.

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 ?

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

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

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

Mine ran with it bypassed for 6 years with no issues.

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.