Alloy Radiator - Lower mount rubbers

[MackemPete]

Pulled out my old radiator last night in preparation to fit the alloy one from Radtec and i noticed that I didnt have any lower grommets like these.

Cant guarantee i didn't lose these when i had the radiator out to refurb the engine bay, but i didnt notice them. So my question is what purpose do they serve? Do they go round the lower pegs that locate into the holes in the fiberglass? Do they perform a shock absorber function so the radiator isnt mounted directly to the body?

Obviously i don't object to the few pence to buy them, i was just wanting to put it back together for the weekend. If i know what purpose they are serving i can fashion something similar with bits from a local shop.

Thanks
Pete

[waveydavey1000]

I would imagine they are shock absorber mounts and alsd heat shield type grommets. Halfords or B an Q should have something if you need em in a hurry?

[sonnylad]

Once you know the size there just standard rubber grommets that you can get locally, or a assortment of sizes like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/111601928512?limghl...

[mikeufo]

My car was the same - no rubber mounts - I presume that they give a degree of antivibration - I bought a couple from TVR parts for a few pence

[Mad Mark]

Those ones didn't fit the hole in the body of mine. I bought these from ebay. They needed a bit of trimming but works great.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Discovery-1-R...

[MackemPete]

I have a few rubber slide pin covers from old brake calipers kicking around. Think I can fashion something out of those to gete away. At the end of the day it only needs to be round and rubbery

[skidoo]

if you want my 2p worth i had a radtec alloy rad put all new mounts and in two weeks it was leaking i got another one and left the rubbers out and its still fine after two years ,i think it holds the rad to tight and as the top is fixed the the shell and the bottom to the chassis the slight twist between the two will split the rad HTH...........so dont fit anything

Edited by skidoo on Friday 3rd July 18:45

[MackemPete]

Interesting. Mine is fixed to the shell at the top and the bottom? The two holes that the locating posts on the bottom of the radiator fit into are in the fibre glass?

[skidoo]

hey i could be wrong about the fixing areas but it sure worked for me

[Mad Mark]

The tops should be fitted using cotton bushes like these
http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/store/slug/radi...

And looking on powers site these are the bottom ones. They didn't have them listed when i was looking which is a shame.
http://www.powersperformance.co.uk/store/slug/radi...