How much am i looking for a new one?

My current is suspect so i'd rather not put it back in. How much from motor factors am i expecting to pay?

Available from ford direct?

 

Around Ł40 from motor factors, or rad place.
tabetha

 

Thanks you

Had a chat with the local, Ł28 with discount.

 

Good result Ł28, good luck as it's a mk4!!
tabetha

 

good luck?

im guessing you mean swapping it over? If so then it's easy peasy, as the car is in kit form at the moment, all boxes and labels lol.

2 mins to screw it into heater box, job done.

 

mine needs doing aswell is it a hard job as ive been told you need to take dash out

 

I've never done one on a mk4, but I do remember my mk4 had a 1 piece dash, and it looked as though it would all need to come out, BUT I didn't look into it much at all, so maybe a way around it ?
tabetha

 

My haynes manual says you need to take bottom part of dash out, the gearstick surround bit.

4 bolts hold heater box under dash, but you need to remove two screws from engine bay side where the pipes come through bulkhead and remove that plate and 'gasket' type thing before you undo the bolts.

my car is stripped to shell and only thing left was heater box so very easy for me to get at everything.

you could do it in a couple hours, but i'd take passenger seat out to give you lots of room.

 

have a look here

https://passionford.com/forum/ford-e...er-matrix.html

 

Ł28, very good price. just make sure its the right one as I got one from a factors listed for a ERST S2 and it was nothing like it, had to get one from ford in the end.

Wouldn't take dash out as can get them out ok, specially as I believe if I remember correctly you ahve to remove the steering colomn to remove the dash.

Sods law, I did an intrior strip for some welding and to paint the floor only for the matrix to pop a week after it was all fitted.

Hope it goes ok.

 

I have done a few and ide take the dash out makes life easyer and dont take long to get out

 

Easier to take the dash out. 20 minute job from start to finish that way.