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right,my car was recently loosing water but i couldnt see owt anywhere and the symptoms werent textbook head gasket ones,then i started smellin the coolant in the heater vents which worried me a bit,i took it to a garage whove said its the matrix behind the dash and the dash will hav to come out..all in all £600 which seemed a bit much to me. does anyone know if this can be done with dash in or am i just gonna hav to fork some £££££ out and stop bin tight, cheers.rich

rich16v wrote:right,my car was recently loosing water but i couldnt see owt anywhere and the symptoms werent textbook head gasket ones,then i started smellin the coolant in the heater vents which worried me a bit,i took it to a garage whove said its the matrix behind the dash and the dash will hav to come out..all in all £600 which seemed a bit much to me. does anyone know if this can be done with dash in or am i just gonna hav to fork some £££££ out and stop bin tight, cheers.rich

Haynes manual £16

Matrix £80

DIY - your time is free...........

i know your right,just seems like a daunting job, but £600 seems a little more daunting somehow,german swedish have em for next to nowt,looks like that may be my only option,cheers fella

bstardchild wrote: Haynes manual £16

Matrix £80

DIY - your time is free...........

There's a rumour that yours is 6 quid an hour.....

david burton wrote:

bstardchild wrote: Haynes manual £16

Matrix £80

DIY - your time is free...........

There's a rumour that yours is 6 quid an hour.....

Piss taking sod

give over ya special lad,sunshine bus will be there any minute for ya,

bstardchild wrote:
Piss taking sod

sorry - couldn't resist!