Just got one to replace mine with and it looks like a straight swop:dance::dance:

300ZX £200 PRIMERA £70delivered

Gonna fit it at the weekend , any probs i,ll let you know ;)

your need to do a slight mod on the heater box , just a little shaving hear and there as it's 2mm thicker

Cheers Chris , i,ll just be glad to get it fitted , i,m having to drive at the mo with the windows open or the windows mist up so bad i can,t see :headvswal:headvswal and as you know it,s bloody freezing out there:cry::cry::cry:

what year was the primera matrix mate

what year was the primera matrix mate

 

1990-1996 p10 model bud , got mine from here , great service . HTH

http://www.carcooling.co.uk/products/Heater_Matrix_Nissan_Primera_P10_All_cc_1990_96_06_90_10_96_Primera_I_Saloon_Hatchback_Man_Auto_152_185_32mm_16DN302-115753-225.html

thanks mate nice to have one just in case

It,s in and i have HEAT :dance::dance:

I,d took the old one out last weeked, so saved myself some time and as Chris mentioned the hole it fits into needed opening very slightly , i used an automotive belt sander ( did it at work ) or a dremel with a sanding drum would do and it slid straight in , connect the pipes ( very fiddly ) and fit the gubbins around it and hey presto

HEAT !!!

BTW mines an auto and i followed the Ausie instructions ,

http://tech.aus300zx.com/heater/heatercore.htm very helpfull

congrats mate, thats next on my agenda :smash:

did you do it in situ ?

or did you remove the dash ?

i read somewhere you can cut the copper pipes and use heater pipe to fix back up and take alot of time from this job, or was i dreaming?

congrats mate, thats next on my agenda :smash:

did you do it in situ ?

or did you remove the dash ?

 

Followed the instructions off the Ausie site bud and did it with the dash in ( auto only ) :hyper:

Can,t believe how good the heater s now:bow::bow: apart from it springing a leak the old matrix must have been well blocked with sludge :eek::eek:

i read somewhere you can cut the copper pipes and use heater pipe to fix back up and take alot of time from this job, or was i dreaming?

 

:confused::confused::confused:

il be doing this over the winter, need heat in the car :xxx:

My one slid straight in with no mods to the box? How strange!

It,s in and i have HEAT :dance::dance:

I,d took the old one out last weeked, so saved myself some time and as Chris mentioned the hole it fits into needed opening very slightly , i used an automotive belt sander ( did it at work ) or a dremel with a sanding drum would do and it slid straight in , connect the pipes ( very fiddly ) and fit the gubbins around it and hey presto

HEAT !!!

BTW mines an auto and i followed the Ausie instructions ,

http://tech.aus300zx.com/heater/heatercore.htm very helpfull

 

ive got this to do on mine asap . im gonna get one from the same place . was there anything else you needed like gaskets or seals before refitting the pipework . i just wanna make sure ive got everything in place before i start the job

My one slid straight in with no mods to the box? How strange!

 

ive got this to do on mine asap . im gonna get one from the same place . was there anything else you needed like gaskets or seals before refitting the pipework . i just wanna make sure ive got everything in place before i start the job

 

Hiya bud , iirc it came with two new rubber gaskets and you need a good fitting phillips screwdriver for the screws holding the pipes to the matrix , if you chew a head up you,ll be in a land of hate , luckily all mine came undone ok :thumbup:.

If you look at the Aussie instructions it points out the 8mm screw holding the copper matrix pipes in place , when i was talking to Jeff TT instead of getting to this through the hole in the bulkhead behind the engine which is a bitch to do as done in the aussie one , he,s bent an 8mm spanner and undoes his from under the dash , reaching in front of the matrix housing , i,ve not done it this way but if jeff recomends it then i,d say try it bud BUT DONT RE-FIT IT , IT,S NOT IMPORTANT lol . HTH

cheers boldy . i was thinking about trying to bend up a spanner to get to that nut . im gonna get one ordered pretty soon . another thought i had was maybe shortening the metal pipes and replacing with rubber hoses .

 

andy

I broke that 8mm bolt of the back of the blower box between the 2 copper pipes after about 2 hours trying to undo it it a destroyed the rubber gromet as well ,I fitted a new nissan 300zx matrix which comes with the copper pipes attached .Wasnt cheap about £330 matrix/2 rubber hoses/and grommet .