Scrap Car Radiators
We buy car, truck and machinery radiators in three grades, and the grade depends on what the core and the tanks are made of. Copper-brass radiators grade highest, then AL/CU, then all-aluminium.
Look at the tanks at each end and the fins across the core, and you can tell which you have in a few seconds.
Which radiator have you got?
Brass tanks on a copper core
Older cars, trucks, plant and generator sets. Heavy for its size.
Copper tubes through aluminium fins
Common in air conditioning condensers and some vehicles.
Aluminium core with plastic tanks
Most modern cars. The plastic tanks come off before you bring it.
Before you bring it
- 01Drain the coolant.
- 02Take off steel brackets, side frames and fan shrouds.
- 03On all-aluminium radiators, take the plastic end tanks off.
- 04Keep the three types apart. An aluminium radiator in a copper-brass load takes the load down a grade.
Common questions
- Which radiator is worth the most?
- Copper-brass, then AL/CU, then all-aluminium. Call or WhatsApp for today’s rate on yours.
- Can I bring a radiator with the plastic tanks on?
- Take them off first. An all-aluminium radiator is bought on a clean aluminium core.
- Do you take radiators from trucks and machinery?
- Yes. Truck, plant and generator radiators are often copper-brass, the highest radiator grade.
Getting today’s rate
Rates follow the metal market and change through the week. Send a photo on WhatsApp or call the yard, tell us roughly how much you have, and we will tell you the grade and today’s rate.
Or drive in to 8 Noonan Rd, Ingleburn with photo ID and your bank details. It is weighed in front of you and paid by EFT before you leave.
