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Hey Guy's, I have a Smiths Beehive Heater that I want to fit, but the core tubes come out further than the mounting brackets and has me stumped! Has anyone fitted one of these before and if so can you post some pics of how you fitted it?
Cheers Theo Z.........................

Wouldn't that be so they can stick through the firewall?
Trev .

I thought that as well Trev, But where I want to put it will come out right behind the block and with the red motor there isn't enough room! The radiator guy is thinking that we put two elbows in to replace the core tubes so I can plumb the hoses through the stock hole in the firewall.
Cheers Theo Z..................

thropzed wrote:The radiator guy is thinking that we put two elbows in to replace the core tubes so I can plumb the hoses through the stock hole in the firewall.

Thats the best solution,
the other is to extend the brackets.

Cheers
Jeff

Theo,

I'm too stupid to know how to whack up photos but my smiths beehive is the same as you describe yours.

Two two inlet/outlet pipes to the core are designed to go through the firewall and the heater then screws up to the firewall.

Great if your are mounting on a flat area of the firewall but no so great if it isn't flat.

From memory, I remember a bloke I knew years ago had a brand new one in the box with fitting instructions and there was a drilling template to enable the exact spacing to drill the holes for the tubes to protrude through.

With mine, all I did was made up a bracket which bolted to the firewall underneath the glovebox and mounted the entire heater assembly in the car.

All I had to do then was bring the heater hoses through the factory rubber plug/bung/grommet whatever it's called and all was good.
It doesn't protrude too much and there is still plenty of legroom and I'm all warm and cosy now on frosty runs.