E46 Radiator on 1999 M43 Engine

[danielessexuk]

Hello,


Decided to change the radiator on the E46 1999 M43 1.8 today, ordered the radiator I'm supposed to need but the one on the car is different. It looks as though its combined with the AC. I has two bars running across the front and for the life of me I cant see how to disconnect it without taking off the AC lines. Is this me being dumb or is this because its a different kind or radiator on the earlier models?

[RobertDenali]

Does your car have an automatic transmission?

[MarcoZandrini]

Go to www.realoem.com and enter the last 7 characters of the car’s vehicle identification number. Hit enter and bookmark the page. Scroll down to radiator to find the correct part #.

[Liquidity]

The AC condenser is in front of the radiator. They are separate pieces. What you're looking at from the front of the car is not the radiator.