DIY - Heater unit rebuild ↗
Multi-part restoration of the E9 heater box: removal, teardown, re-coring the heat exchanger, re-zincing parts, new closed-cell foam seals and rebuilt vents. The author budgets about 30 hours and roughly 450 euros.
Tools mentioned: Rivet tool, closed-cell EPDM foam, paint, solvent
Heater core re-cored by a radiator shop rather than replaced.