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Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:08 pm
by DODO``
Hey guys!

Before I start taking the cars apart I want to ask and see what actually is involved in replacing the electrical climate control to manual 3 dial control.

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So what parts actually need to be swaped other than the controls?
and what needs to be removed to actually get to the parts that needs to be swaped?

I'm actually downgrading by loosing the automatic climate control option but I just love the looks of manual control too much :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani: :cyclopsani:

Let me know and thank you gurus in advance! :salut:

Re: HELP! Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:11 pm
by Bennoz
There's a ton of fiddly cabling & sh*t in there, hence no one has ever done it.

Re: HELP! Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:18 pm
by Vectose
Yeah, too much trouble. Need to pull the dash out and swap everything AC related over.

Re: HELP! Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 3:47 pm
by DODO``
Nooooo~~~~~ haha.. so literally everything related to AC? .. sh*t.. haha that's too much..

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Re: HELP! Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:01 pm
by kiz
Yea a lot of f**king around just for some dials :lol:

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:29 pm
by Sahin
Just print out a photo of the dials and stick it over it

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:44 pm
by Daniel2019
Why?

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:51 am
by DODO``
kiz wrote:Yea a lot of f**king around just for some dials :lol:
Still would love to know what actual parts are involved though..
Anyone here actually know what actual "f**king around" is needed?
Lot of words, not a single post listing which parts.. hm!

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Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:54 am
by Vectose
Everything AC related. All the boxes behind the dash, all the cables and bits n pieces. Pretty much everything. I looked into it before but to go the opposite way to what you want.

Not worth the effort.

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:55 am
by DODO``
Daniel2019 wrote:Why?
Same reason as you moding bits & pieces of your car mate :)

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Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 1:23 am
by DODO``
Vectose wrote:Everything AC related. All the boxes behind the dash, all the cables and bits n pieces. Pretty much everything. I looked into it before but to go the opposite way to what you want.

Not worth the effort.
The opposite way? Wow haha
& thanks for the insight. !

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Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:56 am
by dstocks
Yeah, I wanted to try and get the climate control into my version R as well. Even started pulling apart a wiring loom to try and work out if I could splice it in. After an hour and hundreds of wires later, gave that up as a nightmare.

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 12:43 pm
by Daniel2019
DODO`` wrote:
Daniel2019 wrote:Why?
Same reason as you moding bits & pieces of your car mate :)

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Yeah but why would you want to go from a full climate control unit to a basic A/C system? That's like saying I want to make less power :lol:

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 3:22 pm
by dstocks
Daniel2019 wrote:
DODO`` wrote:
Daniel2019 wrote:Why?
Same reason as you moding bits & pieces of your car mate :)

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Yeah but why would you want to go from a full climate control unit to a basic A/C system? That's like saying I want to make less power :lol:
Nah, I get it. Would consider doing the same thing myself now. Less that can go wrong.

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:48 pm
by Daniel2019
Not when you've hacked up and replaced everything haha. Just go buy a Version R.

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 8:58 pm
by DODO``
dstocks wrote:Yeah, I wanted to try and get the climate control into my version R as well. Even started pulling apart a wiring loom to try and work out if I could splice it in. After an hour and hundreds of wires later, gave that up as a nightmare.
Right so people actually want the climate control! Hah

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Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:28 pm
by DODO``
Daniel2019 wrote:
DODO`` wrote:
Daniel2019 wrote:Why?
Same reason as you moding bits & pieces of your car mate :)

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Yeah but why would you want to go from a full climate control unit to a basic A/C system? That's like saying I want to make less power :lol:
I just like the manual ac control that's why... everyones different deal with it!

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Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 9:30 pm
by DODO``
Daniel2019 wrote:Not when you've hacked up and replaced everything haha. Just go buy a Version R.
I do have a Version R.. and a GPX..

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Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:25 am
by Bennoz
DODO`` wrote:Anyone here actually know what actual "f**king around" is needed?
Lot of words, not a single post listing which parts.. hm!
Again, that's because no one has been bothered to do it :lol:

Re: Air Con control swap

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2016 9:32 am
by DODO``
Yup

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