anyone retro-fitted air-con?

[VAGMAN1]

was thinking about doing it but it appears to be a MAJOR job! has anyone done it and if so how hard was it/what was the total cost?

 

[AndyMac]

I wouldn't even consider it, that is probably the biggest retrofit job possible!
Easier to swap cars I'm afraid.

 

[Khufu]

it is a major job. I have fitted the control panel and associated parts (centre console, housing etc) inside the car including all the wiring. I still have to fit the aircon side of it! I do have the rest of the parts apart from a pipe still to get, once I get that it will be ready to be checked and gassed (in time for summer!). Cost is hard to say, i got most parts off of ebay and breakers. Must be about the £500 mark by now. Probably better if you got it off one car all at the same time - I got the whole airbox including motors and evaporator for £27 of ebay and then spent £30+ on the sunlight penetration sensor!

I did it as much for the challenge - nobody else had done it and most said it would be too expensive too, but its the same price as a remap. When it gets a bit warmer I will be fitting the pipes,compressor and condensor.

 

[Kevint]

It will be expensive, no two ways about it.

khufu - sunlight penetration sensor? What, where?

Kev.

 

[Khufu]

its the sensor in the middle of the top of the dashboard between the two vents that blow air onto the windscreen. I'm lucky as I have all the wiring diagrams and somebody to gas the system for me.

 

[VAGMAN1]

what does the sunlight penetration sensor do?

 

[jojo]

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what does the sunlight penetration sensor do?

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Tells the CC wether it's daytime or night time, and adjusts the temps to suit.

 

[Khufu]

*note* wire it in BEFORE putting the dash back together /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[AndyMac]

I wondered what that nipple thing was between the airvents, thanks khufu!