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Wex
 


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Retro Climate Control

Base 7 seater with basic AC.

Pondering retroffiting Dual Climate Control

What's involved ? I Presume I haven't got an internal temp sensor which I assume would be needed ?

Tried a search with no results.
  
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MrH
 


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Done it - On top of the Heater control unit you need two sensors, sunlight and cabin temperature/humidity, plus the cabling - that depends on your vehicle - do you have a hi-line or lo-line loom?

To get the full functionality up need to also fit the stepper motors to adjust left and right side separtely and that wiring- I've not done that bit, but even so the sensors make a big difference because without them the control unit defaults to an 18 degree setting and doesn't work as quickly to adjust the temperature to the desired level.
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Post #2943171st May 2008 6:46 pm
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Wex
 


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Havent a scooby what type of loom I have Matty.I presume, because everything else I have is basic, that I have the low line ?

Sensors available as spare parts ?

Finally , without the stepper motors whats the effect/result ?
  
Post #2943181st May 2008 6:51 pm
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Quite probably right but there are ways of finding out about the loom - for one if you had a higher spec Hi-Fi or Sat-Nav then you'd have the hi-loom, do you have heated seats, again propbably high loom but not definite. You need to take the heater control unit out and look for clues i.e. is there a plug for heated seatd and are certain pins occupied in the main plug. I'll need to look into exactly which but as I only completed mine last week I still have the notes somewhere.

The basic affect is that you'll have much better control of the interior temperature i.e. you can set it to a temp and it will hold it - and without the motors it tends to take the driver side as the master control from what I've noticed.

I picked up my heater control unit from ebay for a fiver - it was from a HSE so had all the controls for heated seats, and heater windscreen as well. This also means you get the defrost control which at the press of a button sets everything to optimum defrost settings including heated windscreens (if you got one retrofitted Whistle )
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Post #2943891st May 2008 8:46 pm
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Talk to TLO for the sensors he knows which ones they are and they're between £12-15 each if I remember correctly.
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Post #2943911st May 2008 8:48 pm
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Post #2944081st May 2008 9:08 pm
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Wex
 


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Thanks Matty , yep got the heated screen fitted on Tuesday Wink

I've go the low-low-low line unit fitted Rolling Eyes I'll have a good rummage about at the weekend as I've got a few bits and pieces that have been left on the burner.

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BCP , yep have had that watched for a while Wink
  
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Retro Air con - I thought this post was going to be about electric windows Rolling with laughter
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