Automatic AC to RHD

[Skull]

I have good news for the RHD guys.

The manual AC klimabox and the automatic AC klimabox are the same. It has everything in place for fitting the el. motors in place. So what you guys would need for the conversion, is the lhd harness and lhd klimabox. the only possible issue is, that the motors could move the flaps in the wrong direction. A solution could be to fit the motors from a RHD A4 B5, which has a different klimabox, bout the bits could be the same.

Who wants to try this?

[macspring]

Paul,

aka S2Central, but he has a fair bit on his plate already.

Very nice idea, was always envious of the LHD set up, compared to the comparatively crude a/c dash appearance on a RHD car.

Kind regards.

[S2central.net]

Its been done - Johne was the man there... RHD early A4 with clmate control - that housing bolts up to RHD B3/B4. Its a fluke - but a great fluke. I've collected some bits for the task - but lots more needed

[rj scotty]

I'm collecting bits for this too

Can't find a decent head unit at the minute

[Jamo]

Will there be an eventual full guide with part numbers etc?

I want working aircon in 1 car I own before I leave this planet

[S2central.net]

Johne and I shared some info a while back... I have it tucked away - one of those long term projects - but its quite a big one... Dashboard out, donor parts from at least two cars and a fair bit of wiring to do.

[Jamo]

In for a penny in for a pound

[S2central.net]

That phrase sums up S2 ownership pretty well !

[johne]

I'm collecting bits for this too

Can't find a decent head unit at the minute

If by head unit you mean the climate control computer, they come up most often on ebay.com. I paid US$70 for my last one, when it was $2 to the £

John

[johne]

I have good news for the RHD guys.

The manual AC klimabox and the automatic AC klimabox are the same. It has everything in place for fitting the el. motors in place. So what you guys would need for the conversion, is the lhd harness and lhd klimabox. the only possible issue is, that the motors could move the flaps in the wrong direction. A solution could be to fit the motors from a RHD A4 B5, which has a different klimabox, bout the bits could be the same.

Who wants to try this?

@ Skull: This may be true, I don't know because I got my central unit from a RHD A4 as Paul mentioned but to be clear, you'd have to start with a car that already had A/C, mine didn't. However, the motors won't be an issue because it's easy to reverse the motor supply or the position sensing potentiometer wiring to get them to go the right way.

John

[johne]

Will there be an eventual full guide with part numbers etc?

I want working aircon in 1 car I own before I leave this planet

My kids said that many times over the years with wires hanging down from the dashboard!

John

[Skull]

Johne: i hope someone tries this, it is a tragedy to see cars like S2 na RS2 with the cooking oven knobs. As my electrician said, it is easier to install an automatic AC in a car that has no AC, than in a car that has manual AC.

first of all, someone needs find an A4 klimabox, and check if the motors are the same as for the b4. Checking if the harness is the same would help too.

[Acidburn]

Johne: i hope someone tries this, it is a tragedy to see cars like S2 na RS2 with the cooking oven knobs. As my electrician said, it is easier to install an automatic AC in a car that has no AC, than in a car that has manual AC.

first of all, someone needs find an A4 klimabox, and check if the motors are the same as for the b4. Checking if the harness is the same would help too.

I am doing this atm hence why my s2 currently looks like this:



i'm swapping the looms over today from 3b->aby then sorting out the rest of the stuff.

If there is any interest then I'll document it as I go along.

Johne's already been a good help to me with pm's about another car I purchased which has all the stuff in but the car is too good to break just for that bit so i've got another two options lined up.

[Skull]

acidburn: snap some pics of the old blower box. i would like to see if it is a true mirror image of the lhd thing.

[Acidburn]

Ok will try get them this afternoon when the aby loom goes in, its made easier now I have a 8mega pixel camera phone