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Automatic Climate Control upgrade

Old Jul 10, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Default Automatic Climate Control upgrade

Can I replace my manual climate control with automatic? If so, what needs to be changed?

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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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I believe you can but it would be alot of work, you'd have to change out all the actuators also.
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Old Jul 10, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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From what I remember (chime in NOW Pat ) it'* more trouble than it'* worth unless you REALLY know what you're doing and what'* involved.
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Old Jul 11, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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If I had a choice, id stick with the manual. You wont have problems.
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by dillcc
From what I remember (chime in NOW Pat ) it'* more trouble than it'* worth unless you REALLY know what you're doing and what'* involved.
yup you need alot of wiring, and all the accociated Relays...not to mention the internal and external Temp sensors

its alot of work
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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And the solar radiation sensor.

You would be ripping the entire dash out to the firewall to run the wires and install everything.

With the factory service manuals, and alot of experience inside these cars, it would probably take me a couple days. That'* a couple days of HARD work with all the manuals already here.

Just not worth it.
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Old Jul 12, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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Agreed....

The dash would need to come out, and you would want all the donor parts and items in hand and all the info researched before you touch the first bolt.

Then...I think it would still be about a day project. Pulling the dash/console is about an hour, reinstall..another. then wiring and hopefully the airboxes don't have to be swapped.
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