Eurovan Climatronic (E87) Upgrade?

[gavin.]

Has anyone out there upgraded from the standard "dial-type" air conditioning control to the "climatronic" type control in a Eurovan?

I.e. from:

To:

[Abscate]

I've never seen that done, it sounds like you would need a ton of technical reference stuff to marry that into the ECU though.

I bought my EV with manual AC specifically to avoid that btw!!
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[gavin.]

[Zeitgeist 13]

Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that there's no option available allowing you to enable the dash and foot vents at the same time?
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH
'01 Weekender --> full camper
NEAT, no ICE.

[jjvincent]

[Abscate]

[Zeitgeist 13]

I'm not as annoyed with the AC, but when it's chilly out I would like to have warm air on my feet and chest at the same time.
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH
'01 Weekender --> full camper
NEAT, no ICE.

[jjvincent]

Go buy a T2 Bus and drive that for the winter. In addition to freezing for about 90 minutes before any heat comes out, you'll need an ice scraper for the inside.

[Zeitgeist 13]

I've owned seven Transporters; at least one of each from T1 to T4. I know a thing or two about lousy climate controls, but this issue seems to be an omission that I assume has been rectified in the T5 or T6
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH
'01 Weekender --> full camper
NEAT, no ICE.

[jjvincent]

You can just put the knob in the 4 o'clock position.

[Abscate]

[d-9]

A couple of people have retrofitted climate in Europe, hardest part is sourcing the parts. Wiring is fairly simple and plugs into the fuseboard, all the diagrams are available from the vw site. Dash needs to come out and the heater box needs replacing.

[Zeitgeist 13]

If I were to go through the hassle and expense of this swap, I'd also want to add the rear controls and second AC evaporator.
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Casey--

'89 Bluestar ALH
'01 Weekender --> full camper
NEAT, no ICE.

[jjvincent]

[Abscate]

You have to adjust it halfway through Indiana, too....what up with that??
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[jjvincent]

There's a reason why Jonah Ryan has my vote:

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