Factory Air

[agr071]

Bunch of bloody wimps if you ask me..

if you really must have AC go modern aftermarket and you'll spend all your time cruisin rather than in the shop getting repaired.

Are you refering to the under dash unit and smaller compressor?

[wbute]

Yeah I know its a sign of weakness but......... the Mrs said if I want to take her in it then it needs AC.
Got to stay on the right side, especially at this stage of the rebuild!

In a van couldnt you just run a bonair water cooler and a generator?:D

[jennie285]

(Rodney) a smaller compresser yes, but not sure if these are still available today, but they had integrated units, which were aftermarket, which fitted into or near the heater box....and the air came out of the dashboard vents.....(this was in my original Sandman)
You could actually still run the heater onto the windscreen, and have the air con blowing cool air on your face

(Jennie) yes I am soft, but R did a lot of driving out to Ivanhoe (sheep station country near broken Hill) and it can get up to 45degrees out here.....

[wbute]

They were still available about 10 years ago, I got the mounting kit for the compressor for my WB.
They do work well, my brother has that setup in his WB. They have the thermostat control too which is good because you can adjust how cool the AC is. Bit like a tractor.
There was another setup which you had to cut the glovebox out to fit in, pretty ugly I think.

[agr071]

There was another setup which you had to cut the glovebox out to fit in, pretty ugly I think.

I have one of these units as well as the under dash unit which has 2 vents in it.

[Robbo]

I had intergrated air con fitted by the selling dealer, about six month's after I bought my ute. Being fitted in a ute it worked really well, especially when I drove it out to places like Bourke and so on. It tend's to get warm out that way in January.

[agr071]

When i had my HG i usewd to have an under dash unit.
I went for a ride day at Oran Park and it was 43 degrees in the shade let alone on the track in black leathers.
We we were coming home, the Mrs was the only person on the freeway, with a blanket wrapped around her. But gee the ute was cool inside. :D :D :D