[W126 Coupe] climate control

[Jonathan Hodgman]

Yes, every part would need to be switched, and many new ones added.

Why you would want to spend  many 1000's of dollars & countless hours
changing your climate control system around makes very little sense IMHO.

Why not spend the $$$ adding a couple hundred horsepower instead?

Jonathan


On 3/26/07, Shayegan, Richard <rishayegan at davidson.edu> wrote:

>

>  Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought that newer system is entirely electric

> whereas the W126 system is vacuum. So every single part would have to be

> changed I would think.

>

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> *From:* mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:

> mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] *On Behalf Of *David Fatovic

> *Sent:* Monday, March 26, 2007 4:49 PM

> *To:* Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists

> *Subject:* Re: [W126 Coupe] climate control

>

>  Just thinking since I have my interior apart and out of the car.  Besides

> the control unit itself, what other items would I need?  Isn't the computer

> in the control unit?  I guess maybe a different blower?

>

> David

>

> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Jonathan Hodgman <jhodgman at gmail.com>

> To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:57:18 AM

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] climate control

>

> That would be a monumental task..  Not only would it cost a good bit of

> $$$ in parts (computers, sensors, wiring, duo-valves etc, etc) but

> retrofitting it in would require disassembly of the entire dash.  Everything

> on the later cars is linked, and chances are you would have to swap over an

> inordinate amount of items that you A) can't use B) can't make work on our

> cars w/o losing your mind.

>

> Besides, the later climate control isn't anything fabulous.

>

> If I were going to make a swap it would be to the fully manual dual zone

> Euro Klima.

>

> Considering the time involved why not swap an M119 or M120 in..I think

> those would be more straight forward.

>

> Jonathan

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