I can’t quite express how happy I am...!
I’ve have my Phase 2 172 from new, it’s at 106K miles now, and my climate control has been knackered for about five years! Randomly working okay, but then—and always on the hottest days—pumping out blazing hot air. The number of miles I’ve done up and down the motorway with the fans & AC demisting the screen while I regulate the temperature by winding down the windows... Oh the misery...!
So, last night, quick trip down Halford’s, about an hour of wrestling with the panel, all done! All working as it should...!!!
The hardest part for me was realigning the motors with the star holes. I had to turn the car on and adjust the settings to match as closely as I could, but one motor was in a position the star-hole couldn't get to, so I had to encourage the motor to move with some pliers. Got there in the end!
I had also been quoted £600 previously, so had decided to live with it. Thank you to all who figured this out, you are the best!!!