swapping climate control to pov spec.... HELP

[Michaelfoz]

hi all.

After an intense diet chopping out unneccesary wires etc the climate control in my car is no longer working.... this I'm guessing is because I've removed the temperature sensor on in the car as it wasn't required for my needs.

After my first wet trackday yesterday the car was an absolute shambles for visibility ... i couldn't see a thing.

Obviously it would be ideal to just have the Climate control panel working but im happy to go back to the pov spec setup.
I've already got the cup heaterbox installed in the car.... what else will i need? cup heater matrix? different loom? control panel?

Any advice would be great

 

[John Lindsay]

Also interested in this...

 

[Djw John]

From memory....

Different interior loom. I think I'd be trying to get the climate panel working again tbh. Even if it just did the fan controls.

 

[Michaelfoz]

From memory....

Different interior loom. I think I'd be trying to get the climate panel working again tbh. Even if it just did the fan controls.

in all fairness john i only really need it on full hot on the windscreen... It'd be easy to remove the motors for adjusting the flow of air and setting it to perma windscreen...

Then i'd just need the 12V supply on a switch. any idea where to get wiring diagrams?? £25 for them off of ebay but surely someone has to have them on here

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

Can't you just bridge the two terminals on the heater resistor to give you full fans? Could wire it through a switch so you could turn them on and off at least

 

[Michaelfoz]

Can't you just bridge the two terminals on the heater resistor to give you full fans? Could wire it through a switch so you could turn them on and off at least

see above haha

 

[Ol’ Tarby]

see above haha

Pins 1 and 5 on the heater resistor from a quick search :up:

 

[Michaelfoz]

Pins 1 and 5 on the heater resistor from a quick search :up:

ive got a cup airbox in the car so no heater resistor anymore....

or do you mean the multi plug that goes into the back of the climate control module?

 

[scotiamr2t]

If its just for demisting, bin the lot and just get a T7 lightweight heater?

 

[Michaelfoz]

If its just for demisting, bin the lot and just get a T7 lightweight heater?

Quite expensive from what i can find? if i can get this working for cheaper then it makes sense

 

[Djw John]

Ah right. Just get the plug for the airbox, from memory the feed wires are noticeably bigger, it'll be obvious then and yeah just wang a switch onto it.

 

[Michaelfoz]

Ah right. Just get the plug for the airbox, from memory the feed wires are noticeably bigger, it'll be obvious then and yeah just wang a switch onto it.

that makes a lot of sense actually about the feed wires. The airbox plugs into the existing loom no problem its just the control module that's being a goat.
I'll have a browse tonight and report back with my findings.

 

[Michaelfoz]

that makes a lot of sense actually about the feed wires. The airbox plugs into the existing loom no problem its just the control module that's being a goat.
I'll have a browse tonight and report back with my findings.

No thicker gauge wires going into the climate control panel John haha!
I might have a look into these fancy heater blower things mentioned above

 

[Djw John]

No not there, at the fan itself. Bin the control panel off altogether and wire a switch via a relay straight to the fan.

 

[Michaelfoz]

No not there, at the fan itself. Bin the control panel off altogether and wire a switch via a relay straight to the fan.

You're confusing me with relays... why do I need a relay...

 

[Djw John]

So as not to overload the switch.

Bin the original controls.
Put on/off switch on dash
Wire to relay
Wire relay to fan.

 

[VenomUK]

After the summer I found the motor cog is bust and so would raise the temp but not lower it so I had to manually wind it to cold and not touch it again. I then decided that a manual Pov spec control set up with AC (yes i'm keeping the AC) is the way I want to go. From what I can read I need...

Cup heater box (assuming this is the gubbins behind the dash directing air)
manual control plate
cup loom (perhaps)

Has anyone ever done this over the years and confirm what is needed please?

I do like the caveman on/off switch but I would like hot and cold air as that's the reason for keeping AC for those hot trackdays

 

[VenomUK]

@Michaelfoz How did you get on in the end?