Air con

Richmann1 · Post by **Richmann1** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:29 pm

I was at the volvo breakers on the a1 today and they are breaking a 95 2l es and it had an aftermarket air con system fitted if any body is after a system i think it was all there.

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:02 pm

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Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:21 pm

Mark sometimes people like to have luxuries in their car, it makes driving more enjoyable in some cases. I donâ€™t like having the window open when Iâ€™m doing 70 on the bypass/motorway which is the only time I use my air con, I donâ€™t use it for very long as it does use more fuel and if the weather is like it has been for the last few days the leather interior is red hot and the fan doesnâ€™t cool the car down because the air outside is hot, so air con comes in very handy and Iâ€™ve had no problems with it.

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:47 pm

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deviliShred480 · Post by **deviliShred480** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:57 pm

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98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:01 pm

atex61 wrote: It's for people who like to say "I've got leather interior in my car!" In the cold it takes an age to get warm and in the hot it's sticky and sweaty definitely rules out wearing shorts!

.... it also happens to be tougher and more resistant to wear and tear and also is wipe clean should you spill anything on it rather than scrubbing at the velour for ages

atex61 · Post by **atex61** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:11 am

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Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 8:05 am

It cracks and splits if you donâ€™t treat it, if you clean it with proper leather cleaner it softens it. I would consider Air con to be a luxury just getting into a sun baked car and flicking the air con on cools it in seconds.
I wear shorts in the car with no problem, it does make you sweat a little more than the half leather did but hell I prefer leather anyway, and when it is cold I just flick the seat heaters on, actually the leather warms up with the heaters much faster than the half leather did in my S

SanPhire · Post by **SanPhire** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:31 pm

Has the breaker got a phonenumber? I really need an unleaking condensor!!

suddy · Post by **suddy** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 3:49 pm

air con is fantastic, esp. on days like its been this week. certainly a luxury, but not a hinderance,

deviliShred480 · Post by **deviliShred480** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 4:50 pm

Ben Harris · Post by **Ben Harris** » Thu Jun 23, 2005 5:52 pm

While you're talking to them, could you ask how much they'd want for the Compressor? - I think mine's on it's last legs - sometimes it sounds quite 'tractor-like' when I put the air-con on.

Ben.

turnac · Post by **turnac** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 5:48 pm

well guys let me put it this way... I did half of Europe within one day and had perfect sunny weather.shame it was over 35 Centigrade...so I would still say...air co is a good thing not a luxury...BTW is it the breakers near Bedford?

deviliShred480 · Post by **deviliShred480** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:16 pm

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:50 pm

Air-Con (on turbo 480 at least)

PITA as it's everywhere and I can't fit anything without the bloody thing getting in the way!

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 6:55 am

I must admit though - Last weekend, I took Amy's 2 litre 460 over my turbo, because it has air conditioning...
Sat in traffic my car was blowing out hot air through the vents, and i was melting.
In hers, ice cold air with the windows shut so not breathing in as many fumes. bliss.

Her rev limiter cuts in dead on 6,000 rpm though.

That said, looking at the engine bay, sure it looks clearer than the turbo bay, but the air con pipes go across the bay above the gearbox. I really really hope she doesn't burn the clutch out any time soon!

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