Dave SL
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Is it possible to upgrade the standard air conditioning to climate control just by changing the control unit in the dash to the digital climate control unit or is there more to it?
Air con vs climate control R129
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Looking on the Ruski site it does appear that the main components are the same after all it is only the way it achieves the cooling that is different
Both the wiring loom and the plumbing on the heating system are different as it has a single valve for controlling water heating as opposed to the duovalve on regular cars. Looked into it a while ago as control units sell quite cheaply on ebay, when you consider the costs of the loom and other aspects I decided it was'nt viable. Possible though if you really want to.
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I agree that the amount of work is huge, and not the easiest cars to work on.
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