Climate control conversion

[finnbe]

I know there has been alot of discussion about how hard it is to complete a climate control converion. I want to know if anyone has a link to a step by step guide from someone that has actually done it (for a VX)?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Benjamin

[adz_1983]

Me too, anyone? =)

[jazza15]

I was going to do it, bought pretty much everything I needed then decided NOT TO DO IT.
Not worth it, gotta change the whole box by removing the dash.
Someone did a walkthrough on how to change something in the box with full pictures etc a while back. This is it: How to - Heater Core Removal and Hoses Photos Thread
I, and a lot of other people think it is not worth the time and money.
Pretty much, if you want calais/berlina features, buy a calais/berlina.
If you have a sports model and like it too much, then keep it and leave it like a sports model, more performance than luxury!

[tigass]

Yeah but I want both performance and luxury in my ss. After all not too many vt ss going around that would have climate control in it

seriously now. How much difference is the standard aircon to the climate control? Anyone have a parts checklist that I can follow?

[accentstencil]

Yeah but I want both performance and luxury in my ss. After all not too many vt ss going around that would have climate control in it

seriously now. How much difference is the standard aircon to the climate control? Anyone have a parts checklist that I can follow?

Some one did list all the parts needed to do the conversion but good luck finding it.
88GreenVN did the conversion in a VN which would be roughly the same and he has quite a detailed thread about it in the VN section. Converting VN to Climate Control

[feg]

I am the same, I want the looks of the S or even SS, with all the features of the calais. I don't like the chrome, and even though I am approaching the age I should be driving a luxury model instead of a sports model , I just can't do it. I think the happy medium will be an optioned up vtII hsv r8 or senator signature.

The price is coming down everyday ( I can wait ). If I put everything on my S that I want now, it will be around the same, even with the some ebay bargins, as buying the spec'd up clubbie.

[nathanVS]

I want to do this in my VR. My heater core/box is stuffed anyway so can I replace it with a calais one? save some time on the conversion

[accentstencil]

I want to do this in my VR. My heater core/box is stuffed anyway so can I replace it with a calais one? save some time on the conversion

You can fit the Calais heater box and that will take care of the hardest part of the conversion but I don't think the heater or aircon will work until you finish the rest of the conversion.

[nathanVS]

so what else is involved?

- replace with calais heaterbox
- replace with calais CC unit (lcd screen)

what else, wiring looms or am I missing something?

[accentstencil]

so what else is involved?

- replace with calais heaterbox
- replace with calais CC unit (lcd screen)

what else, wiring looms or am I missing something?

There would be a temperature sensor or two involved, and climate control have ventilation motor control instead of a fan speed resistor and you would also need a vacuum solenoid pack instead of a vacuum switch.