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WK Statesman Heater/Fan Issue

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Hi All,

Got a 03 WK Statesman.
The heater seems to have only either two operations that actually do something Off, or HIGH.
There is no inbetween (ie. Fan on 1,2,3).

Pressing the FAN up and down buttons adds an extra notch to the indicator on the central display, but things only actually start blowing when you press it a final time and it changes to HIGH.

Same for both hot and cold. There also seems to be alot of fan coming out even while the heater is set to off.

Where abouts would I start looking to rectify this?
 
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Some external reading suggests this is most likely to do with the Fan Motor/Resistor located behind the glove box.
Because the Statesman is equipped with Climate Control, I've heard that the resistor is slightly different, and likely has to be replaced rather than repaired. Is this correct? Would anyone happen to have a picture?
 
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After removing the glovebox and a small metal frame, I was able to remove the Fan Resistor.
The small metal tab had unsoldered off due to heat. Resoldered this, heaters now working fine.
Have attached a picture :)

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Top stuff. Love that you just cracked on and sorted the issue with a pic. Thumbs up!
 

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Great! I think I'll pull mine out and have another look, but from memory I think mine was a bit different to that one! :(
 
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