I got the kit from Majestic, contains all the necessary stuff that is on the Install instructions. Have to get it installed soon... will let you know of the progress. Step 1 is to move the Air Mix Doors out of the way, turn on the ignition... which I can't do since the Battery pack is out of the car (at Ron's). Anybody know a way around this or should I just ignore it?
No idea as I just pulled out the black module with the air filter and replaced it with the module that had the evaporator and filter. Everything fit and cleared with no issues. The blower unit (right side) and the unit with all the venting and doors (left side) were completely seperate from the evaporator unit (center).
The parts breakdown are on the AC install instructions from Honda. Also how are you evacuating and installing the HFC?
I have a friend who is a mechanic at a Ford dealership. I'm taking it in tomorrow and he will evacuate it and fill it for the cost of the coolant. It pays to know the right people. I have been cutting him deals on computer work for years.
1) You are not married....and if the insight is your date transportation, may never be....#
2) You dont live in the deep south.
Regarding point #1: This is something I've been struggling with a great deal. If you're the kind of guy who looks to pick up women who hang out in bars, the Insight is the wrong tool for the job. But there are girls out there who care about more important things than how a car looks. I know this because I dated one.
Also, I went on a blind date with a girl who turned out to be a little on the dull side. She described my car as "a Lamborghini or something", i.e. a two-seat sports car. So the Insight is far from hopeless as transportation on a date.
That said, I'd like to bring my Insight up to the cosmetic standards of this car, with the intention of making good first impressions.
Besides, if I picked up a date in a Mustang, I'd have to explain why we were doing "pulse and glide". Either that or get a 1.2L diesel under the hood.
As to point #2: I am happy to report that you are correct, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
On item #1, I wasnt refering to the Insights looks. I have had several people say to me that they really liked the new Porsche. I have also seen Lambo door kits for the Insight.
No, I was referring to the cooling system. I have a wife, two daughters, and five grand daughters. Not a one of them would be happy in a car cooled with ice water and not an air conditioner.
But then where they all live the 2pm temp on a summer day can be as high as 105F and the night time temp may fall as low as 75F on a really cool night.
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The system was successfully evacuated and charged and seems to be running fine. For roughly 5 miles in stop and go it netted about 75 mpg, average speed of 25 - 35mph, auto stop worked as it is supposed to. On the way home I took a 45 mph road, no stops, 115mpg for 10 miles while running AC on auto / econ set at 72F blowing cold air. Battery was roughly 50% when I left the garage and almost dead 15 miles later when I pulled in the driveway.
[QUOTE=uhtrinity;169426] 1. AC dash display which is interchangeable with the non AC version. Both use the same plugs, but have different button and display functions.
Did you change the dash display? I am wondering whether removing the A/C system including the 3 A/C relays would affect any of the non-A/C functions controlled by the buttons on the dash display (such as fan speed, rear defroster, air temperature control etc)? In the Honda guide to installing the A/C system they mention that dash display is replaced.
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