ac, temperatur control knobs
May 1, 2008, 01:49 PM
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I havent seen any Evo's on here with that conversion, I've only seen JDM or UKDM Evo's with them...just hit up any UK Breaker Yard and buy the unit and have it shipped!
May 1, 2008, 01:51 PM
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Def are some, they just dont advertise in a thread talking about it. They just show pics of their car and dont answer questions about it. I have pics on my laptop of more then 1 car that has it.
May 1, 2008, 02:08 PM
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yeah the cars that have it are not USDM evos...
there has been a billion threads on this and from what i remember the parts needed are so exclusive and abstract (something like - the jdm evos' temperature control has its own ecu...) that it is just not possible.
look around the interior thread in show & shine and ask around... but don't get your hopes up.
there has been a billion threads on this and from what i remember the parts needed are so exclusive and abstract (something like - the jdm evos' temperature control has its own ecu...) that it is just not possible.
look around the interior thread in show & shine and ask around... but don't get your hopes up.
May 2, 2008, 12:58 PM
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I am almost 100% positive the one car I have on my laptop is USDM but I will check later since I think I have pics of the plates and whatnot.
The evo of course is not a luxury car or anything of the sort but that doesnt mean some people wouldnt want to clean up the interior as much as possible. Replacing for an In-dash screen and these knobs instantly upgrades the interior by IMO 10-15 times from stock.
The evo of course is not a luxury car or anything of the sort but that doesnt mean some people wouldnt want to clean up the interior as much as possible. Replacing for an In-dash screen and these knobs instantly upgrades the interior by IMO 10-15 times from stock.
May 3, 2008, 08:55 AM
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Its a full climate control system. Meaning you set a value for temp, fan speed, etc, a computer determines translates that to servos, which do the mechanical magic, and your heat works. But there is a whole slew of sensors, servos, and wiring to be done. Its seriously not worth the trouble. I'm willing to bet it would cost a lot of money.
Also, someone who saw a left hand drive Evo with climate control, doesn't mean it was USDM.
Also, someone who saw a left hand drive Evo with climate control, doesn't mean it was USDM.
May 3, 2008, 10:36 AM
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And yes, it's been covered before, many times. It costs a lot to do this swap, just so you can have some oh-so-jay-dee-em-omfg knobs in your Evo. The cost outweighs the benifits in my eyes. There's no reason for me to replace the mechanical climate controls in my car for electrical ones. Especially since if something goes wrong on the electrical ones, you'll have to source the crap again since the US dealership won't have replacement parts.
Some people have done the swap because they're obsessed with things like yellow turn signals and skinny tires on wide rims. That's why you've seen people do the swap. Not because it's cheap.
May 3, 2008, 12:52 PM
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Maybe it is too much money, another cheaper swap is a Galant HVAC swap which still sucks but is better then ours IMO.
And fyi, I could care less about these being JDM, I just wanted a clean looking interior :P
And fyi, I could care less about these being JDM, I just wanted a clean looking interior :P