DIY AC removal from the prince of liteness...

davo5 · Postby **davo5** » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:02 pm

Thought i would contribute:

It cost $30 to get the system degassed by an AC shop. They catch it in a little LPG bottle looking thing.

There is a little residual pressure in the system after they de-gas it. Don't be a complete retard like me and get under the car, and crack the first (and lowest :roll:

) fitting whilst its 20cm in front of your face.

Removing the bits under the dash is very straight forward, after removing the glove box, you can see the AC gets its own compartment in the HVAC system. You just pull it out, remove the AC core (and leaves and other debris that are in there) put it back together, put some rape tape over the holes and put it all back together.

The only place i could find that had the larger of the two blanking grommets was clark rubber. It didnt look like automotive grade rubber (i assume there is such a thing) but i was provided "word of mouth assurance" from the bloke at clark rubber that it would be suitable for the application.

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:07 pm

nice I didnt know there was even more I could remove behind the glove box...

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 2:13 pm

@ rape tape... :oops:

Old Dude · Postby **Old Dude** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:00 pm

If you remove the Boot carpet Wun that will cut down on weight, also get rid of the spare tyre, how often do you use that....???? and that weighs heaps...!!!!

Now while were at it if you wacked the exhaust out the side of the car you could save on all that pipe work getting it out the back...more weight savings. now if you got some thumb screws to hold the passenger seat in position that would make it really easy to remove it when you don't need it... more weight saving. And do you really need a dash??? why not just a speedo on top of the steering column.....lol :lol:

Regards
Old Dude