im thinking about some heating for the inside of the kitcar, i think some people use polo heaters, but my mate had a polo and the heater was pretty aweful iirc. searching ebay i thought this might be a good idea, im not sure just how heavy they are but they must give out some good heating power- those cabs are pretty big. anyone notice any major floors in my idea?

24V and probably quite large? You forget that a polo heater may not be great in a polo (I don't know if they are or not), but heating in a seven is much different. The car is much smaller and has no roof! Much of it is lost.

hmm i missed the 24volt bit....

also im planning to have a wet weather roof etc, and generally would only use the heater when this is up, which means the heat wouldnt be lost straight away..

A mini or polo heater should be fine. Even with a roof, you've only got a fraction of the space inside a polo to heat up. Remember, de-misting also requires a sensible air flow as well as heat.

How about heating seats? I have seen that on new VW Beatles! It would be nice for the back while driving even without a weather set.

CBS do a nice one -
but it is a bit pricey

Heated motorcycle socks, vest, and gloves. All you need really.

Alternatively, be a man

ATB

Simon

Austin/Morris Mini are the ones to use IMHO - small, cheap, complete units with fan, switch, air director and everything, all in one.

Hello,

Had to re regester as Andy #3 was originally #2. Anyway point of this post is I have a small heater from Tifosi and Eye ball vents from CBS that I would be interested in selling as I had to use a heater to get through SVA. The unit is very compact, If you are interested please u2u to me.

I can send you pictures tonight when I get home from work if you would like?


Plumbed in heater system (compact)
http://www.tifosi.homecall.co.uk/New%20products.html
Eye ball ducts http://www.nfauto.co.uk/dash_vents.htm

[Edited on 12/10/06 by andy#3]

[Edited on 12/10/06 by andy#3]

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Originally posted by zetec7
Austin/Morris Mini are the ones to use IMHO - small, cheap, complete units with fan, switch, air director and everything, all in one. [/qute]

As are the polo units
Advantage of the polo ones are they sit nicely in the engine bay and don't require plumbing in the cabin.

See this thread (amongst others)
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=39322&page=2

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