whitestu
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 01:57 PM |
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Heater
s my car is off the road for most of the summer, and I'm planning to use it more in the winter I want to fit a proper heater. I have a roof and
screen so need something that can heat and demist it properly [I currently have an electric heater which is a bit lame].
Other than the obvious Mini unit or one of these:
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Which other car heaters can be easily adapted?
I believe a VW Polo heater is good but not sure which one.
Thanks
Stu
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Slimy38
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 02:06 PM |
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My old Golf 2 had quite a compact unit, it sat on the transmission tunnel. I only know that because it wasn't connected when I bought the car,
and it wasn't until I plumbed it in I realised it was almost sieve-like in it's ability to hold water...
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 02:37 PM |
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I have used one of those micro heaters in your picture, very nicely made and small, also used their bulkhead connectors for the pipes.
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JAG
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 02:49 PM |
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My heater was bodged out of the heater matrix and fan unit from a Ford Cortina MkV.
I built a box to hold it and an exit into the cars cabin and to some windscreen demisters.
Works pretty well and passed SVA
 
MX5 engine in situ & ready
It's the black box next to the battery and agianst the bulkhead.
[Edited on 23/5/13 by JAG]
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theprisioner
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 03:27 PM |
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Demon Tweeks supplied this compact unit:
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/heater.html
http://sylvabuild.blogspot.com/
http://austin7special.blogspot.co.uk/
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snapper
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 06:01 PM |
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CBS do a system
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 06:31 PM |
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Polo heater unit is pretty small unit and self contained. Think it's mk3 Polo but not sure.
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iank
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 06:42 PM |
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Another shot of a polo heater
 
heater fitted
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whitestu
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| posted on 23/5/13 at 07:05 PM |
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Thanks guys - that Polo one looks pretty good.
Stu
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ettore bugatti
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| posted on 9/6/13 at 08:57 PM |
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Suzuki Samurai is narrow, but quite tall. It does come with more settings than a Mini one.
MGF might be worth a look as well, quite simple system.
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