wtb climate control mount
wtb climate control mount
Hey all I was initially going to try to bypass the climate control with some switches and what not. Than I found this in my trunk. Hooked it up and it works. Ignore the bottons on the right. I found them and know they dont match.
I need the mounting stuff for it. The black plastic and the trim piece.
I'll look when I'm at the junk yards for it
Thanks
did a bit more looking at the part
Part # is 126 830 02 85
I saw it says 126 and though uh oh. My harness plugs in and it operates my fan. Couldnt say what else it operates yet. I guess that some of these were interchangeable so i have read else where. I read this only difference in pins on the unit were for an additional vent in the 126.
Apreciate all help. I realize its like a garage sale since i joined. Trying to get this.misfit car into some sort of normal driver has been fun. Tools always scatter my floor, dash out, wiring funky. I just dont understand how ive got all this 85 stuff in here when vin say 80. Truly a puzzle car designed to keep me guessing.
Ok so I uploaded some pics of the setup I think I need. I don't really know being that my dash has never been fully assembled.
Here's a thorough description of how to totally remove every part of the HVAC system right down to the evaporator:
http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W123Evaporator
It's 116 pages, if you print out the whole procedure. I recently printed it out and followed it, to extract the manual climate control from a 240D. An all-day job. Quite a feeling of accomplishment, when at long last I finally pulled the whole kit'n'kaboodle. It involves, basically, a complete disassembly of the whole front of the interior right down to the firewall. You don't really need to pull the steering wheel though. It does help if you remove the front seats first. If you get tired of the loud cabin noise of the W123 and decide to completely soundproof the interior using Dynamat or similar and mass-loaded vinyl or whatever, then you will need to follow this procedure.
So what you're really asking is, has anybody done this, and would be willing to sell or give you a part of what they just spent a whole day to extract. Eventually, when I install the 240D climate control in my 300D, I will have my old leftover 300D HVAC system. But I would not be willing to break it up to sell you just the plastic mounting. Besides, undoubtedly you will find that there are other little parts you need.
But some people have been pulling Benz'es apart for long enough that they just might have the pieces you need, lying around. Maybe someone pulled the whole unit just to get an evaporator.
You might try sending a PM to Oil Burner, see if he has what you need. Or, maybe your chances would be best if you sign up on the PeachParts and BenzWorld forums and ask there. A lot more eyeballs.
Otherwise, print out this procedure and go a-hunting at wrecking yards.
Good luck!
Anybody got an evaporator i can buy on the cheap?
Just kidding. Hope i dont need an evaporator. I figure the control unit itself is not more than a few screws and clips. The rest of that seems pretty daunting though. Im in my junkyard at least twice a week and never are these cars in there. Not my intent to undermind anybody's efforts. You all have been a great help and i appreciate it very much.
Good diy post....it seems like.getting the original working right could be easier though. Im sure i am mistaken. My sig says loving the simplicity but i am quickly learning this is not always true.
It is both the advantage and the downside of these cars, that they *seem* simple enough to be fixable by the average backyard mechanic. Ah, but...sometimes the last backyard mechanic's ambition exceeded his ability and/or know-how. Or just plain his *patience*.
Heh...it took me about two hours, the other day, when fixing a broken passenger-side front door lock, to have it dawn on me...after much bafflement...that the last mechanic had assembled the upper-end spring-clip arrangement of the rod that connects the vacuum actuator to the lever which works the rod to the door lock proper...upside down...
(03-26-2012, 02:49 PM)JustPassinThru Ah, but...sometimes the last backyard mechanic's ambition exceeded his ability and/or know-how. Or just plain his *patience*.
(03-26-2012, 02:49 PM)JustPassinThru Ah, but...sometimes the last backyard mechanic's ambition exceeded his ability and/or know-how. Or just plain his *patience*.
In Washington State, at 30 years old it becomes a "collector vehicle" and qualifies for a license plate that proudly proclaims it so. An '80 qualifies, an '85 doesn't. Insurance discounts apply. So that's one possibility. Maybe there are also less-stringent emissions requirements there for '80's than for '85's.
Or, as you say, maybe it's stolen.
So, you go by the VIN that is stamped on the firewall, inside the engine compartment. Benzworld has several VIN lookup services. Some dealership parts counters, though not all, will be happy to look up the datacard (original build specifications) for a VIN. And even print out wiring and vacuum diagrams for you.
This is useful:
http://www.dieselgiant.com/mercedesvacuu...ooting.htm
DeliveryValve posted this awhile back. It is intended to show what to remove, in order to disconnect the EGR and ARV functions. But it is equally useful for showing how they should look:
Eh, somewhere around here, I have a nice photograph showing how they should all look. Perhaps someone will jump in here. I've had a hard day and am off to bed.
Oh wait, here it is. Right-click-open-in-new-tab to see the photos at a larger size:
http://boostnbenz.1baddsm.com/DIY/Vacuum/
Thanks this stuff should help me. Dieselgiant posts some pretty good stuff.
(03-26-2012, 08:29 PM)lgreeley83 ....
Lol i hear ya. I was wondering why i had all this 84-85 stuff in my car titled as an 80. I found an old 85 data plate in my trunk today. Vin # plate near windshield seems tampered with.... asside from 1980 non turbo lower insurance cost i cant imagine why someone would go as far as re riviting a dif data plate on the car. Stole? Mafia hitman? ...
(03-26-2012, 08:29 PM)lgreeley83 ....
Lol i hear ya. I was wondering why i had all this 84-85 stuff in my car titled as an 80. I found an old 85 data plate in my trunk today. Vin # plate near windshield seems tampered with.... asside from 1980 non turbo lower insurance cost i cant imagine why someone would go as far as re riviting a dif data plate on the car. Stole? Mafia hitman? ...
(03-27-2012, 02:11 PM)DeliveryValve ...I hate to say this, but you may need to do a bit more investigating on this car. You should do a VIN search on the VINs you have on hand. Changing out a VIN is fraud and may indicate a stolen vehicle...
(03-27-2012, 02:11 PM)DeliveryValve ...I hate to say this, but you may need to do a bit more investigating on this car. You should do a VIN search on the VINs you have on hand. Changing out a VIN is fraud and may indicate a stolen vehicle...
Well i was nervous and busy yesterday. Got the hood open and of couse the vin doesnt match. Actually all three. Firewall, old data plate, new data plate none matched.
"Hey cleatus what car do you want to be today"
Vin lookup on all says no theft or total loss so i am ok. Whatever. Probably gonna try to star a poll on what would you do? I realy didnt want it to be stolen.
(03-28-2012, 08:46 AM)lgreeley83 "Hey cleatus what car do you want to be today"
(03-28-2012, 08:46 AM)lgreeley83 "Hey cleatus what car do you want to be today"
I found one today which had the console already gone. The black plastic backing is $5. Add $5 for postage and I'll go get it and send it. Sorry though, there are no decent zebrano trim pieces on any cars in local lots at the moment.
(03-26-2012, 01:17 PM)JustPassinThru Here's a thorough description of how to totally remove every part of the HVAC system right down to the evaporator:
http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W123Evaporator
It's 116 pages, if you print out the whole procedure. I recently printed it out and followed it, to extract the manual climate control from a 240D. An all-day job. Quite a feeling of accomplishment, when at long last I finally pulled the whole kit'n'kaboodle. It involves, basically, a complete disassembly of the whole front of the interior right down to the firewall. You don't really need to pull the steering wheel though. It does help if you remove the front seats first. If you get tired of the loud cabin noise of the W123 and decide to completely soundproof the interior using Dynamat or similar and mass-loaded vinyl or whatever, then you will need to follow this procedure.
(03-26-2012, 01:17 PM)JustPassinThru Here's a thorough description of how to totally remove every part of the HVAC system right down to the evaporator:
http://www.peachparts.com/Wikka/W123Evaporator
It's 116 pages, if you print out the whole procedure. I recently printed it out and followed it, to extract the manual climate control from a 240D. An all-day job. Quite a feeling of accomplishment, when at long last I finally pulled the whole kit'n'kaboodle. It involves, basically, a complete disassembly of the whole front of the interior right down to the firewall. You don't really need to pull the steering wheel though. It does help if you remove the front seats first. If you get tired of the loud cabin noise of the W123 and decide to completely soundproof the interior using Dynamat or similar and mass-loaded vinyl or whatever, then you will need to follow this procedure.
(04-11-2012, 04:39 PM)Snipe656 Nice, any chance you know of one of these for a W126?
(04-11-2012, 04:39 PM)Snipe656 Nice, any chance you know of one of these for a W126?
Found one for a W124 though:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/tech...ments.html