Air conditioning in a Lux
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Sandspider
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Hi David.
I asked this a while ago, and the general consensus of opinion was that it would be too expensive to be worth it. (Depends how much you love your car and so on of course, but I think it's a tough and pricey job...) For the record, my Lux is black and gets pretty hot in the sun, but I've not bothered with aircon. (If you do find something that works for sensible money, please let me know!)
Cheers,
Giles
I asked this a while ago, and the general consensus of opinion was that it would be too expensive to be worth it. (Depends how much you love your car and so on of course, but I think it's a tough and pricey job...) For the record, my Lux is black and gets pretty hot in the sun, but I've not bothered with aircon. (If you do find something that works for sensible money, please let me know!)
Cheers,
Giles
pauljmcnulty
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Can't find the thread, but I remember the estimate as thousands. Certainly more than a Lux is worth. [&o]
will lyons
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My conversion to r32 from the old Gas cost me around £500 that was replacing the compressor with a second hand unit plus a new condensor radiator and receiver.
This is a Turbo with Air Con and that was just the cost to get it working again a replacement heater matrix may also be needed to retro fit plus relays electrics and pipework. Our systems work like modern climate control systems maintaining a constant cabin temperature under normal operation, even with the aircon.
It can be forced by turning the temp setting to the blue mark the Aircon will remain on at this setting.
The point I am making is that the motors on the 944 cooling /heating system can be heard slightly within the dash controling the temperature for it to remain constant.
I followed the thread Paul mentioned when I had my Lux and decided it would be far too expensive to retrofit a system.
I need to take My car in for a aircon service shortly I will ask the guys who repaired mine if they know of a system that would retrofit and ask for an estimate then post back to this thread
Wil
This is a Turbo with Air Con and that was just the cost to get it working again a replacement heater matrix may also be needed to retro fit plus relays electrics and pipework. Our systems work like modern climate control systems maintaining a constant cabin temperature under normal operation, even with the aircon.
It can be forced by turning the temp setting to the blue mark the Aircon will remain on at this setting.
The point I am making is that the motors on the 944 cooling /heating system can be heard slightly within the dash controling the temperature for it to remain constant.
I followed the thread Paul mentioned when I had my Lux and decided it would be far too expensive to retrofit a system.
I need to take My car in for a aircon service shortly I will ask the guys who repaired mine if they know of a system that would retrofit and ask for an estimate then post back to this thread
Wil
pauljmcnulty
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1988 price list, £1683.12.
Every time I read this it gets more bizarre. LSD? £741.27, fair enough. Cruise? £393.68 - what?? New car options are seemingly priced completely randomly.
Crumbs. Therein lies the reason for buying old cars. You can now (almost) buy a decent lux for the cost of the air-conditioning when new ...
Why do those other prices surprise you tho'? LSD ... cost difference between stock diff and LSD. (Seems a smidge high to me, but I guess they didn't make many LSD's. I assume they were Porsche-made, not bought-in?) Cruise control will be comparatively much cheaper to engineer (at a guess), therefore cheaper as an option.
Or have I missed something?
Oli.
Why do those other prices surprise you tho'? LSD ... cost difference between stock diff and LSD. (Seems a smidge high to me, but I guess they didn't make many LSD's. I assume they were Porsche-made, not bought-in?) Cruise control will be comparatively much cheaper to engineer (at a guess), therefore cheaper as an option.
Or have I missed something?
Oli.
pauljmcnulty
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I was just a bit surprised that a hugely desireable extra, involving metal things, cogs etc., that changes the whole driveability of the car is £740. A couple of wires and a switch that lets you cruise at an exact 50 through the average speed cameras is nice, but £400 seems ridiculously high in comparison.
Of course, I might be completely wrong, and cruise is a lot more complicated to fit than an LSD. [8|]
pauljmcnulty
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ORIGINAL: 944 man
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Great - the standard cabin-cooling system as fitted to my lux! [&:]
Hmmm, yes I see what you mean. But there is more to CC than just wires and a switch, I think (although I could be wrong). And it is an extra bit that isn't present on a standard car - an LSD instead of a normal diff is just using a (more complex, and more desirable) part instead of a standard part.
Having said that, I see your point. Maybe Porsche employed a random number generator when it came to pricing optional extras ... !
Oli.
JamesO
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Perhaps it was the right thing to do, making an option that saps power from a 'sports' car expensive.
I would imagine we would see lots of threads on here relating to deleting the aircon on a lux to free up power/lose weight as it rains lots anyway.
Or it could be a cynical way of making money on a car where the rear hatch is like a greenhouse.
I would imagine we would see lots of threads on here relating to deleting the aircon on a lux to free up power/lose weight as it rains lots anyway.
Or it could be a cynical way of making money on a car where the rear hatch is like a greenhouse.
random hero
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Just noticed i have an 88 944 lux thats fitted with air con,probably does'nt work though !!
random hero
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Ive only just bought the car and was looking through some old paperwork and found a bill for re-gasing the air-con,so i had a look at the car and too my surprise found it was fitted with air-con !!.No idea if it works as getting the car running on 4 cylinders is a bit more important at the moment .
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