Fiero HVAC is it....?
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Fiero HVAC is it....?
Is the Fiero HVAC, an electronic unit, vacuum or cable controlled?
I never liked the way it looked and I am trying to figure out if it can be swapped out with another unit, be it from a Pontiac, other manufacturer or a universal unit from after market.
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I never liked the way it looked and I am trying to figure out if it can be swapped out with another unit, be it from a Pontiac, other manufacturer or a universal unit from after market.
Cheers
BULL
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
An electric motor servo controls the system.
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
Thanks. Then I should be able to use a Pontiac Grand Prix unit. I dont have AC and I am not adding it either.
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
The cold air / heat door is cable operated. If you can find a HVAC control head with a similiar setup it should be easy to convert.
EDIT:
If your car does'nt currently have AC then the doors are all cable actuated.
EDIT:
If your car does'nt currently have AC then the doors are all cable actuated.
Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
For clarification, cars that were shipped without AC from Pontiac came with a double slider panel, with two cables operating both temperature selection and vent selection. This was sort of a rare option though. Most cars have the slider for heat selection, and the buttons above it for vent selection - the slider controls a cable, the buttons of course control a servo.
There have been several retrofits, Grand Am and the like I think. It's time consuming. These guys who swap interiors, engines, electronics, etc might as well purchase a new car, they're throwing that much time to the wind on something that's worthless. But they're the ones who have changed the head unit.
There have been several retrofits, Grand Am and the like I think. It's time consuming. These guys who swap interiors, engines, electronics, etc might as well purchase a new car, they're throwing that much time to the wind on something that's worthless. But they're the ones who have changed the head unit.
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
I would guess the majority of Canadian Fieros came with the manual sliders. Of the 6 Fieros I had, only 1 used the push buttons.
Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
Good point, who's needs AC in Kanada? And you're both up there, so good chance he'll run into a few. Its the opposite down here, I've seen one double slider unit ever.
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I don't think I've ever seen a non-AC Fiero!
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
Nor have I, and I've owned a handful of absolute base model iron duke garbage parts cars. The 10k mile 84 I have is a steel wheel, crank window, manual lock, 4speed car, and its got AC.
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Kru had an orange 88 coupe w/o AC. It was the first one I had seen w/o and the last I have seen as well.
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
I could take a pic if you like?
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
First time in the history of all time that a non option is an option?
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
Yes it does seem that this is an oddity..
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
Now I can not find gauge overlay to work with this...
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Re: Fiero HVAC is it....?
I think I've seen all of two non-A/C cars... obviously never owned one.