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If you decide to do something similar and break / damage / burn / dismantle your car, it is your responsibility!
Clearly, then: I am NOT RESPONSIBLE for your losses!
26.10.2018
MK6 Climatic heater controls retrofit!!!!!
Important notice!
Haroon G Cars is making a brand new harness.
If you are interested in this mod, please contact him by pm, at FB: https://www.facebook.com/HaroonGCars/
Some time ago I found a video on Youtube, where an English friend changed the front of the air conditioner of the Golf MK5, the simple one I have and I know, with the three buttons that look like the light switch, with the Golf MK6 one, that has round knobs and looks like the dual zone Clima!
What we had:
And what do we want:
Here, only the frame is missing... (see below!)
What's the difference? Basically, none, beyond beauty! Technically, however, there is a difference: In my case the flaps that determine where the AC will send air move with a wire, which is connected directly behind the right button. In the MK6 these flaps move with a motor, called Air Distribution motor.
Practically, as seen in the video, we slightly modify the wiring so that the motor can get power and commands from the front. At the same time, we modify the gear that the cable was moving, putting half a gear on it (our third spare part, below) so that the motor can somehow transmit its movement to the flaps.
Sounds Easy... Theoretically anyway!
Here's the Video:
So ... I started looking for spare parts:
Gold bless Ebay, in this case!
Panel. With the correct spare part code. Bought used from England.
Frame (from China, expected as of this writing!)
This gear ... that was purchased in a package with these:
Necessarily, you have to buy the whole box with gears and plastic parts, even though we need just two of them!
It also has a ... differential in there!
Used motor, also bought from England, through Ebay.
I specifically bought this particular servo motor, because it had its plug attached. We will need it later!
At the same time, discussing in the Golf Maniacs team on FB, for this project, my friend Giannis (with a MK6 with a Climatic, with a panel like the one I'm going to install !!!) sent me these, as a GIFT:
Of course I tried them...
.. .but they will or the project to end before mounting them!
Some images along with some thoughts...
I took some screenshots from the English video, to have as a guidance ...
Here the motor fits on the gear ...
Here it came into place !!! See how comfortably it fits by hand...
The design of the wiring that we will do (here the blue plug looks useful!)
Here the wiring is ready (Mine is not yet done!)
Read at the top of the page: How to order a new ready built harness!
From the parts of the air conditioner ... we want these in the corner!
These few accessories he says!
You saw above how many parts were in the box! Basically, I think they are ALL the plastic parts used in air conditioning! I used half a gear, only of course!
