WTB - A/C Interior Parts

JohnFBD

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I'm looking to buy the interior parts, evap, faceplate, switches, side console panels and vent, airbox, basically all the interior part for an e9 a/c install.
 
Jim john,

A member recently had a factory face plate listed. Also Koopman had one that was in fair shape. They tend to have mangled radio openings.

I can reproduce the factory face plate and console vents, and I have spare a spare fan/temp switch. I also know a member on here that may have some spare console sides that need new upholstery. Your best bet is to find someone parting a car.

My face plate is ~$220
The sides are: ~$150 for 2
Custom cut Radio opening: ~$50

I don't have pricing on the switches, I need to research. I also have two e3 consoles, which "kind of" for even though they are quite different.

A used squirrel cage will be $200+ and can easily go for more.

The ducting is AC specific and the part is prone to warping/cracking.

I have measurements on the AC hard lines in my deconstruction thread (see donor link in my dig).
 
Markos said:
Jim john,

A member recently had a factory face plate listed. Also Koopman had one that was in fair shape. They tend to have mangled radio openings.

I can reproduce the factory face plate and console vents, and I have spare a spare fan/temp switch. I also know a member on here that may have some spare console sides that need new upholstery. Your best bet is to find someone parting a car.

My face plate is ~$220
The sides are: ~$150 for 2
Custom cut Radio opening: ~$50

I don't have pricing on the switches, I need to research. I also have two e3 consoles, which "kind of" for even though they are quite different.

A used squirrel cage will be $200+ and can easily go for more.

The ducting is AC specific and the part is prone to warping/cracking.

I have measurements on the AC hard lines in my deconstruction thread (see donor link in my dig).
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Those parts would solve most of the problems, I think the e3 evap is the same and probably fairly easy to get hold of, so it only the console side panels and the air ducting that seems to be a little more illusive.
 
JohnFBD said:
The consoles side pieces, if Markos has the 3d printed faceplate and vents I will still need the actual sides the vents mount on which are very different to the non a/c ones I have,
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Yeah they are quite different. I'll check with one of the member here. He has a lot of parts but doesn't list much.

Note that the 3D printed side grilles need to be painted. They don't have the original elephant skin texture. I use truck bed spray. The AC face was painted from the factory so the reproduction fits the bill.
 
Markos said:
Yeah they are quite different. I'll check with one of the member here. He has a lot of parts but doesn't list much.

Note that the 3D printed side grilles need to be painted. They don't have the original elephant skin texture. I use truck bed spray. The AC face was painted from the factory so the reproduction fits the bill.
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That's even better, I actually painted my gauge bezels smooth so they will match!
 
i probably have a set of console sides in reasonable, but not perfect shape. there is always some form of drama / trauma to console sides.
 
JohnFBD said:
Those parts would solve most of the problems, I think the e3 evap is the same and probably fairly easy to get hold of, so it only the console side panels and the air ducting that seems to be a little more illusive.
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Real OEM shows the evaporator common to E3 for sure, but also E21. Still many of them languishing inside parts cars. Good luck!
 
Check with deQ. I bought a NOS evap and a console from him, at the time he had another to sell.

Where does he get that stuff?
 
deQ has said that the last evaporator has been passed to another fellow in Spain. There was a slight chance it would become available, but I never got the thumbs up that it had happened.

I have gotten the evaporator and mounting brackets with ducting from a fellow board member. I am planning on reproducing the ducting from flat sheet stock since it won't be visible. That will relatively easy once I figure out the cuts to make. It's a complicated bit with some odd angles. The steel brackets will also be pretty easy to reproduce, though I don't know if they are different from the brackets that would be in the E3 where you hopefully find your good evaporator.


Coupe with console removed showing AC.jpg


This file photo shows the evaporator, steel mounting bracket and just a bit of the ducting. Lots o fun.
 
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