revisiting the AC upgrade, Sanden, E28, wing cell etc.

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revisiting the AC upgrade, Sanden, E28 wing cell etc.

If I understand the right ups on this, an E28 bracket doesn't work easily with a Sanden compressor

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To use the E28 bracket easily all I need to do is get the compressor that goes with it
Is that true?
Anyone have experience with after market compressor like the following?

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We use the cheap compressor, factory bracket, Karounas adapters. Cheap...
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Lemme guess... A brief web search suggests it's an adaptor between the hose connections on the compressor, to those on the refrigerant hoses.

And you forgot a wrench in there! Might be a Craftsman 13mm combination...?
 
Honolulu said:
Lemme guess... A brief web search suggests it's an adaptor between the hose connections on the compressor, to those on the refrigerant hoses.

And you forgot a wrench in there! Might be a Craftsman 13mm combination...?
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Thanks, that was my guess, I couldn't find the adapter with a quick search, will look further
 
Refers to an old friend with a Greek name that designed that special bracket. Genetic/pharmaceutical research guy with a penchant for ‘80 bmw cars. I call him James.

Karounis
 
This doesn't fit with the overall direction of the thread, but I used a bracket by a Ice Auto Air: http://www.iceautoair.com/index-1.html

I understand Don is in the business and needs to keep his costs down, but as I hobbyist I sometimes spend a little more when somebody goes to the trouble to make up a custom part that solves a problem for our cars. Otherwise these guys go out of business.
 
Adapters for compressor
 

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Hi Don
Thanks a million for the info, advice and links

I will probably stick with option A which is what Steve Hose and others have done, which is use the E9 aluminum and steel brackets and a universal Sanden adapter which I bought quite a while ago


Thanks! Mark
 
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