Bobsticle
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I fitted a............
Oh beg your pardon, I forgot to sound young and hip and numb as a pìss stone.
‘So’ I fitted a German diesel air heater in Henry a couple of years ago and as it cost me nothing I splashed out on some electronics to make it fire up from my key fob. Last year it cost £150 for a service kit that helped it struggle on until a few months ago. I didn’t want to throw good money after bag so today a new one arrived from the Far East.
£135 got me the full kit including a swanky LED control unit that also works from a key fob. Very handy to defrost the heap from a bedroom window.
The whole job only took three hours but as I say I was replacing, not cutting lumps out or re wiring.
The box of bits.
It’s a very easy system to fit with only three sockets to plug in. The loom plugs into the heater, one of the other ends goes to the controller and the other end to the little fuel pump. Two other wires are earth and a fused live.
This is where the old one lived along with miles of cable, solenoids and ECUs spread all over it.
Twas a bit rusty in there so once the new unit was test mounted I lashed some of Wikos finest all over it before the final fix.
4 bolts in the base plate and 4 self drillers into the seat box andvwalla vualar bobs ya huncle.
Air comes in through the floor and out through the vent.
One little issue was mi grommet through the floor wont big enough for the socket that connects to the fuel pump so I unwound the insulation from the opposite socket and popped out the connectors from the heater end.
Only two wires and easy to remove and replace without issues.
Sited the garish LED display inside the cubby box where the old unit hid. It covered the hole well enough but I’ll have to see how it goes as it also contains the thermostat etc.
Works a treat. At £135 for everything needed I can’t see me servicing this one. I’ll just replace it as needed.
Oh beg your pardon, I forgot to sound young and hip and numb as a pìss stone.
‘So’ I fitted a German diesel air heater in Henry a couple of years ago and as it cost me nothing I splashed out on some electronics to make it fire up from my key fob. Last year it cost £150 for a service kit that helped it struggle on until a few months ago. I didn’t want to throw good money after bag so today a new one arrived from the Far East.
£135 got me the full kit including a swanky LED control unit that also works from a key fob. Very handy to defrost the heap from a bedroom window.
The whole job only took three hours but as I say I was replacing, not cutting lumps out or re wiring.
The box of bits.
It’s a very easy system to fit with only three sockets to plug in. The loom plugs into the heater, one of the other ends goes to the controller and the other end to the little fuel pump. Two other wires are earth and a fused live.
This is where the old one lived along with miles of cable, solenoids and ECUs spread all over it.
Twas a bit rusty in there so once the new unit was test mounted I lashed some of Wikos finest all over it before the final fix.
4 bolts in the base plate and 4 self drillers into the seat box and
Air comes in through the floor and out through the vent.
One little issue was mi grommet through the floor wont big enough for the socket that connects to the fuel pump so I unwound the insulation from the opposite socket and popped out the connectors from the heater end.
Only two wires and easy to remove and replace without issues.
Sited the garish LED display inside the cubby box where the old unit hid. It covered the hole well enough but I’ll have to see how it goes as it also contains the thermostat etc.
Works a treat. At £135 for everything needed I can’t see me servicing this one. I’ll just replace it as needed.
