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dundun · Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:33 PM

im beggining to regret not getting air con can it be retrofitted? if so how much does it cost

No Golf Clubs at all · Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:52 PM

I don't think it can be retro fitted. if it could it would cost an arm and a leg.

Paul · Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dundun

im beggining to regret not getting air con can it be retrofitted? if so how much does it cost

I actually think it can be retrofitted, but it's very expensive. Wait a few weeks and you can forget about it for the winter anyway!

KenL · Sep 22nd, 2003, 08:21 PM

Move to Scotland

Believe it can be retro-fitted. There's a price of £1200 (parts only) for climate control in the MINI accessories brochure.

Why do you regret not getting it?

No Golf Clubs at all · Sep 22nd, 2003, 09:34 PM

I wouldnt be without it, not only cause of the cooling effects but also for the safety aspects of demisting.

KenL · Sep 23rd, 2003, 07:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by No Golf Clubs at all

I wouldnt be without it, not only cause of the cooling effects but also for the safety aspects of demisting.

My MINI after 14 months has never had a problem with misting.

Does AC release moisture into the car after you switch it off?

NEMINI · Sep 23rd, 2003, 07:30 AM

thank god we don't have this dilema in the USA

No Golf Clubs at all · Sep 23rd, 2003, 06:43 PM

KenL, are you seriously telling me that you get into the car on one of our notoriously wet days in Glasgow, say with your clothes wet, or with passengers in the car that the windows never mist up, mini or any other car?

I do not know the scientific reasons for it but under certain conditions all cars I have owned have at one time or another misted up on the inside. Before a/c I simply put the air on to blow on the windows, it clears up but it takes an age to get a clear windscreen. WIth a/c a press of the button and the screen is clear in an instant. That is why I get a/c on all my cars.

KenL · Sep 23rd, 2003, 06:48 PM

AC is quicker to clear misted windows but I've never had a problem with misty windows in my MINI yet.

Also I live in the east now (Borrheid boy originally so I know about rain

)which is a lot drier than Glasgow so maybe it would be worse there.

If I ever got the inside really wet it may be a different story after that though

Cheers,
Ken.

Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:33 PM	#1
dundun MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 11:33 PM Posts: 96 Offline	air con im beggining to regret not getting air con can it be retrofitted? if so how much does it cost

Sep 22nd, 2003, 08:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 5,216 Offline	Move to Scotland Believe it can be retro-fitted. There's a price of £1200 (parts only) for climate control in the MINI accessories brochure. Why do you regret not getting it? Red/Black R56 Cooper

Sep 23rd, 2003, 07:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 5,216 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by No Golf Clubs at all I wouldnt be without it, not only cause of the cooling effects but also for the safety aspects of demisting. My MINI after 14 months has never had a problem with misting. Does AC release moisture into the car after you switch it off? Red/Black R56 Cooper

Sep 23rd, 2003, 07:30 AM	#7 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 06:33 PM Posts: 7,911 Offline	thank god we don't have this dilema in the USA NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Sep 23rd, 2003, 06:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 5,216 Offline	AC is quicker to clear misted windows but I've never had a problem with misty windows in my MINI yet. Also I live in the east now (Borrheid boy originally so I know about rain )which is a lot drier than Glasgow so maybe it would be worse there. If I ever got the inside really wet it may be a different story after that though Cheers, Ken. Red/Black R56 Cooper

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Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
No Golf Clubs at all MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 369 Offline	I don't think it can be retro fitted. if it could it would cost an arm and a leg.

Sep 22nd, 2003, 06:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Bedfordshire Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 40,709 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by dundun im beggining to regret not getting air con can it be retrofitted? if so how much does it cost I actually think it can be retrofitted, but it's very expensive. Wait a few weeks and you can forget about it for the winter anyway!

Sep 22nd, 2003, 09:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
No Golf Clubs at all MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 369 Offline	I wouldnt be without it, not only cause of the cooling effects but also for the safety aspects of demisting.

Sep 23rd, 2003, 06:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
No Golf Clubs at all MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 12:33 AM Posts: 369 Offline	KenL, are you seriously telling me that you get into the car on one of our notoriously wet days in Glasgow, say with your clothes wet, or with passengers in the car that the windows never mist up, mini or any other car? I do not know the scientific reasons for it but under certain conditions all cars I have owned have at one time or another misted up on the inside. Before a/c I simply put the air on to blow on the windows, it clears up but it takes an age to get a clear windscreen. WIth a/c a press of the button and the screen is clear in an instant. That is why I get a/c on all my cars.

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