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Describing how hard is it to install is kind of a subjective thing!
Have you ever had the dash out, changed a heater core or the fan motor
in the vehicle? Typically, you'll remove the whole "suitcase" (the under dash unit inside the car) and replace with the new one; take the heater control panel out, put a new blower switch and control cables on it and put back in dash:; run the new duct hoses to the defrost vent and dash vents, install a new center dash bezel; remove the passenger side inner fender to remove the factory blower and the box on the firewall; install the fan block off plate and the firewall block off plate; bolt the compressor mounting bracket to the engine and water pump, bolt the compressor on; install the condenser in front of the radiator, install the hoses, connect the pressure switch to the supplied wire harness; put on the crank pulley if not already there; get the right length drive belt and install. Then take to a shop to have the system pumped down (vacuum) and install 28 oz of Freon and your done! The typical instruction manual is 20+ pages with 50 + pictures. The shop that does my installations charges $600 and I think the factory will install for a little more than that. I think the "flat rate" is about 10 hours, so even if you double that for doing it yourself it could still be done in a weekend. I've got copies of the installation manuals that I can e mail (15 megs so you'd have to have dsl or BB) or mail. Then you can decide if it's something you can do. Gary
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- [Chevelle-list] Re:Classic Auto Air Group Purchase Gary Hillebrenner
- RE: [Chevelle-list] Re:Classic Auto Air Group Purch... Daniel De Smet
