BlueCTTDi said:
personally, i think it gets a bit of a bad rap, i love having it and I think it was worth the work *shrug*
Agreed.
BlueCTTDi said:
it took dave (david_594) and I a solid day to do it, including all the wiring, and we had a couple minor snags on the way (broken sensor mount on the new airbox and incorrect AC seals from the dealer).
You, too? They gave me the wrong seals, too! I just re-used my old ones, and haven't had an issue since.
Mine took two full days working alone. Day one was removal of the dash and manual airbox, and putting the Climatronic box in place. Day two was wiring and reassembly.
BlueCTTDi said:
I built the harness beforehand, but having the German pre-made one might have saved a little time on the day of the install, (but not much).
I think that just buying the German harness and not understanding it (i.e., Phil's "mind-melding" with the wiring diagrams) can be a bit of a false help. To know where all the wires go and what they're there for is priceless, both when installing it and when (God forbid) troubleshooting it.
I did both...I bought the Kufatec harness and then replicated it using OEM connectors and contacts. It even got wrapped in Coroplast; looked pretty damn professional!
M I N I O N, I strongly suggest to you what I suggest to every swapper...make photocopies of the Climatronic and manual wiring diagrams from Bentley. Tape them together to make long "scrolls". Compare them until you see *every* difference between the two.
--Chris
PS-- I had heard of dub_mang, now that you mention it, but I was unaware that Baz had finished his. I don't recall him posting about it. Good for him!