Help fitting aircon

[BMWE30325]

can some one show me any pictures where do i need to drill the holes to feed the connections?

[Grrrmachine]

You shouldn't need to do any drilling. You will need to tap out a pre-stamped blank for the pipework though:



See where the battery cable enters the inner wing? See the flat rusty area above it? Tap that with a hammer and an oval piece of metal should pop out.

[BMWE30325]

cant see it mate can you make an arrow or circle lol

[Grrrmachine]

you won't "see" it until you've hit it. Just tap the area under the bonnet catch in your photo; put a cloth over it first if you want to protect your paint.

[BMWE30325]

found it thanks

[BMWE30325]

i have one more question or two

1. do i need to change for the tropical rad or my one is fine?

2. do i need to change the valance to have an extra air vent for the aircon rad?

[lamby]

mine works as normal with a standard rad,has done for a year,can,t answer the valance though as i don,t know the difference!

[BMWE30325]

mine works as normal with a standard rad,has done for a year,can,t answer the valance though as i don,t know the difference!

never mind the vent for ac rad i was looking at an m tech bumper

[DanThe]

You will need to cut a hole in the trans tunnel for the rubber drain boot

I wouldnt recommend not using a tropical/aircon radiator, its better to have the extra vent in the front panel but not ultimately necessary, I dont have any vent in the front panel on my chromie because its a povo early model, works ok when driving along but at a standstill it gets hot very quickly! Make sure the elec fan you use is in tip top condition

[BMWE30325]

You will need to cut a hole in the trans tunnel for the rubber drain boot

I wouldnt recommend not using a tropical/aircon radiator, its better to have the extra vent in the front panel but not ultimately necessary, I dont have any vent in the front panel on my chromie because its a povo early model, works ok when driving along but at a standstill it gets hot very quickly! Make sure the elec fan you use is in tip top condition

thanks mate allready cut a hole in the trans tunnel for the rubber drain boot so should i look for a tropical rad and a front valance with extra vent?

[BMWE30325]

Whats the main diffrence in the tropical spec rad and the normal one?

[mrLEE30]

tropical rad is deeper (i.e. not thicker or wider)

the two hole valance is not really required as the majority of the condensor radiator is up behind the grill anyway, as for the rad i cannot comment as all here have the tropical rad.

you can see here how high the condensor is, and the electric fan that is definately required

[BMWE30325]

nearly there only got to connect the wiring loom and the fuse box any help tips or pics?

And thanks for the other help and info you guys provided

[BMWE30325]

anyone?

[mrLEE30]

If you PM me your email address i will send you a PDF with a wiring diagram.

[BMWE30325]

If you PM me your email address i will send you a PDF with a wiring diagram.

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[mrLEE30]

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[BMWE30325]

need help connecting this switch from the compressor or do the 2 pins just loop togehter?

[TPS]

nearly there only got to connect the wiring loom and the fuse box any help tips or pics?

And thanks for the other help and info you guys provided

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... con+wiring

[BMWE30325]

nearly there only got to connect the wiring loom and the fuse box any help tips or pics?

And thanks for the other help and info you guys provided

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... con+wiring

thanks but still dont know what to do with the compressor plug shown in the pic

[lamby]

mine has one from the comp then a link on other two,thats if its the same as yours.

[BMWE30325]

very big thanks to everyone everything is done now only need to gas it and see if it works