Aircon on m50 ?

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BATTS91
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Post Fri May 24, 2013 5:19 pm

Thinking of replacing a knackered m20b20 with my m50 in other e30 .
But the car im thinking of putting it in has dealer fit aircon , is it possible to keep this or is it going to have to be binned ?? .

Ie can i use the e30 pump or have to get e36 one and mod pipes :/ or not at all .

Cheers James
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Post Fri May 24, 2013 6:16 pm

E36 compressor and custom pipes are needed, like these -

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Post Fri May 24, 2013 6:39 pm

@dan
sorry to hijack the thread but what bits would I need to put aircon in a car with an s50, what parts can a hijack from an e30 unit and what else would I need I have climate control dial and unit in there wouldn't mid keeping that system and making it work.
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Post Sun May 26, 2013 2:37 pm

Thanks again Dan , another reason to stay m20 really .