chrislane Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I have had a question from a potential purchaser of my car about the cost of getting aircon fitted (i get the impression he is based in a hot country where aircon would be essential). My gut feel is that this would not be cost efficient mod (if it is even possible), but has anyone ever looked into this in the past? thanks Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 S1 owners are going to have a field day at this suggestion.... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislane Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 I know. Just for clarity, I in no way condone such behaviour - just trying to be a helpful vendor ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanB Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Give Gav a call? He would know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo07g41 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hi Chris, It would be possible but would be expensive. I am not sure who would take on the job. I am afraid it would be much more cost effective to buy an Elise with air con fitted, The air con car has a large amount of alloy pipes running from the compressor on the side of the engine. The condenser sits under the rad and you need special brackets and the holes to match on the Rad itself. You can use Lotus rubber pipes as a retrofit to run through the sills. Slightly different wiring loom, with extra relay, an extra control box on one wing, pressure switch and a receiver sat above the Bergstorm HVAC. This has a valve sat on top of the aircon pipes going into the HVAC. If your car does not have the Bergstorm with the face level centre vents its a non starter. I wouldn't expect much change from 3k. However, the air con struggles in hot weather if your stuck in traffic and most people would have their roof off anyway. Tell the buyer this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrislane Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 cheers Jimbo - as i suspected, a lot of effort! I must admit, i thought that was what the roof was for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4N Lotus Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Why would you have the roof on in hot weather - answer is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Do they know the windows can be lowered? Can be done but expensive and not worth it over buying a car with it already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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