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Old Dec 23, 2016, 09:37 AM
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http://www.ebay.de/itm/321451428701
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http://www.ebay.de/itm/182373071568

are the two control motors you need. you'll also need the harness for the plugs and such though
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What I want to know is does this get rid of how "stuck" the USDM climate control knobs get ie. switching from hot to cold after relocating to lower cubby and doing a double din.
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this is all electronic, no control cables. the cables are what bind up when you relocate the climate control (and sometimes bind up anyways)
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That would be my entire motivation for doing this. Since your not that far away name your price! Think you could get this done over a weekend?
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If you had everything that's needed, yes it can be done in a weekend pretty easily. problem is I don't have a garage anymore , I'm in an apartment now haha
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Old Jan 20, 2017, 09:09 AM
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Has anyone done this with a double din? Would more or different parts be needed?
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Doing that now

You'll need the same standard double-din trim that you'd otherwise use, as well as a radio relocate kit for the bottom

the nice part about the electronic stuff is that it just plugs in, so you just move the plugs to the lower potion

the Evo 7 has this interior:


and the Evo 9 has this interior:


note the climate control difference. the units are the same, one is molded into the upper unit and one is a single-din size that can move around easier
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Someone should just offer this as a kit lol I'd pay!
This guide seems to imply an AC bleed/recharge is needed. Did you need to do this when you did it?
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...e-control.html

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Old Jan 23, 2017, 12:02 AM
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I'm still collecting parts. I'll try to record a video log. Maybe we CAN make a kit for this O_o It's really easy on paper. Alot easier than the Mirage version of the HVAC Swap lol
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Originally Posted by Grimgrak
Someone should just offer this as a kit lol I'd pay!
This guide seems to imply an AC bleed/recharge is needed. Did you need to do this when you did it?
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...e-control.html
No, none of the AC lines get disconnected nor heater core. The USDM airbox has all the mounting points for the servo motors so there's no need to swap it out, thus no need to disconnect things as mentioned in that thread

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I'm still collecting parts. I'll try to record a video log. Maybe we CAN make a kit for this O_o It's really easy on paper. Alot easier than the Mirage version of the HVAC Swap lol
A parts kit would be easy to make, it's everything I have listed above. The issue is sourcing those parts when you live in the US. There are people on Russian forums who sell kits from wrecked cars probably once a month with all the parts you need, but you still need to be savvy with wiring to get the whole thing working. I'll be taking my dash out again sometime in the future to cut the USDM connectors out and permanently attach in the harnesses for the electronic stuff, never going back to cables after having this
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I really want to do this but i dont think i can so..
for anyone looking to do this i have found a lot of parts on eBay.

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hardest parts to find are easily the servo control motors. do you have those?
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Originally Posted by llDemonll
hardest parts to find are easily the servo control motors. do you have those?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321451428701...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301943360545...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301943363016...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/252443395035
That's not for our car. It MAY work, but no guarantee

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301943360545
This is for a RHD car. notice it's missing the metal mounting bracket that the below one has and is needed for LHD cars

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321451428701
This is correct and for a LHD car, however it doesn't include the rod that connects to the airbox like the other two (above and below links) do

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301943360545
this is the same link as linked two above and is for a RHD car, notice the missing metal mounting bracket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/301943363016
also for a RHD car, but is the correct other motor you need. missing the metal mounting bracket that the LHD cars need

http://www.ebay.com/itm/132097817847
this is the correct blower motor

http://www.ebay.com/itm/262721320892
this will work fine. the evoX temp sensor also works fine and makes these easy to source


Using ebay.de (germany is LHD, so is Sweden) I found it best to search using the german terms and exact part numbers
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