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bc24
06-23-2004, 11:01 AM
Has anyone here moved their climate control (for the 202's without the cold weather package) to the area below the radio where the cointray hole sits? And then put a fold out screen where the climate control used to go? Any thoughts? Pictures?

nokia8860
06-23-2004, 11:32 AM
Originally posted by bc24
Has anyone here moved their climate control (for the 202's without the cold weather package) to the area below the radio where the cointray hole sits? And then put a fold out screen where the climate control used to go? Any thoughts? Pictures?

I am not sure what is ment by without cold weather package in your post. Usally when I think cold weather package I think heated seats, headlight washers and heated windshield resevior.

93-96 Climate controls are sorta like the older W124

97-98 (maybe some 99) have the 1din size HVAC

And the rest have the dual climate knob deals.

So if youre asking about a 97-98 then yes it can be relocated as shown in the picture below.

http://www.club202.com/nokia8860/comand_leather.jpg

Now from your post you want to put a flip out LCD screen. I'll assume it is in a 1 DIN size unit akin to a radio. There is one thing you should consider is that the mounting depth of that top portion is alot shallower than the portion where the traditional radio goes.

So you may want to measure your flip screen as well as the space available and proceed from there.

bc24
06-23-2004, 12:13 PM
Sorry about the confusion. What I meant by the cold weather package was the analog climate control that comes with separate climate controls for driver and passenger. I have a 2000 c280 sport. Do you think this will work? Thank you!

nokia8860
06-23-2004, 01:51 PM
I had asked this to slammed_c a moderator here and for the late model controlls you can not not move it down to the coin tray area.

steponit
06-23-2004, 04:21 PM
Just to second nokia's post, it would be very difficult to relocate the controller. It isnt a plug and play as I would imagine it with the electronic one. Us analog users are at a loss.

Nazrat
06-24-2004, 07:40 AM
Originally posted by nokia8860

So if youre asking about a 97-98 then yes it can be relocated as shown in the picture below.

http://www.club202.com/nokia8860/comand_leather.jpg




On a related note, is that climate control screen interchangable with the earlier one? The 95 that we have has no cables or hoses, just the wiring harness. Will I be lucky and find that they will exchange?

Behind the wood is a single module, and I don't mind working with the wood face.

http://tad.grosvenor.org/albums/C280Mods/IMG_2425.sized.jpg

-Tad

nokia8860
06-24-2004, 09:51 AM
MBenzNL had replaced his old climate control with those of the 97-98ish one.

I believe he posted here that no one should ever want to do this because of all the trouble involved.