Different air controls for an 87 (with AC)
Hi all, I'd like to ditch the factory air controls for my 87 truck and get something more modern. After 12 years of owning the truck (never gonna sell it) I find that I just don't like those old levers. I guess I never liked em.
Is anyone aware of something with buttons or knobs that would fit in the factory slot? Instead of those old style levers. Who knows, maybe there's even something out there with a digital readout of some kind. Doesn't have to be though. Just something that will fit, that I can hook up all the factory air stuff too. I do have air conditioning so that might affect which one I can get. Maybe an odd request I know, but I just don't like those things. Thanks! |
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don't know of any direct fit, unless vintage air has a different panel for their system.
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I'd like to ditch the controls in my '04 and go back to something like in my '87! K |
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I'm guessing not many, but there's bound to be something out there. The modern ones are probably all somewhat larger. |
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I did this with a ford, I spent a few days pouring over vacuum manuals searching for newer vehicles that had the same vacuum logic tree as the original and in my case, had a cable controlled blend door. Then I went to the autowreckers to find said vehicles and see what would potentially fit.
I'd start with having a close look at the next generation gm trucks or whenever they went to dials and see if they still operated the blend doors the same way. If so, you're golden. Just a matter of patching the old and new together. |
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Do what I did, tear every last piece of the OEM system out and install a modern plug and play system in. I'm using Vintage Air surefit and it works perfect. Do the entire system, r134 Sander compressor and all. Second best thing I ever did to my truck.
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The next gen control would probably fit, but it wouldn't control anything without the motors that move everything.
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Vintage Air is the way to go. You also lose all the junk on the firewall. It all fits inside the cab. I live in Yuma AZ. Its 120 plus here in the summer. It blows 43-45 degrees out the vents. No rotted vacuum hoses, sticky cables, stuck relays, blah, blah blah. It's the 2nd best thing I've ever done to my truck.
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I never had any problems getting the factory system below 50 degrees.
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Next question - Looking at that pic of the control unit, how do you turn on the AC itself? |
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Probably by moving one of those levers you don't like. :D
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You're over thinking it. Probably better off sticking with the old stuff.
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