Can I swap manual climate controls for automatic climate controls??

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Roger - 03 Jun 2004 09:29 GMT

97 MAXIMA

Seeing how affordable the heater A/C controls are on ebay I was wondering if
I could just exchange the manual one in my car for one of these cool
automatic ones. Anybody know if they will swap and connectors will fit?

Thanks

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JimV - 03 Jun 2004 14:25 GMT

> 97 MAXIMA
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> Thanks

No, you would need to swap in the entire system, not just the head. It's
not even remotely worth it. The automatic ones don't work all that great
anyway.

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Roger - 04 Jun 2004 02:18 GMT

Thanks Jim!

> > 97 MAXIMA
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> not even remotely worth it. The automatic ones don't work all that great
> anyway.

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Steve T - 04 Jun 2004 03:16 GMT

>> 97 MAXIMA
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> not even remotely worth it. The automatic ones don't work all that great
> anyway.

Exactly. On some of the older cars, we've actually swapped the whole systems
out for manual ones because of the expence and non-avalible parts for the
auto units.

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codifus - 04 Jun 2004 15:22 GMT

>>>97 MAXIMA
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> out for manual ones because of the expence and non-avalible parts for the
> auto units.

In the 98 Max and later, they got a better auto climate control unit. It
is still not worth swapping an entire system, but the cauto climates in
the 98 Maximas are quite decent. They even have outside temp readings.

CD

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Steve T - 05 Jun 2004 02:18 GMT

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> is still not worth swapping an entire system, but the cauto climates in
> the 98 Maximas are quite decent. They even have outside temp readings.

Even the early 300ZX ones in the 80's weren't bad, they had outside temp
reading, two sensors with fans etc. By the time they got into the 90's they
are pretty trouble free. The awful ones were the ones installed in the
79-83 ZX's, mostly vaccum controlled with vacuum amplifiers etc. I've never
seen one that worked right after they were 2-3 years old unless someone
spent a pile of money on it.

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David - 05 Jun 2004 03:32 GMT

I agree, my first Nissan climate was on a 92 300zx and was the best auto
unit I've had up to that time. Now I'm on my 3rd Max, an 01, and they have
all been just as good. In fact they have helped me learn how to set a car
with a manual control better by watching the way the auto system works.

David "been buying/driving Nissans back when they were Datsuns"

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> seen one that worked right after they were 2-3 years old unless someone
> spent a pile of money on it.

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Codifus - 05 Jun 2004 03:32 GMT

>>>>>97 MAXIMA
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> seen one that worked right after they were 2-3 years old unless someone
> spent a pile of money on it.

What's interesting about the auto climate control in the 98+ Maximas, is
that I think the company sourced it to sevral car manufacturers. I've
seen a Mecrury Crown Victoria with what I thought was a dead ringer for
the climate control in my 98 Maxima. Same buttons and symbols, even the
LEDs were the same. Also I remember once when I damaged my display unit,
I went to junk yards to find a replacement. What I found was that the
95-97 auto unit was a different display with 13 wires coming from the
display. The 98+ had at least 30 wires. A small leap in technology used
in the unit.

CD

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