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Title: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: going crazy on 02 July 2009, 17:57:41
Well, first things first... my GLS does not have climate control or A/C and it is shame I have now spent a fortune on it.. so cannot swap or sell it.

Looking for internal fans/ cooling solutions.

Any recommendations?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170311163945&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX_Stores&refitem=200356610898&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget&_trksid=p284.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26ps%3D41

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Car-Cooler-Fan/dp/B000V1T6Y4

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-Innovations-12v-Cooling-Car/dp/B000O30T5O

or any other you reckon works.

Thanks :y
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: dad1uk on 02 July 2009, 18:27:55
I don't know a quick fix, but I would save my hard earned money and not buy any of items you have suggested. I  personally open the windows and have the fan blwing on cold..... :y
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: waspy on 02 July 2009, 19:19:38
Having owned a number of cars with A/C, C/C i would never go back to one without. It's far too important in this weather.
By far the best A/C was in my Pontiac. If anyone has owned an American car would agree that they do the coldest :y :y
Fans are ok, but as said before "open a window"
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 02 July 2009, 19:32:32
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Having owned a number of cars with A/C, C/C i would never go back to one without. It's far too important in this weather.
By far the best A/C was in my Pontiac. If anyone has owned an American car would agree that they do the coldest :y :y
Fans are ok, but as said before "open a window"


Yes Pete, and I have always put that down to the fact that (real) American cars have 4 litre, 5 litre, 5.5 litre or upwards engines which can cope with the biggest and best a/c units being bolted on.  No wonder they are so efficient; built for long haul in the hottest of conditions! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Martin_1962 on 02 July 2009, 19:48:46
What you need is a scrap 2.0 with aircon to get bits off
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Bent valve on 02 July 2009, 19:51:13
Drive bollock naked ... you never know you might get lucky as an added bonus :)
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Bent valve on 02 July 2009, 19:52:39
Or you might get arrested :(
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Entwood on 02 July 2009, 19:53:39
or laughed at ....  :(
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: waspy on 02 July 2009, 19:59:02
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Drive bollock naked ... you never know you might get lucky as an added bonus :)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y

Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Bent valve on 02 July 2009, 19:59:09
depending on the size of your John Thomas of course ... ;)
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: mars on 02 July 2009, 20:15:41
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Drive bollock naked ... you never know you might get lucky as an added bonus :)


And get to tan your white bits! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Chris_H on 02 July 2009, 20:20:25
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Well, first things first... my GLS does not have climate control or A/C and it is shame I have now spent a fortune on it.. so cannot swap or sell it.

Looking for internal fans/ cooling solutions.

Any recommendations?

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170311163945&ssPageName=MERCOSI_VI_ROSI_PR4_PCN_BIX_Stores&refitem=200356610898&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&refwidgettype=osi_widget&_trksid=p284.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D4%26ps%3D41

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Car-Cooler-Fan/dp/B000V1T6Y4

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sam-Innovations-12v-Cooling-Car/dp/B000O30T5O

or any other you reckon works.

Thanks :y
I think those dash-mounted fans look really tacky. But then I've just had my a/c recharged on both cars!

In the Senator (it had a/c but I didn't always use it)  & Omega I found the sunroof open with the nsr window down was a very pleasant breeze for the driver. osr window for the passenger.  It stopped the low-frequency noise from the sunroof-only option.

Do you have a sunroof?
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Kevin Wood on 02 July 2009, 21:30:05
Cooling solutions. Hmm... Let me see...

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/Car%20Pictures/Westfield_Avatar.jpg)

Kevin
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Turk on 02 July 2009, 21:50:47
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Cooling solutions. Hmm... Let me see...

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/Car%20Pictures/Westfield_Avatar.jpg)

Kevin

On the open road...  8-) :y
...but a sweatbox on a hot, sunny day in slow moving traffic.
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Vamps on 02 July 2009, 21:53:53
For the sake of a few days a year, why bother?  Many of us survived many years without a/c :D :D :D
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: Kevin Wood on 02 July 2009, 23:32:48
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Cooling solutions. Hmm... Let me see...

(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/Car%20Pictures/Westfield_Avatar.jpg)

Kevin

On the open road...  8-) :y
...but a sweatbox on a hot, sunny day in slow moving traffic.

Queuing for 2 hrs to get into Le Mans when it was 36 deg C was no fun, granted. :-/

Kevin
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: going crazy on 03 July 2009, 06:45:12
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I don't know a quick fix, but I would save my hard earned money and not buy any of items you have suggested. I  personally open the windows and have the fan blwing on cold..... :y

Yep, window and sun roof open most of the times - the noise on the motor way is the only one which makes me shut the windows once in a while.... but they are open most of the time.  :y

I was considering the fan for the little one at the back, she makes it a point to express herself when she is warm and does not like it :'(
Title: Re: Car Cooling Solutions / Fans
Post by: going crazy on 03 July 2009, 06:46:28
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What you need is a scrap 2.0 with aircon to get bits off

How easy is it to swap the A/C bits from a scrap 2.0? What bits would I need?