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Title: Rear door blower motors
Post by: cornishtaz on 22 February 2007, 22:35:33

Just been browsing on Ebay and i came across a switch for the rear door blower motors. This is the switch in question.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-VECTRA-SIDE-DEMISTER-SWITCH-BLUE-LEDS_W0QQitemZ300082815454QQihZ020QQcategoryZ10404QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Does anyone have these items fitted to their car if so are they any good and where does the switch sit. Also is it possible to retro fit them to cars without them.

The Haynes manual wiring diagram shows the wiring.

Any help or ideas

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: Bo Bo on 22 February 2007, 22:44:55

I have them, the switch is next to drivers heated seat.

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: cornishtaz on 22 February 2007, 22:46:32

Are they any good, were they fitted as standard?

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: Bo Bo on 22 February 2007, 22:51:38

Standard on mine.
IIRC they only blow cold, I've never really used them, rarely have passengers & TBH I forget it's there!

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: Markjay on 22 February 2007, 23:33:46

These were available on earlier Elites, the effect is demisting the rear side windows, and as far as I know they blow through vents at the top of the door cards. So in order to retro-fit to them to a later car you will need at the very least the door cards with the vents plus the ducting from the body to the door...?

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: TheBoy on 23 February 2007, 09:34:55

They work by sucking (presumably warm, as heater likely to be on in damp conditions) air up from footwell and blowing up screen.

Fitted to early elites only. Probably not worth the effort retro fitting...

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: Bo Bo on 23 February 2007, 10:59:48

I've often wondered where the air comes from as there doesn't appear to be any ducts unless maybe the speaker grille?
They don't work very well & make a noise hence why I don't use them, no wonder they stopped fitting them.

Title: Re: Rear door blower motors
Post by: cornishtaz on 23 February 2007, 11:28:59

Ok thanks for replies I was just wondering as never heard of them fitted to any cars before. Wont be fitting them as were the switch would fit is were i hoping to fit a TC switch.