Heater panel removal

[andrewbrm]

How hard is it to swap the heater control panel? I assume that the centre console needs to be removed, it looks like one big hunk of plastic going from the hazard light switch all the way to the back of the handbrake. Where are the screws etc?

My car has had a non-BRM panel put in at some point. I have now purchased at great expense a BRM one.

[andrewbrm]

Well, I got the panel swapped over. Also discovered that the green cable that controls the valve in the engine bay was broken. No wonder it was blowing cold all the time.

Now I've realised that the fan doesn't work on speed 1 because the resistor coil is broken. I've bought a resistor repair kit off ebay, so let's see how good it is.

[TOMC4T]

I have now purchased at great expense a BRM one.
Don't mean to rub your noce in it, but I fell quite lucky and acquired one via ebay the other day - £7.53 + £2.50 Recorded Delivery! Well pleased...

[andrewbrm]

Thanks for letting me know :confused:

I came across quite a few in my quest, but I was always too late. I think the MGZR boys like them. In the end I got one for £20 plus delivery.

[TOMC4T]

Yeah, sorry about that. Looking back now, I did wonder what the reason was for telling you, as it didn't really answer any of your questions did it?

Have you managed to sort out your resistor yet?

[andrewbrm]

No, I bought it on ebay on Thursday night, so it hasn't been delivered yet. £3 + 69 pence postage. It has all three resistors in the kit. I repaired a Punto one a few years back by using ceramic resistors. It's not really worth messing around sourcing the resistors when you can buy a kit made for the job for less than £4.

[andrewbrm]

Well, I'm not too impressed with the resistor kit. It is intended to replace the resistors for speeds 1 and 2. As speed 2 was still working I just replaced the resistor for speed 1. I've never owned a Rover before, but compared with the Wife's Fiat, it seemed mighty fast on speed 1. Also the difference between 1 & 2 was very small.

The resistor supplied for speed 1 is 0.47 ohms, and the one for speed 2 is 2 x 1ohm, when connected in pararalel gives 0.5 ohm. In the end I fitted the two 1ohm resistors in series, giving 2 ohms for speed 1. This seems about right.