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pom



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double cab happy wrote:
a pro for the air con is,

air con on
blowers on full
heated screen on

= reduced tickover, something like a 14% drop in power


Maybe you could install a large load, some big highwatt ceramic resistors bolted to the chassis as a heatsink. That way you could load the alternator as much as you liked at the flick of a switch.

A few of these in series would load it up bigtime.

Pom
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I wouldn't be without it. It does get ice cold though, so I can't run it for too long, I usually just put it on for 5 mins to lower the air temp, that usually works fine until it starts to warm up again. There is a lot of heat transmistted through the floor on a Puma, and with so little airflow you have to have aircon. With the normal blower the air is always lukewarm once the vehicle has warmed up a bit. I don't think its the greatest aircon anyone has designed, as the power output of the fan is a bit feeble (on mine anyway) and in a 110 its a huge volume to cool down, but it does make a difference on a very hot day. 2011 110 USW
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We've retro fitted air con on a Puma and there was no need for the 'sticky out' grill.
I'd put a link to our blog, but all the pictures have gone down Crying or Very sad

So here are just the pictures without the write up !
https://picasaweb.google.com/letsoffroad/A...qz_4MzK9QE
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SteveS wrote:

I had an after market a/c fitted and it did not have the stupid protrusion


+1

Our local LR independent arranged for it to be fitted by a specialist Air Con company. All LR parts. I think it was more than the factory option but as our puma was a cancelled order 1 week from end of bonus quarter (= excellent price) I was not complaining. And, as SteveS says no stupid protrusion, so a great result Very Happy . I did however bring the grill forward by 2 tap washers between grill & metal just so it was not pushing on the air con fan (still used original screws).

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Post #86021 25th Aug 2011 8:17am
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pom



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GREENI wrote:
We've retro fitted air con on a Puma and there was no need for the 'sticky out' grill.
I'd put a link to our blog, but all the pictures have gone down Crying or Very sad

So here are just the pictures without the write up !
https://picasaweb.google.com/letsoffroad/A...qz_4MzK9QE


interesting, how many hours labour it take ?

cheers

Pom
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KPNuts wrote:
SteveS wrote:

I had an after market a/c fitted and it did not have the stupid protrusion


+1

Our local LR independent arranged for it to be fitted by a specialist Air Con company. All LR parts. I think it was more than the factory option but as our puma was a cancelled order 1 week from end of bonus quarter (= excellent price) I was not complaining. And, as SteveS says no stupid protrusion, so a great result Very Happy . I did however bring the grill forward by 2 tap washers between grill & metal just so it was not pushing on the air con fan (still used original screws).

Keith


Dare one ask how much it cost? (me stupid started a new thread but hey ho!) MY12 110 XS Ute, silver & grey now...
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GREENI



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I reckon you'd be looking at around £1180 from a good Indy.
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GREENI wrote:
I reckon you'd be looking at around £1180 from a good Indy.


OK fair enough - from your post above you said you did it - did you do it yourself... and if so how hard/how much was that... and I guess (green newbie Q) is it all in the manual and where did you get one of them from?

Did you use parts from a breaker...

Thanks

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Post #155238 12th Jul 2012 3:40pm
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We fitted an aftermarket OEM kit, (if that makes sense), the link doesn't work now as I deleted the pics Laughing !!!
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GREENI wrote:
We fitted an aftermarket OEM kit, (if that makes sense), the link doesn't work now as I deleted the pics Laughing !!!


You mean you bought the bits that LR used without the badges on...?

er shame about the pics Sad

I am just thinking about it right now... but even a list of bits & where from would go down very well if I get a bit more into it... Smile MY12 110 XS Ute, silver & grey now...
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GREENI wrote:
We fitted an aftermarket OEM kit, (if that makes sense), the link doesn't work now as I deleted the pics Laughing !!!


Where did you get the kit from? as I wish mine had it after 3 weeks in France Embarassed Cheers Andy


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What outside temperatures are you guys encountering?......In Aus, 40C+ is common during the summer.
Cheers Pickles.
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This summer we got up to the mid 30s which is quite high when we're used to mid 20s in summer
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You could go this way, and fit it just for the summer. I know it's a bit rough and ready but fits in with the Defender ethos Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
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