Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:26:25 -0400
Reply-To: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
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From: The Bus Depot <ron@NETCARRIER.COM>
Subject: Re: Looking for A/C setup for Aircooled Westy
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> I am looking for either an aircooled westy that has A/C for parts
> I need everything, compressor, lines, wiring
> harness, condensor, evaporator and housing, fans, etc.
I have two such kits available, brand new, for $895. This is the entire kit
that VW sold to their dealers for installation, including just about
everything, with parts lists, window tags, etc. etc. Full description
below. This was a dealer buy-out; no more available when they're gone.
- Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
http://www.busdepot.com
> These are complete VW-dealer air conditioning kits, originally
> intended for 1982 vintage Vanagon Westfalia campers. Not just
> one or two pieces, but a comprehensive kit.
>
> Until 1986, VW air conditioning was dealer-installed. This is
> the kit that VW sold to their U.S. dealers who wanted to install
> air conditioning in new campers to put on their lots. It comes
> with everything the dealer got. Interior trim and parts, York
> compressor, receiver-dryer, condensor, wiring, hardware, probably
> 100 different parts, plus an instruction packet full of diagrams,
> installation instructions, templates etc. Everything the dealer
> needed to do the installation, it seems. It even comes with the
> promotional hang-tag that the dealer affixed to the air
> conditioning unit, and the single-page owners manual supplement
> that he placed inside the owners manual of the new van once he
> completed the installation and put the van on the lot. The main
> interior module mounts inside the camper's existing overhead
> cabinet above the sofabed. Other parts go under the van, in the
> engine compartment, etc. The compressor is intended for the
> aircooled 2 liter engine.
>
> You could probably modify this to work in other vehicles if
> needed. I will include an '83-85 SD508 compressor and a
> watercooled condensor in place of the aircooled parts for $50
> more, if desired. The compressor etc. were basically the same as
> used on the later Bus air conditioning, so you might be able to
> modify the unit to work in those, although some of the parts are
> most certainly different than used in either a watercooled van or
> a bus. Similarly, the interior mounting was a bit different for
> a non-westy (since it lacked the overhead cabinet in the back),
> so modification might be needed to mount this in a non-westy. As
> it sits, it's specifically designed by VW for an aircooled
> Vanagon Westy. I'm not advising that you use it for other
> applications, and can't guarantee compatability with anything
> else, but I know there are some tinkerers on the list.
>
> The distributor I got these from (who is well established, not a
> fly-by-nighter) is guaranteeing that the main components work,
> when first installed (provided of course that you install them
> relatively soon, not months or years from now). Not sure how that
> would work, I suppose he'd replace or repair any major parts that
> were bad, or refund minus shipping. Since these units are brand
> new, I don't anticipate any such problems. The units do appear
> complete. However, if minor bits are found to be missing you're
> on your own. Beyond the importer's warranty that they're good,
> this is an as-is sort of deal. Also, please do not ask me to
> break the kits up as I will only sell each kit complete (except
> for the variation noted above).
>
> These systems sold for about $2500 fifteen years ago, when they
> were last available. My supplier sold several of them to an
> overseas account who sold them for close to $4000 each, but after
> the container left for overseas he discovered 3 more in his
> warehouse. It was not economical to ship 3 more overseas
> separately, so I ended up getting them at a distress price.
>
> Therefore they are $895 each plus shipping (which will probably
> be in the $75 range within the continental US).
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