I was wondering the same thing. If the wire gauges in question were the same size or bigger as used on a brand x 3 spd resistor in that brand x, what else would be a stumbling block? Neil.
On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 2:34 PM, Project Pat <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> Example, just at random I looked up a blower resistor for a 95 F150. The > quality Motorcraft brand is $21. > http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1995/ford/f150/climate_control/blower_motor > _resistor.html > With the proper wiring harness plug($2 junkyard part), why couldn't > something like this work? > > The resistance values and power dissipation should be in the ballpark with > any other brand. It would just need to have the same number of stages for > correct functionality. And of course the footprint would need to match the > existing VW part. -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group: |
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