Thread: Air Con: Red Dot 6100 on 1999 Td5 130 Dual Cab

Originally Posted by towe0609

Now that you have been running it for a while does it have sufficient capacity to cool the whole cabin?

Yes, it does, but the fans are noisy overhead, particularly on settings 2 and 3 - and that's saying something given I have no additional sound deadening. We also find the vents are stiff to adjust, and as there are only 2, and as they are quite direct, only 2 passengers at a time can have cold air blowing directly at them. We usually find this sufficient, as usually only 2 people in the sun at a time anyway, and the impact on the ambient temp sufficient for the other passenger(s).

It was OK when we first had it installed, but a damaged shoulder now makes it hard for me to reach back to swtich it on too ... should have installed 'secondary' switches on dash at time of installation.

I think having it installed on the forward, sloping part of the roof would generally be a better solution.

Originally Posted by towe0609

Yes, it does, but the fans are noisy overhead, particularly on settings 2 and 3 - and that's saying something given I have no additional sound deadening. We also find the vents are stiff to adjust, and as there are only 2, and as they are quite direct, only 2 passengers at a time can have cold air blowing directly at them. We usually find this sufficient, as usually only 2 people in the sun at a time anyway, and the impact on the ambient temp sufficient for the other passenger(s).

It was OK when we first had it installed, but a damaged shoulder now makes it hard for me to reach back to swtich it on too ... should have installed 'secondary' switches on dash at time of installation.

I think having it installed on the forward, sloping part of the roof would generally be a better solution.

Thanks for the quick response. Was considering the sloping part as it will go on a ute but not sure about the condensate drain. Don't want to get a shower when coming to a stop. have had this occur in other overhead systems.