Thread: Rear Airconditioner Conversion in a D3 S, your ideas?

I don’t have anything intelligent to add, though keenly interested in how you get on with this.

From what I’ve seen, it’s a pretty intensive and thus rare retrofit.

Looking at it, it seems pretty straightfoward.

Looks like a body off for the refrigerant lines. Other than that if you have a complete donor vehicle aside from a bit of splicing to add the required loom wiring (if it's not already there) it should be just a case of swapping the bits in and some reconfiguration. The duct work looks fiddly, but not insurmountable.

Why not just open the a/c vents at the back of the centre console - provides lots of cool air to the cargo area of my RRS if the vents are tilted up.

I wouldn't bother, barely used mine in the 5 years I've had it.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I wouldn't bother, barely used mine in the 5 years I've had it.

You live in Melbourne

Over here running the rear AC drops cabin temps quickly, without it takes a significantly longer period and the front unit keeps blowing colder/faster for a lot longer on auto to keep things cool…

Plus the dogs love it in summer!

Originally Posted by Tombie

You live in Melbourne

Over here running the rear AC drops cabin temps quickly, without it takes a significantly longer period and the front unit keeps blowing colder/faster for a lot longer on auto to keep things cool…

Plus the dogs love it in summer!

It does get to high 30's to mid 40's here and
I find the front unit does a good enough job.
And my dogs sit on the back seat.

I know not everyone needs rear AC.

But I don't know how long I have to wait until I can get a 7 seater with factory rear AC (SE or HSE) with a D3 TDV6 Manual, not so quick or so lucky enough to get one on hands.

So the reason I want it to be done in a different way like this.

Originally Posted by maxperformance

I know not everyone needs rear AC.

But I don't know how long I have to wait until I can get a 7 seater with factory rear AC (SE or HSE) with a D3 TDV6 Manual, not so quick or so lucky enough to get one on hands.

So the reason I want it to be done in a different way like this.

Probably be faster and easier to find a nice D3 HSE TDV6 with a lunched donk and swap your drivetrain over. Alternatively, just get a nice running HSE and swap the box over.