I would like to retrofit aircon to a 2000 Beetle (RHD) 1600cc. Anyone know if this is possible and can you suggest a likely supplier?
Also, why no Climatronic climate control on RHD Beetles?
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There's probably a number of people that can do this for you, and most use a kit made by Diavia. If you use this kit you can be sure of spares etc. Be warned, some outfits just fit what they have to hand, and 'modify' to suit.
Try www.readerair.co.uk to see if Diavia have a kit for it yet. It's a big job doing the evaporator, so you will be best to leave them to do the whole job. Cost is probably around £1500. You can try to do it yourself, but you will find the kit price is not much less that the fitted price, and it's about 10 hours labour. Some kits come with instructions, and some don't. Plus you may have to make a few parts yourself such as hoses, which are, of course, outside the scope of DIYers. Therefore, just leave it to someone else. The other alternative is to sell it and buy one with a/c, but you may well find that people are cottoning on to buying cars without a/c and some are getting hard to shift.
I had an MB dealer on the other day about retrofitting an A class, as they simply couldn't shift the thing off the forecourt.
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