81 mk1 aircon?

[JET20L]

Is it worth keeping an aircon unit in a mk1 cabrio?

[JET20L]

Cant wait to rip this baby out and respray the bay and clean it all up wires etc. The bay looks like its in pretty good shape but since im respray the whole car might as well do it in one hit

[gldgti]

If it works, keep it. If not, sell the bits. Try to keep the lot of it complete.

Personally, I'd keep it and even if it doesnt work, fix it. We've done many km in our cabby, and if we had air con, sometimes it would be even more enjoyable.

[Shadow_Rusty]

If it's factory aircon, then I'd say keep it...

If it's crappy aftermarket unit like in mine, then I'd probably ditch it...

[JET20L]

It works fine I think I might hold on to it if its original cause im trying to restore it to original as possible...ill have to have a close look at it and see if its original...all the mounting brackets are genuine vw parts so it might be..

[roccodingo]

It works fine I think I might hold on to it if its original cause im trying to restore it to original as possible...ill have to have a close look at it and see if its original...all the mounting brackets are genuine vw parts so it might be..

FYI the ONLY genuine MK1 factory air conditioning was on left hand drive vehicles ( of which you have ) all the RHD versions are bastardised poor replicas of the LHD units.

The Factory A/C heater box set up is totally different from the non A/C versions, however the A/C set up is primarily the same between golf/ rabbit , Scirocco 1 and Jetta 1 models, only a few minor differences between each .

Parts are available either Europe ( limited ) or the US ( more prevalent ) I have a complete set up for my Mk1 LHD Scirocco, so if your after info PM me. Good luck

Changing the York reciprocating compressor to a rotary type will save you some room and power !!

[JET20L]

Thanks for the info buddy it seems as though you have great knowledge in regards these vehicles I will definitely contact you if I need some help with the aircon...this car was built in west germany but ended up in the US and now here...alot of the ppl here dont like that its a LHD but being from europe I love it and cant wait to drive it through sydney