Heater in a bug

carcraft · Wannabe Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

Has anyone sorted out a heater in their bug? I'm on the planning /shopping stage and am thinking about how I can adapt and install a matrix and fan. Anyones own ideas and/or experiance greatly appreciated! help

ElusiveStranger · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject:

Look at Gerrelts:

http://home.tiscali.nl/~gmolhoek/alfa/heater/index.htm
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chuggaboom · Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:52 am Post subject:

thats simerlar to what iam thinking of in the bus

the only prob with that arangment is heat on the windscreen but iam sure that could be sorted with another blower and matrix behind the dash in a bug it wont need to be big either just a little bit of air to de-mist

carcraft · Wannabe Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 7

Spot on! I wasn't even thinking about the rear seat! I was going to put under bonnet.
Thanks for the help.

evercold · Padawan Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 99 Location: dartford

i have mine (1970 bay) under my rock and roll bed, when the screen starts to mist up i turn it on on in 5 min its clear. Cool

elusive has his with a fan that he can turn round on some duct so he has heat on the screen or in the back, hes even used it as a hair dryer!!! Grin

you could get some of that cheap duct from B&Q and put the air where ever you need it and mount the matrix in the back it dose losse alot of heat through the heater channels.

ricola · Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:48 am Post subject:

I fitted a system blowing through the heater channels in a ghia but you lose a lot of flow/heat doing it this way. It is far more efficient to fit the heater unit up front behind the dash..
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rjes · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject:

If you do go for the under the rear seat option, a rear heater unit from a high spec T25 would probably be a good fit under the seat. They are pretty self contained, with the fan, matrix and valve all in one small unit. You could probably connect up the standard Beetle heater cable to the T25 valve via a bell crank too - it's in about the right place.
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ElusiveStranger · Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

rjes · Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:40 pm Post subject:

VERY good point E-S -I shouldn't be forgetting to mention that!
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