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Old 06-01-2021, 07:48 PM   #1
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Re: Different air controls for an 87 (with AC)

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Yes, and it's all electronic like modern vehicles.

Hoping someone from VA or one of the other companies with an update kit see this: YOUR CONTROLS DO NOT MATCH THE OEM LOOK. They look like complete ASSHOLE when placed side-by-side to stock controls.
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Old 06-01-2021, 09:05 PM   #2
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Re: Different air controls for an 87 (with AC)

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Hoping someone from VA or one of the other companies with an update kit see this: YOUR CONTROLS DO NOT MATCH THE OEM LOOK. They look like complete ASSHOLE when placed side-by-side to stock controls.
The look is subjective. The function and reliability is spot on. Choices.
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Old 06-02-2021, 04:40 AM   #3
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Re: Different air controls for an 87 (with AC)

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Hoping someone from VA or one of the other companies with an update kit see this: YOUR CONTROLS DO NOT MATCH THE OEM LOOK. They look like complete ASSHOLE when placed side-by-side to stock controls.
Well, it's not OEM, so why would it.
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Old 06-02-2021, 06:30 AM   #4
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Re: Different air controls for an 87 (with AC)

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Vintage Air is the way to go. You also lose all the junk on the firewall. It all fits inside the cab. I live in Yuma AZ. Its 120 plus here in the summer. It blows 43-45 degrees out the vents. No rotted vacuum hoses, sticky cables, stuck relays, blah, blah blah. It's the 2nd best thing I've ever done to my truck.
Does that create any new noises inside the cab?

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Yup. The levers are connected to the computer contained on the below dash unit. Just slide towards cold and it turns on.
But what if you want to use the coldest setting, but not the AC? In texas, we have long shoulder seasons. Spring and fall last for months. It's a great time to just use the outside air, and save gas and have a bit more power. Those controls look like you don't get a button to turn the AC on or off. Given that, I'd have to pass on that one. Kinda lacking in features imo. I'd probably use the rest of the vintage air system, just not the controller.
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You're over thinking it. Probably better off sticking with the old stuff.
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