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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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I'm going to purchase an A/C kit for my '69 coupe today.

I've researched available kits and I think that I'm going to go with Classic Auto Air.

However, I wanted to get feedback from other members as to quality of product and service of this and other available kits.

Who has the best kit?

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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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Default there is a thread in the last month talking about it.

Two guys were doing the classic auto air install. There were some tubes that went from the inside box to the firewall I believe, that were giving them trouble on fit. I'll try another search to try and find thread.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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The tubes had to be bent a little bit to fit perfectly, there was no plug for the vaccum hoses included in the kit so I had to fabricate my own, and the vent system was designed for a 68 (with no little pull things on the vents to open and close them).

Right now, I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do with the vents, it shouldn't be too hard to figure something out, just a pain in the ***.

Overall, the install hasn't been too hard, I just haven't had that much time and the little things are pissing me off.

Btw.. here's the link you're looking for:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...all&forum_id=3

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Hot Rod Air is suppling my A/C.
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Old Jan 5, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ratflinger
Hot Rod Air is suppling my A/C.
Have you installed the system yet?

If so, how easy was the install.

I looked at Hot Rod Air, but their unit still uses vacuum to operate. The Classic Auto Air unit uses servos according to their website. I liked that feature.

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Originally Posted by ratflinger
Hot Rod Air is suppling my A/C.
Have you installed the system yet?

If so, how easy was the install.

I looked at Hot Rod Air, but their unit still uses vacuum to operate. The Classic Auto Air unit uses servos according to their website. I liked that feature.

Dave
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