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Ponder This!
If the corvette A/C system only has one central return line that meets in the center of the dash.(I know I just ripped my dash out) And the passenger and driver side air all get vented to it, then why do you have a driver's side and passenger side A/C control?
I can turn my Driver's side to 60 and the passenger side "all the way red" and it keeps blowing cold air, turn drivers side up and the passenger side heats up. Give it a try, see if you get different results.
No wonder the passenger **** has no digital numbers.
The Illusion of choices
I can turn my Driver's side to 60 and the passenger side "all the way red" and it keeps blowing cold air, turn drivers side up and the passenger side heats up. Give it a try, see if you get different results.
No wonder the passenger **** has no digital numbers.
The Illusion of choices
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Tried it in my truck, which has digital on both, and sure enough each side was seperate.
$45k truck has dual climate control and $54k Corvette doesn't. This to me is Bass Ackwards
$45k truck has dual climate control and $54k Corvette doesn't. This to me is Bass Ackwards
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It doesn't feel any different in my car. Pull your dash apart some time, there is no way to alter the air temp on just that side. It all comes from the same hole under the dash.
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Heres what the manual says. The 2 degrees came from my fuzzy memory banks froma previous thread. At 60 the temperature is locked to the digital setting.
Passenger Temperature Offset
The PASSENGER **** changes the temperature on the
passenger’s side of the vehicle. When the **** is in the
12 o’clock position, the passenger’s temperature is the
same as the driver’s. Turn the **** clockwise for warmer
air on the passenger’s side, counterclockwise for cooler
air. If the driver-set temperature is set at 60F (16C) or
90F (32C), turning the passenger **** has no effect
because the system is locked at a maximum setting.
Last edited by DeeGee; Jul 29, 2007 at 03:22 AM.
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OK somebody who works for GM chime in here. I don't believe 2 degrees is enough for human skin to notice a difference, and I'll bet the power of suggestion could have more of an impact on what you actually "feel" There aren't even any internal baffles seperating the air on the left and right side of the exhaust outlet, which I could see having a small effect on the two sides. I think they did it because 2 ***** look more symetrical and therefore more attactive.
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OK somebody who works for GM chime in here. I don't believe 2 degrees is enough for human skin to notice a difference, and I'll bet the power of suggestion could have more of an impact on what you actually "feel" There aren't even any internal baffles seperating the air on the left and right side of the exhaust outlet, which I could see having a small effect on the two sides. I think they did it because 2 ***** look more symetrical and therefore more attactive.
Heres a pic from Joe1021s HUD fit. Confirms what you say. PM E-T, Patches or Bill Curlee and see if they know
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Well even there it looks deceiving, but the other side attached to the dash doesn't even have that middle seperator. And that fin that has foam stuck to it moves in unison as it is really one piece, something for which that picture wouldn't show. The fan itself is located just below and behind the airbag.
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Well even there it looks deceiving, but the other side attached to the dash doesn't even have that middle seperator. And that fin that has foam stuck to it moves in unison as it is really one piece, something for which that picture wouldn't show. The fan itself is located just below and behind the airbag.
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I'll be damned. Not a huge difference , but it did change from cold to not as cold when I kept my hand on the vent and turned it all the way from hot to cold. More than 2 degrees I'll bet. This is what happens when you post **** at 1:00 in the morning. I'm going to bed!