Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: dpreston Virginia on June 28, 2019, 00:50:13

Title: Air conditioner instal
Post by: dpreston Virginia on June 28, 2019, 00:50:13

I purchased a complete A/C unit from
Buds Benz. It has always been frustrating during the summer that I couldn’t drive my Pagoda to work. Fine in the morning but if I drive it around to lunch or to the athletic club I was sweating in the car even with the top off.
The Buds Benz unit is fantastic. I have driven my car 500 miles over the last two weeks. I doubt I drive it that much in a year. So much fun to have the cold A/C option.
I even took my dad out for Father’s Day. He loves the old cars even at 92.
So if you are thinking of going with A/C don’t wait Buds has what you need. Their tech Brad was very helpful.

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: boterinse9 on June 28, 2019, 12:21:54

Hi   Did Buds install it? and what was the total bottom line  Im taking my old Fridge-king out and doing a front main seal  I like the looks of the upgrade unit   Regards    bernie...

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: dpreston Virginia on June 28, 2019, 15:17:08

Buds can instal but I had it installed by my mechanic. I think the complete unit is $2100 not labor to instal. Took my guy close to 2 full days to instal.
Look at their website.
Also they can refurbish you current unit with all new modern parts. A friend in Roanoke is doing the refurbish now, his old A/C just wasn’t cold enough on hot days. He drives his Pagoda every day to work.

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: thelews on June 28, 2019, 16:22:50

Some drivers have just gotten so soft in their old age.

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: teahead on June 28, 2019, 16:49:27

cool! (literally!)

Bravo!  That's quite an undertaking retrofitting AC.

The world is getting hotter. 

Life is too short to be miserable driving your baby.

Fixed the picture for you; kind of hard to see the way it was.

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: dpreston Virginia on June 28, 2019, 18:51:04

Thanks for fixing the photo.

I am all about comfort you know me well!!

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: zak on July 15, 2019, 22:02:08

Nice looking set up.
Do you feel a difference in throttle response and a small power loss with the AC on ?
I wonder how much horse power the AC unit needs?

jz

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: teahead on July 15, 2019, 22:46:30

Right.  And I'm curious if it's hooked up to the Constant Speed solenoid so that the RPM on idle doesn't go way down on idle?

Title: Re: Air conditioner instal
Post by: dpreston Virginia on July 16, 2019, 15:23:02

I really haven’t noticed any change while driving or at idle.
It has to take some horse power but I don’t notice it.
I haven’t adjusted the idle or the solenoid since the instal. I may set up the idle a tiny bit just to not let it get too low at stop lights. No staling has occurred to date.