craftysince86

ok so i thought that all 96-00 climate controls were universal fits, but someone recently told me that a '99 SI climate control won't fit my '98 dx?? this guy is kinda of a hater do i was wondering if he was right or he's just being a dick head?? will it fit??

existanzcivicb20

he was right but I have seen people do it the reason it wont fit is because of the plugs they are different but all you have to do is look up the colors of the wires and match them up but the thing that still will not work is the hot/cold setting because in our year (1996-1998) it is manual and for the 99 it works with a motor but then again you can just leave it on hot before you take out ur old climate control and install the new one

existanzcivicb20

please feel free to corect me if im wrong

craftysince86

thanks, no thats cool anyways the car doesn't have any AC anyways... but just in case it gets too hot cause i live in the middle of hell (tucson, AZ) and it gets hot!! would u know how to set it up so that i could adjust from hot and cold air?? i didn't quite understand what to do?? is it possible or do i just adjust it to either hot or cold and that's how it will stay?? thanks

existanzcivicb20

yeah I think you can just adjust it hot or cold by hand and thats how it will stay but the way that its adjusted by the 96-98 climate control is by a cable you can leave it on and hide it and when ever u need to adjust all u have to do is pullon the cable

existanzcivicb20

I didnt change mine I just left it on like that but I did change the front end and the tail lights

Ls_V_TurboSi

you can change it. you ahve to change the heater core

craftysince86

yea same here front end tailights and full SI interior, waiting that type r stuff tho (i wish) so to tell you the truth i haven't put in the climate control yet so when i pull the old one off will it be obvious?? the cables i mean, and u just sugest hiding them??

craftysince86

a heater core from an SI? expensive? pain in the *** or nah?? worth it?

craftysince86

ok so i'm a lil confused still, if i don't change the heater core and just use what i got now, the air will just come out cold?? and i won't be able to adjust it to hot??

existanzcivicb20

yes it will be obvious because it wont let u pull it out till u disconnect it from the bottom


is that your civic as your avatar I have a hatch with gsr seats and thats mine as the avatar

Ls_V_TurboSi

Im not sure how they differ. the 99-00 are controlled electrically and the 96-98 is mechanically controlled. You can use a heater core from an 99-00 civic.

craftysince86

ummm... kinda, i mean same championship white, carbon fiber lip, and hood... the thing is that my car just came from body shop... i had no pictures and the closest i could find to my car, but it used to look like that, i had to replace the whole front clip minus the motor... it's cool tho it's worth it in my eyes, but i got the amber foggies, hid's, side markers, rain guards and carbon fiber to replace... air bags blew so i said what the expletive and just decided to redo the whole interior, i might have to sell it cause it starting to cost too much so thats why i want the ac and heater to work properly...

eternal780

I say just save yourself the hassle and get a 99-00 dash and heater core and you are set