jdmdood

Hi fellow jdm heads

I recently picked up a 91' Si hatch!
I had a few questions regarding the removal of A/C components under the dash, i removed all the lines from the engine bay already but want to get rid of the extra lbs under the dash! .. I just don't know where to start or what to unplug!

Any help will be appreciated!
Ive looked around and cant find any topics with pictures and i am kinda afraid to just pull stuff out

turbohatchBnuts

First disconnect your battery. Then take the gauge cluster cover off and the gauge cluster. Take out the middle console where the a/c controls are at and stero. Then remove the dash.

d15b7inEF

sounds like alot of work? All i did was take the glove box off and then took off the bracket that holds the black box up there the black box has your evaporator in it...

jdmdood

Yeah I heard i can do it without taking out the whole dash..
I just see a lot of wires down there and i really don't know where they go to and what they are for :/
Ill post up some pics so you guys can see.

d15b7inEF

Yeah do that because I didnt have any wires really...

turbohatchBnuts

are you wanting to keep your heater core? Or are you removing everything under the dash?

eundaddy

why do you want to remove the a/c in the midst of summer... youll save at most 40 lbs.

jdmdood

Here is the best I can take, from right to left.





@turbohatchBnuts - Yeah I still want to keep my heater, I just want to remove anything to do with a/c.

@eundaddy - I never used my a/c on any of my past cars so yeah.. I can do without it

4drEF

You can approach this a couple ways.
After you remove all the A/C components the blower motor will not be connected to the dash vent ducting.

-Stock heater only cars have a vent duct that runs from the blower motor to the dash ducting. (I happen to have one for sale). It's just a formed plastic tube that weighs next to nothing.
-You can also gut the heavy A/C coil from the condensor box after you remove it from the car, seal up all the holes, and reinstall it empty.

jdmdood

@4drEF Ah does not sound too hard, I will give it a shot today.
How much do you want for that tube thing?

I am guessing the condenser box will be the first in line from right to left?

d15b7inEF

Its the one with the white sticker on it...

EJ1_CRIS_909

I see your in the LA area.... Would you be willing to sell the under hood ac components? lol

jdmdood

@d15b7inEF - Oh ok, by any chance do you know what the other things are? The one to the right of it has a couple connectors on it.

@EJ1_CRIS_909 - Haha yeah i am willing to sell it to you, just let me get situated with this whole under the dash removal thing I wrapped up the lines and radiator all together so i will check out its condition and send ya a pic of the stuff that i got from under the engine bay.

d15b7inEF

That would be your blower motor and heater core. when you get the evaporator down and the box out. If you turn just the air on then you will feel air come out of there. And then if you turn the heat on you will feel hot air come out. You shouldnt have to take any screws or bolts out of this to get the evaporator out.

EJ1_CRIS_909

cool thanks.

By any chance, do you happen to be daily driving this car???
Because if you plan on it, i would suggest not taking the things under the dash out.
Cuz when it comes back around to winter, your gonna really wish you had the windsheild defroster blowing.

d15b7inEF

He is just going to take the evaporator out and put the box back I believe

jdmdood

@EJ1_CRIS_909 - No problem, i did not have time yesterday to pull the stuff out but i will get to it today hopefully.
Yeah like d15b7inEF said i am going to only keep the heater, i really do need it haha

@d15b7inEF - Ah cool man thanks! Hopefully i gut it out tonight! Appreciate the help bro!

d15b7inEF

Yeah no problem let me know if you need anything else...

jdmdood

I managed to take out the Condenser & it looks like its been opened before. I don't think i will be able to gut it so i want to get a hold of that tube thing for the stock heater only. I believe that's all from the a/c under the dash right?

I will be posting pics of the engine bay stuff as well of the condenser box soon.

d15b7inEF

Why cant you gut it??? and correct your road stops here

jdmdood

Thank you for the much needed help!

It just looks like its been severely supper glued like a million times or some kind of hard melted plastic was used to weld it back together and I am afraid of breaking it.. I believe it still works too I just did not want to refill it since i was planing of taking out the a/c. I might just sell it or trade it for something.

Ill have some pics up soon

d15b7inEF

Oh ok makes sense... Mine came apart fairly simple... Well good luck with it.

jdmdood

And now a much lighter EF haha
Up for grabs ppls!