Climate control system?

[mdainsd]

Does anyone make a modern climate control system for our early Broncos? You know, the set and forget that we are all spoiled with in our newer vehicles. Auto temp control including heat and cooling.

 

[Broncobowsher]

No.

There are plenty of aftermarket HVAC kits. But never seen an "auto" aftermarket system. Not even Bronco specific, just aftermarket in general.
The basic concept is easy, but the tuning needed is very difficult. Not something that would be easy to make user friendly.

 

[mdainsd]

Thanks. Someone needs to do this. I am Arduino conversant, just not fluent. Seems a kit with the electronic actuation (vs cables) might be a good starting point.

 

[DirtDonk]

Careful. Your curiosity might turn into a company and career!

 

[Colo77Bronco]

They actually do. If you get Gen V Vintage Air for the bronco you can get the Automatic controls that have temp sensing and you set and forget. The controller is $500 but it is available.

 

[EPB72]

Thanks. Someone needs to do this. I am Arduino conversant, just not fluent. Seems a kit with the electronic actuation (vs cables) might be a good starting point.

vintage air and the alike already use electronic actuators .. so add and outside /inlet temp sensor..A sunload sensor.. Duct outlet temp sensors , and maybe a interior Cab temp sensor ,,,A cpntroller and programming .....maybe add a third zone for the rear passengers with front split zones,,

 

[JB Fab]

Careful. Your curiosity might turn into a company and career!

That's what happened to us...... We had to quit our jobs to build shifters. We totally missed the covid workplace and woke-circus/DEI fads. The downside is I lost my filter/idiot tolerance so I am probably no longer unemployable.....

 

[Broncobowsher]

They actually do. If you get Gen V Vintage Air for the bronco you can get the Automatic controls that have temp sensing and you set and forget. The controller is $500 but it is available.

Guess I have never seen or heard of that version.

 

[Wild horse 75]

Dakota digital makes an auto control for the vintage air systems. They install sensors in all the ducts to measure temp coming out of the box and adjust accordingly.

 

[73azbronco]

Does anyone make a modern climate control system for our early Broncos? You know, the set and forget that we are all spoiled with in our newer vehicles. Auto temp control including heat and cooling.

If you can convince todays Jeep makers to give me a full manual AC heat option, one with the red is hot and blue is cold dial, I'll buy it instead of what I have which sets a temperature, then the car fights itself hot cold for 10 minutes trying to chase the perfect temp.

 

[Broncobowsher]

If you can convince todays Jeep makers to give me a full manual AC heat option, one with the red is hot and blue is cold dial, I'll buy it instead of what I have which sets a temperature, then the car fights itself hot cold for 10 minutes trying to chase the perfect temp.

Like I mentioned, tuning them is difficult. I have done some work helping with some OEM tuning. One size does not fit all. I find tuning EFI easier than getting HVAC system to work correctly for auto control.

 

[fordguy]

That's what happened to us...... We had to quit our jobs to build shifters. We totally missed the covid workplace and woke-circus/DEI fads. The downside is I lost my filter/idiot tolerance so I am probably no longer unemployable.....

Keep doing you JB, we love you products.

 

[Dylan_Shaffer]

I had a buddy use a resberry pi to do exactly this in his Geotracker, had a cool little screen and also remote start from his phone. Once I get my bronco running and do the hvac I’ll look at doing something similar

 

[DirtDonk]

If anyone does decide to use a climate control system in an early bronco, I would recommend strongly for extreme insulation practices.
Don’t make the system struggle to try to compensate for heat through the floorboards, firewall, windows or roof. Or anywhere else for that matter.

 

[Broncobowsher]

If anyone does decide to use a climate control system in an early bronco, I would recommend strongly for extreme insulation practices.
Don’t make the system struggle to try to compensate for heat through the floorboards, firewall, windows or roof. Or anywhere else for that matter.

I was thinking the same thing. Door seals that work, no drafts, etc.