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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (6/16)
5/22/07 1:14pm

gs77vet
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Hey Joel, thanks for remembering, yes this has really been a problem. A couple have broken, others had bad vacuum connections or would not distribute air and heat correctly. They would not close the air/heat door inside the dash. I trust my mechanic and have watched him do this work. Ecklers says they got a bad batch and were good about repaying me for parts and labor, its just been a real pain. I bought this last one in September. These things were built in Mexico, need I say more. Gene

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (7/16)
5/22/07 9:20pm

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Don't know how much $$$ the Eckler's part is, but you may want to check with Paragon...maybe ax them where their's is made.

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (8/16)
5/23/07 3:25pm

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Never heard of Paragon, can you tell me how to contact them? Thanks, Gene

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (9/16)
5/23/07 8:31pm

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (10/16)
5/24/07 7:02pm

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The reason I went with ZIP was because of this article. Who knows if there all the same or not but I have not had aproblem with it in the two years since the install.

http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2005/february/switch/switch-lead.asp

Either way good luck. I don't know about the 77 but its a pain to get at on the 80

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (11/16)
5/24/07 9:40pm

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ZIP is gud, too. Outstanding customer service. Very knowledgeable folks, too.

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (12/16)
5/25/07 4:11pm

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You guys are scaring me.

I just bought a unit on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/77-78-79-80-81-82-Corvette-A-C-AC-Climate-Control-NEW_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33545QQihZ005QQitemZ150125892070QQtcZphoto

Anybody know these guys?? They have good evals.

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (13/16)
5/25/07 6:03pm

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Thanks mbarney, I checked out ZIP, cost is $139.00. I have not had my mechanic check out my car as yet. Its rained daily here for the past 4 Days (God knows we need it, my lake is down over 5 ft.) I hate to take my Vette out in the rain. I'll let you know.
Good luke Blue, I bought my first new unit on E-bay, It had a vacuum leak. Gene

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (14/16)
5/25/07 9:55pm

mbarney
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This should be all you need

Good Luck $15.00

http://www.zip-products.com/Zip/productr.asp?pf_id=AH-305

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (15/16)
5/26/07 4:07pm

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[QUOTE=gs77vet]...I bought my first new unit on E-bay, It had a vacuum leak.[/QUOTE]

Gene, who was the supplier of that unit?? I've been following this thread and I just bought a unit on ebay and I am now a little concerned. Confused

Thanks!

Rudy

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A/C, heat, in dash control panel (16/16)
5/26/07 4:37pm

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Maybe mbarney but I won't know until my mechanic has a chance to look at it. I have problems from bad vacuum to broken internal parts.(honestly this is the seventh a/c panel in 15 months) I have jimmed this thing and now it works on high a/c and the fan has to be played with to get the high fan to work so I don't believe its the vacuum. I think I have a broken part on the slide. Thanks to all you guys, I will keep you updated and I'm glad you don't have this problem, this thing has been a real thorn in my butt. Gene gs77vet2007-05-26 13:41:03

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