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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: polilara on 04 January 2017, 07:01:17

Title: Is There a Cooling System for the Radio???
Post by: polilara on 04 January 2017, 07:01:17

Hello

As now installing this

http://www.instructables.com/id/MP3-input-for-CDR2005-Radio-and-CD-unit/

I am presently  driving without radio. I found I rubber hose (perhaps diameter 20) in the radio location inside dash blowing cold air although the heater is blowing hot. Is there really a cooler for radio or should this rubber hose be installed somewhere else.

Title: Re: Is There a Cooling System for the Radio???
Post by: Andy H on 04 January 2017, 07:18:29

Early cars put the cold air into the glove box. Later cars do direct it to the back of the radio but I don't know of anything for the pipe to connect to.

Title: Re: Is There a Cooling System for the Radio???
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 04 January 2017, 08:19:44

Pipe is correct, and connects to nothing. Does get quite chilly without the radio in place ;) a bit of rag in the hole will help with the draft...

Title: Re: Is There a Cooling System for the Radio???
Post by: polilara on 04 January 2017, 09:44:38

OK, thanks, this explains a lot.

Title: Re: Is There a Cooling System for the Radio???
Post by: biggriffin on 04 January 2017, 11:10:30

It's there to aid the cooling of the HU, as they produce a lot of heat in a small space.

Title: Re: Is There a Cooling System for the Radio???
Post by: zirk on 04 January 2017, 12:27:49

A Peanut fits in the pipe nicely and works well, thats what I used a few winters back when it was freezing cold.

Then when youve done that, you need to work out how to fix the cold air coming through the Drivers inner door handle area, because someone has had the door panel off.