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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: zirk on 01 November 2009, 19:31:10

Title: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 01 November 2009, 19:31:10

Is it normal to have cold air blowing behind the Radio?, even though the heaters on.

Facelift ex plod with a big hole where the radio should be.

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 01 November 2009, 20:09:04

Quite often they remove the plastic duct that runs from below the radio and down past the handbrake.....could be this.

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 01 November 2009, 22:13:29

Thanks again Mark, will have a look tomorrow in the daylight.. :y

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Del Boy on 01 November 2009, 22:19:33

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Thanks again Mark, will have a look tomorrow in the daylight.. :y

Will be as Mark says, has the same on mine also the reason rear vents don't work  :y

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Boracic on 01 November 2009, 22:41:27

I have a small hose behind the radio blowing cold air, about 19mm in diameter

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Pete Elite on 02 November 2009, 00:42:32

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I have a small hose behind the radio blowing cold air, about 19mm in diameter

 That's probably the one that connects to the back of the Glovebox for the chiller :).

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 02 November 2009, 01:25:32

Glove box, chiller, rear heater, Im confused now!

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Boracic on 02 November 2009, 02:03:42

Nope, I was told it was for radio cooling, all my hoses are in the correct place and the glove box cooler is connected

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Pete Elite on 02 November 2009, 02:05:04

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Glove box, chiller, rear heater, Im confused now!

 Don't worry about it Zirk, just put a overcoat on and forget about it ;D.

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Boracic on 02 November 2009, 02:10:55

lol, and the stereo will always be cool

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Pete Elite on 02 November 2009, 02:16:30

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lol, and the stereo will always be cool

  I've not heard of a Radio cooler before :-?.

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 02 November 2009, 03:03:51

well all I know is it blows cold there depite what tempreture the heater is on. :-/

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 04 November 2009, 11:30:37

Some pics of where the cold air is comming (blowing) from, the rubber pipe pointing directly at the back of where the radio should be. should it be connected to something else?. Any thoughts.

Pic 2, no warm/ cold air arround for the rear passingers, but its been well messed with by the Met.

(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg299/zirk-photos/oof/DSC01113a.jpg)

(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg299/zirk-photos/oof/DSC01114.jpg)

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: mathewst on 04 November 2009, 11:41:30

Well at least you'll alwys have cool music coming from the stereo ;D

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 04 November 2009, 11:50:05

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Well at least you'll alwys have cool music coming from the stereo ;D

Yea if I had a stereo, brings a new meaning to piped music.  :y

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: VXL V6 on 04 November 2009, 12:03:25

Think all the late facelifts had the cold air feed to there to keep the HU cool, the NCDC head units have a fan on the LH side so would suck that cold air in.

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: Jimbob on 04 November 2009, 12:11:18

I seem to remember something about cold air supply to cool CID's down

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: VXL V6 on 04 November 2009, 12:14:30

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I seem to remember something about cold air supply to cool CID's down

Was a known issue on the Vectra B

Title: Re: Cold Air behind Radio.
Post by: zirk on 04 November 2009, 13:10:13

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Think all the late facelifts had the cold air feed to there to keep the HU cool, the NCDC head units have a fan on the LH side so would suck that cold air in.

Thanks VXL, in that case I might just cork it till the a HU gets fitted, being ex plod Im guessing GLS spec, even though its MV6 on the V5, so no NCDC would have been fitted, maybe as you say it was standard fit on FL's.

Chris  :y