Weird T-Bird Part

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Reply #30 – July 26, 2006, 01:43:51 PM

Sure... Whats in the next box Alex??

(Yea, I know...it's Eric, but for some reason, Alex just sounded like it fit better.) LOL

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Reply #31 – July 26, 2006, 02:03:21 PM

Discuss. :)

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Reply #32 – July 26, 2006, 02:19:46 PM

Okay, something about that unit looks different than mine.
I don't remember a "mix" button.
Isn't there supposed to be an A/C button on there somewhere?
I haven't looked at mine in so long..

Dangit, I have to wait until I get home to compare...

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Reply #33 – July 26, 2006, 02:32:22 PM

Here ya go:

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Reply #34 – July 26, 2006, 02:41:59 PM

Quote from: Bird351

Here ya go:

Thank you!! Wohoo, I knew it was different but I was starting to go crazy there for a minute.

So Eric, did that come out of a Cougar or T-Bird?
Or maybe a truck or van unit?

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Reply #35 – July 26, 2006, 02:47:32 PM

It's from a 1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe.

So yeah...ATC with no air conditioning. Again, Ford engineers smoking pot.

BTW...nice dash panels, Ben. Like the color.

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Reply #36 – July 26, 2006, 02:52:35 PM

Heh.. thanks.. it's a product of my painting practice. That's my two-tone dash of pewter and gunmetal.

I was originally going to post this next pic along with the first one to show one other CC unit that the mystery unit wasn't, but I couldn't find it in time. By the time I found it, you had already replied.. but I feel like posting it anyway. :p

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Reply #37 – July 26, 2006, 03:30:56 PM

My interpretation of that is not "NO A/C". Why would there be an "economy" button, if there was no A/C??

Besides - it's AUTOMATIC. You shouldn't have to decide if you're getting A/C or not. The A/C should be on all the time, unless you press "OFF" or "Economy".

I think it's different than what we're used to, but not significant.

--Ed

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Reply #38 – July 26, 2006, 03:33:26 PM

Quote from: EricCoolCats

You sure it's listed for 1989? Because I don't think that panel was the same on the MN12 cars.

-yeah, i agree on that part of it too eric, but if the microfische says it you know ford cant be wrong...

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Reply #39 – July 26, 2006, 03:38:28 PM

I thought all Fox T-birds had A/C standard?

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Reply #40 – July 26, 2006, 04:30:20 PM

Mine has AC but not climate control. Though it's currently cut out of the car thanks to the preivious owner. What years had this as on option?

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Reply #41 – July 26, 2006, 04:31:40 PM

Ben, I think what you have is a late 1988 panel. I recall discussing this before...I also have one of those panels laying around. Tom, I believe, mentioned something about his '88's and that panel.

Ed, I would tend to agree with you. I should rephrase that: "ATC with no air conditioning markings". However...there is no explicit perception that a/c exists on this panel. One certainly cannot tell by looking at it. It is, plain and simple, one of the strangest and counterintuitive heater panels I've ever seen in any vehicle. If it actually does have a/c built into it...bonus! The later panels were much more intuitive and easier to see at a glance. That's what makes this such an anomaly.

Where the harnesses plug in, in the back, the wafer board on this panel has an extra contact stripe. I noticed on all the other ATC panels in my collection that the stripe is missing on them. It does...something...

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Reply #42 – July 26, 2006, 07:03:19 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302

I thought all Fox T-birds had A/C standard?

Nope. My '85 didn't have A/C (or any other options except metallic paint and full size spare)

Eric: I know that memory seat panel wouldn't apply to an MN12 because the MN12 cars had their window switches in that space

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Reply #43 – July 26, 2006, 07:05:53 PM

Quote from: Thunder Chicken

Nope. My '85 didn't have A/C)

Did your non A/C '85 MVAC box have a spot for an evaporator?
I know there were dealer options for A/C and I'm curious as to how they went about putting the A/C in.

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Reply #44 – July 26, 2006, 07:14:57 PM

Mmm, i have both in my car,they are called "cougar high tech-useless expensive edition) it includes a non-iluminated entry system and no rear seat........

Now , really, i´m amazed, those parts are odd ! where did you find those ? maybe those where for the south american market. Remember, here we have V6 four speed birds....