Thanks for showing me what I am NOT going to do if the core goes bad.
@wheelsandnuts49232 жыл бұрын
😀
@fullcustomization8 ай бұрын
Good job! I'm going a little farther and opening the HVAC case so I can repair the blend doors... Big dang holes in them, Great idea VW! Lets put holes in wind diverters!
@pfcoop1 Жыл бұрын
Ugh, I am right in the middle of this. Thanks for sharing. I laughed watching you find that last screw in the middle of the plastic frame under that middle duct....same as me.
@darianwilson10693 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I definitely do not want to take on this project, but thank you for the detail on how to do it.
@wheelsandnuts49233 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@rev.lelandcore48753 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend, I have a 99 Turbo Beetle that got water damaged (mold and rat nest) and the ignition will not turn into the run position, I'm going to gut the entire interior and replace the heater core and do some upgrades while it's torn out... This surely let me know what's in store... During the assembly process I will fix the ignition and do a double din smart radio and some soft LED lighting
@jimborambo586611 ай бұрын
Boss Man!!! I was only doing the blend door without cutting anything but this helped me a lot on the basic removal of the dash. Thanks for the video!
@wheelsandnuts492311 ай бұрын
You are welcome
@gerfobos5267 Жыл бұрын
WWowww , no inventes!! y que al final no era esa la falla!!! Quet trabajal, felicidades, es paciencia y mucho profesionalismo!!!
@Daileyandrew Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video!! ❤ i can follow the time lapse, only wish you had multiple angles! Still extremely helpful.
@unclebob345 ай бұрын
Спасибо! Очень полезное видео.
@ThanhBui1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, just did it today because it is my job. I know why you speed it up, because you don’t want people to hear you swear lol. It’s a pain!
@DucatiPaso750 Жыл бұрын
Would you mind sharing how much your work charges customers for this job?
@ThanhBui110 ай бұрын
@@DucatiPaso7507 hours @ 120 per hour plus part. Part is probably 200? I am guessing about the part because I don’t know how much the boss bought it
@travishelms70673 жыл бұрын
The engineers need a swift kick in the sack.
@wizbang162 жыл бұрын
I did this last Summer. Took me 12 hours but I was able to split the box, not touch the A/C and leave the steering wheel alone. Worst job ever but I taped up the blend doors and the heat is great now.
@josephgaughan3638 Жыл бұрын
lol... wow! I helped build Trident and 688 class nuclear powered submarines in the 70's and 80's and after watching this I now understand how they lost 2 world wars! it's like you just wanna slap every German engineer involved designing the location and accessibility of this heater core!! lol haha!
@SuperDscruggs2 жыл бұрын
This is beyond nightmare level.
@bomark20022 жыл бұрын
There’s no way this side of the good Lords Heaven I’m going to do this, or pay somebody to do this. I will just figure out how to setup a Hair dryer to work off the cigarette lighter, AND if I can’t get that to work I will set a grate on the passenger seat and cover it in aluminum foil and build a fire, and use it also as a grill, that way I can have the best of both worlds aye?
@knifeforgersharp3990 Жыл бұрын
I’m thinking the same thing..
@traviscrouch67907 ай бұрын
Oh boy, I'm actually thinking of attempting this.
@luisrios-mm2hk17 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@JITB0Reiu Жыл бұрын
I think there must be a way to unbolt the top of the dash, drill some holes in just the right place to move the dash bar, and drop the glove box to make room for the HVAC to drop. Anyways, I was stripping mine for a roll cage so I just used a sawzall for whatever had more than 3 screws.
@Daileyandrew Жыл бұрын
I’m going to see about making this happen when I put it back together. What a pain to not cut when it’s more than 3 😂
@Daileyandrew Жыл бұрын
Turns out this is only if you need the AC dropped. I unclipped the heater half and only took that part out, thanks to another comment.
@Nixeuss3 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow my friend, thanks a lot doing this video ! My heater is broken and a friend will change it for me ! How many hours for all the work ? 10 hours ? Thanks again !
@wheelsandnuts49233 жыл бұрын
Around 8 hours
@psautomotiveservice3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! Thanks You!
@scottgoble9598 Жыл бұрын
nice video!!!!! thanks
@wheelsandnuts4923 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@AyoRobynBanks3 жыл бұрын
Omg plz tell me your in NYC my car is going no through this and I Don’t Know what to do!
@wheelsandnuts49233 жыл бұрын
I am close, only 25 hours (1650 miles) from NYC to Winnipeg Canada.😁
@wizbang163 жыл бұрын
Great video. I need to do it soon. I have seen some videos where they split the box instead to avoid draining the AC system. Any reason why you did not split the box? Also after doing this job is there anything you would do differently? Is the steering wheel absolutely neccessary to take off?
@mrtech97093 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I didn't split the box because I did check condition of ac evaporator too. If I need to do it again maybe I would split the box. If you don't take off the steering wheel you can't take off a dashboard.
@Daileyandrew Жыл бұрын
Thank you for mentioning splitting the box! I was not happy when I realize ac has to disconnect and you saved me a headache! ❤
@davidwood3513 ай бұрын
That’s a lot of work. How many hours to remove and replace everything?
@wheelsandnuts49233 ай бұрын
8 hours
@Zerja Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@hondomichelle7359 Жыл бұрын
i have to change the AC evaporator core, is it the same steps?
@Gr8thxAlot11 ай бұрын
"This is not complicated." Hahah, if this happens to ours, it's going to the scrap yard.
@philly_beez Жыл бұрын
why would a heater core need to be replaced? how would i know?
@nickyoon9568 ай бұрын
Thanks for your video. Didn't you need to lift the car to replace the heater core?
@wheelsandnuts49238 ай бұрын
No, you don't need to lift the vehicle.
@kevinj68747 ай бұрын
God help me. I’m getting ready to do this on a 2005 VW Beetle convertible. This is not going to be fun. But not paying a shop $1800 to do a 52 dollar part.
@kevinj68744 ай бұрын
Update. Took about 18 hrs. I took my time and labeled everything and bagged screws for each part. The worst part is the driver side airbag and getting all of the plugs out of the turn signal/wiper/cruise-control to get the major large part of the dash off. Putting it back together was very quick only 2 1/2 hrs. I will trash this car or bypass the heater core if this happens again not going through this again.
@ltjoseph90422 ай бұрын
Absolutely. Why isn't there an access portal for the heater core in new beetles and most other cars of the 2000s?
@josephgaughan3638 Жыл бұрын
wait a minute... is there a reason you couldn't just dismantle the upper and lower right side to access that heater box!? I'm gonna watch a few more videos!
@dummbo9523 күн бұрын
Did anyone get a airbag light turn on after doing this job?
@ltjoseph90422 ай бұрын
I prefer sports coupes with a manual but this is why I don't want a beetle of the 2000s and many others: the heater core behind the dashboard.
@AnisixiaTN3 жыл бұрын
That is a great overview! Did you happen to note your time start to get the box out and time for in and out (complete - service)?
@wheelsandnuts49233 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I've spent around 8 hours to replace the heater core.
@Homelander-js9hd Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it be easier to pull the engine and cut it out through the firewall?....kidding obviously, but DAMN!
@wheelsandnuts4923 Жыл бұрын
😅
@RamanandaRaya3 жыл бұрын
Is this the evaporator?
@mrtech97093 жыл бұрын
No, it is heater core. An evaporator located in the same box.
@aaron8833 жыл бұрын
Ridiculous engineering!!!
@luisrios-mm2hk17 күн бұрын
Wrong. There’s no way that the manufacturer put this dash together inside the car.
@gilbertoovalle709310 ай бұрын
Doing this project now😢
@ciacfpr.l1580Ай бұрын
Wow mejor que se quede sin funcionar 😂
@angelonicassio7131 Жыл бұрын
Wife’s car has no heat. I guess it’s a summer car now. Every second plastic tab disintegrates when you remove all that stuff. What a nightmare.😡
@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor Жыл бұрын
if no heat then sounds like something else... a heater core issue would cause a coolant smell when heat is on and also fog up windows
@thebiggerman69758 ай бұрын
You should not kneel on heated seats if possible or you will be getting a comeback for it worked when I brought it here ,just sayin
@wheelsandnuts49238 ай бұрын
My seats not heated
@philgarbarini9645 Жыл бұрын
Wow
@familyfun1543 Жыл бұрын
What kind engineering thought was put into this? Lol
@williamatchison626110 ай бұрын
No thanks, mine gets warm but not hot. I will dress warm and use the bum warmers