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[moneyhunster]

This is a shame, i think the stumbling block is getting an enclosure sorted, surely between everyone on here we can come up something? The prototype im trying out has more than enough heat to the point i turn it off after 10 mins! im sure the internals could be shoehorned into an enclosure like the original? Come on guys.

[snotvomit]

This is a shame, i think the stumbling block is getting an enclosure sorted, surely between everyone on here we can come up something?
The prototype im trying out has more than enough heat to the point i turn it off after 10 mins!
im sure the internals could be shoehorned into an enclosure like the original?
Come on guys.

Yeah, I was very encouraged by your reports on the prototype. For a while I thought that everything was going to get sorted and this winter would be warm in the VX.

It's a shame the prototype isn't going into production.

[moneyhunster]

so where can we get an enclosure made??

[techieboy]

It's no wonder he's lost interest in it when half of the people who've expressed an interest are talking about solutions at circa £100 when the budget probably needs to be more like £300+. As an aside, I found another leakage point in the original heater system before I went on holiday. I discoverd the heater plenum that sits in the dash bulkhead and feeds air into the dash/footwell ducting had a hole in it where it wears through on the ally tub. Thought it might have been isolated to my car but I got a replacement from Eliz and it had exactly the same problem (and she said most of the ones she's seen had the same). A nice blob of JB Weld is currently filling the hole and will hopefully be up to the job going forward. The whole plenum is a sh!tty two piece design and even Lotus had clearly decided to plug the gaps between the two halves with some black gaffer tape on the inlet from the heater box.

[Paulus H]

There is absolutely no problem with enclosures. In my job I spend over a million GBP per year on custom enclosures. I can get these made for commercial rates and short lead times. I am pretty sure I offered enclosures to Adam at cost plus postage. All I would need is a good drawing that the supplier was happy with. Best regards, Paul

[KurtVerbose]

This is a shame, i think the stumbling block is getting an enclosure sorted, surely between everyone on here we can come up something?
The prototype im trying out has more than enough heat to the point i turn it off after 10 mins!
im sure the internals could be shoehorned into an enclosure like the original?
Come on guys.

Moneyhunster, Adam mentioned you in our phone conversation and said you seemed happy, but he was unconvinced you had enough heat bearing in mind you were testing in August.

If you are happy and it works ok can't we just place an order for the heater as is? Maybe he'd then deliver.

[KurtVerbose]

It's no wonder he's lost interest in it when half of the people who've expressed an interest are talking about solutions at circa £100 when the budget probably needs to be more like £300+.

That was one of the points he mentioned. He thought it'd be £300, which to be honest I'd happily pay. I'd understand why a summer/weekend user wouldn't though.

[badgerade]

If you are happy and it works ok can't we just place an order for the heater as is? Maybe he'd then deliver.

Agreed - if the person testing the heater is happy with it, why would it not be put into production? Unless it comes down to cost per unit.. If this was on offer between £2-300 then i'd definitely be buying it, as would a lot of others I think.

Edited by badgerade, 04 October 2011 - 02:51 PM.

[H1 HWK]

In the mean time....get your heated seat pads on order Ahhhhh...warm . It won't help with the PITA foggy windscreen, but for general driver/passenger comfort it really takes the edge off the cold and makes it more bearable, time & effort well invested I think.

See BossVX guide for a walkthrough.

by the way, I'm not selling these, just bought one last year and it does the job well.

Edited by H1 HWK, 04 October 2011 - 03:36 PM.

[moneyhunster]

Moneyhunster, Adam mentioned you in our phone conversation and said you seemed happy, but he was unconvinced you had enough heat bearing in mind you were testing in August.

If you are happy and it works ok can't we just place an order for the heater as is? Maybe he'd then deliver.

im more than happy with the output, more like a regular car, i use it every day, it doesnt fit in the space very well, bit off to one side but its fine for me until the finished ones done

[dumfunk]

does it blow any harder, mine is warm enough bit just too feeble.... takes ages to clear the screen on a cold morning............

[snotvomit]

It's no wonder he's lost interest in it when half of the people who've expressed an interest are talking about solutions at circa £100 when the budget probably needs to be more like £300+.

That was one of the points he mentioned. He thought it'd be £300, which to be honest I'd happily pay. I'd understand why a summer/weekend user wouldn't though.

I will go on record here: If a proper solution is available for £300 I will DEFINITELY be a buyer.

[moneyhunster]

does it blow any harder, mine is warm enough bit just too feeble....
takes ages to clear the screen on a cold morning............

it blows much harder, i replaced the distribution block under the dash too, very happy, if i remote start it for 5 mins i get almost instant heat when i leave, otherwise i get it at about 2 miles, looking forward to remote start 10mins before i go off to work this winter sorry guys!

[hughcam]

does it blow any harder, mine is warm enough bit just too feeble....
takes ages to clear the screen on a cold morning............

it blows much harder, i replaced the distribution block under the dash too, very happy, if i remote start it for 5 mins i get almost instant heat when i leave, otherwise i get it at about 2 miles, looking forward to remote start 10mins before i go off to work this winter sorry guys!

Can you get some pics up of your setup?

[slindborg]

I'll redraw my wonderful plans for the pikey 'reuse the oem matrix which is MORE than man enough for the job' enclosure. It uses an A3 sheet of GRP/Carbon/kevlar/abs/WTF you want to use and one round tube (could be drain pipe or made from composite). Should 'cost' about £60 all in with the inline blower fan too.... NO I will not make one

[KurtVerbose]

it blows much harder, i replaced the distribution block under the dash too, very happy, if i remote start it for 5 mins i get almost instant heat when i leave, otherwise i get it at about 2 miles, looking forward to remote start 10mins before i go off to work this winter sorry guys!

What we need to do is test in really cold conditions, like in Switzerland over winter?

I'd be happy to volunteer. Why don't you take it out of your car and post it too me?

[moneyhunster]

What we need to do is test in really cold conditions, like in Switzerland over winter?

I'd be happy to volunteer. Why don't you take it out of your car and post it too me?

yeah no problem postage will be £350 though

[KurtVerbose]

What we need to do is test in really cold conditions, like in Switzerland over winter?

I'd be happy to volunteer. Why don't you take it out of your car and post it too me?

yeah no problem postage will be £350 though

Seriously, done!

[Sutol]

To save me reading the whole thread, is the solution to get more heat out of the coolant or more blow from the fan. I've just had a play around with the ducting from cabin to heater and made sure everything was fitting right. Now I've got quite a good air flow from the dash vents far better than it was before I attacked it. But it will be a hopeless waste of time if adequate heat isn't getting to/from the matrix. Also has the installation of an accessible filter placed before the heater/fan box been discussed?

[slindborg]

To save me reading the whole thread, is the solution to get more heat out of the coolant or more blow from the fan.

I've just had a play around with the ducting from cabin to heater and made sure everything was fitting right. Now I've got quite a good air flow from the dash vents far better than it was before I attacked it. But it will be a hopeless waste of time if adequate heat isn't getting to/from the matrix.

Also has the installation of an accessible filter placed before the heater/fan box been discussed?

The solution is to get the air routed over the heater matrix properly rather than the current method... I used a weaker fan and the oem matrix with MK1 homebrew soultion and nearly died of heat stroke on the flip side it did also pull too much heat from the cooling system :s

Its all about fine tuning the balance.