7thdarkangel
Breaking Sh*t
I have been seeing a lot of questions about doing this, so I'm making this thread to hopefully answer most of them.
You will need a donor/parts tuck or access to a pick and pull.
Donor Parts list:
-Ac box and wiring
-The ac selector (controller that goes under the stock radio)
-The hard AC lines
-Compressor and idler – you will need the bracket
-Pulley set – AC pulleys are wide than the non ac pulleys (If your alternator has the narrow pulley you can either pull just the pulley, grab the whole alternator, or get a new one for AC)
-Duct work behind the dash
-Gage bezel with the vent on the left side.
-The snap in vent on the passenger side near the door.
-Center bezel with vents (if you don’t already have one)
-Trim piece under the steering wheel without the vent levers. (AC doesn’t have them)
-Glove box cubby (unfortunately they are smaller)
-Condenser mounts – Upper and lower
Bag and tag all nuts and bolt that you take off. It will help tremendously when you are putting thing s back together.
While I was pulling things out I thought it was a good opportunity to add the passenger side courtesy light switch in the dash. My truck did not come with it, so it made sense to add what I wanted with the dash out.
All the other components you can buy new if you would like to. I would however recommend a new evap core and heater core before you put the new box in. The whole dash has to come out again in order to replace them later.
My swap is mostly done so there are some pictures I just can’t get but I will do what I can to explain or clarify anything.
When you go to remove the AC box from the donor you will notice 3 wires (Red, Light Green, Light Grey) from the box harness go through the bulk head into the engine bay. You can either swap the whole harness into your truck, or snip the three wire and run the through a grommet or separate bulkhead to the engine bay. If you snip them be sure to save the connectors that attach to the compressor and pressure switch so you can build the circuit again later
Once you have all the parts, you’re going to start by removing the dash. Here is a video that explains that process:
You will need a donor/parts tuck or access to a pick and pull.
Donor Parts list:
-Ac box and wiring
-The ac selector (controller that goes under the stock radio)
-The hard AC lines
-Compressor and idler – you will need the bracket
-Pulley set – AC pulleys are wide than the non ac pulleys (If your alternator has the narrow pulley you can either pull just the pulley, grab the whole alternator, or get a new one for AC)
-Duct work behind the dash
-Gage bezel with the vent on the left side.
-The snap in vent on the passenger side near the door.
-Center bezel with vents (if you don’t already have one)
-Trim piece under the steering wheel without the vent levers. (AC doesn’t have them)
-Glove box cubby (unfortunately they are smaller)
-Condenser mounts – Upper and lower
Bag and tag all nuts and bolt that you take off. It will help tremendously when you are putting thing s back together.
While I was pulling things out I thought it was a good opportunity to add the passenger side courtesy light switch in the dash. My truck did not come with it, so it made sense to add what I wanted with the dash out.
All the other components you can buy new if you would like to. I would however recommend a new evap core and heater core before you put the new box in. The whole dash has to come out again in order to replace them later.
My swap is mostly done so there are some pictures I just can’t get but I will do what I can to explain or clarify anything.
When you go to remove the AC box from the donor you will notice 3 wires (Red, Light Green, Light Grey) from the box harness go through the bulk head into the engine bay. You can either swap the whole harness into your truck, or snip the three wire and run the through a grommet or separate bulkhead to the engine bay. If you snip them be sure to save the connectors that attach to the compressor and pressure switch so you can build the circuit again later
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Once you have all the parts, you’re going to start by removing the dash. Here is a video that explains that process:
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