Is it easy to retro-fit a heater?

[tomperkins]

Hi there,

I'm looking at a car which has a good spec but doesn't have a heater.

Anyone know if it's easy to install one and what the rough costs would be?

[DCL]

It is about £255 for the heater but they sometimes appear secondhand on ebay blatchat etc. How difficult depends on the car and what may require to be moved. Plumbing is also harder on some engines with the early R400ds being particularly difficult to fit around the air filter. I would suggest a long day would be needed to fit one.

Edited by DCL on Wednesday 11th December 22:02

[Agent Orange]

To be honest I've never found the need for a heater in mine. You might find the same.

[tomperkins]

Thanks guys for your input, good to know its possible and also that it may not be needed.

Does the car give out quite a bit of heat into the cabin then?

[TeflonT]

These are much better than the Caterham heater - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Micro-Heater-Rally-Subar...

[Agent Orange]

My interior is bare ali and the transmission tunnel can get quite warm sometimes.

But that aside if it's cold out you put on a decent jacket and I've never felt I'm missing a heater. I bought gloves because I thought I'd need them but I've never used them.

[coppice]

Depends where you live and when you drive; many tough guys will say that they never need a heater , even at subzero temperatures with aeroscreens and wearing shorts and a Tshirt and...(continues on page 56 ). My car is like an oven in hot weather - very hot transmission tunnel but I don't mind admitting that a heater is very welcome on long runs in cool weather. Gloves? Hell yes- if your hands are getting cold why not ?

[framerateuk]

I love my heater in the winter.

The car is carpeted though, so no bare transmission tunnel to keep me warm!

[tomperkins]

Interesting points, thanks everyone!