Need advice installing auxiliary/parking heater on Vauxhall

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Model: Corsa Excite AC
Body: 5 Door Hatchback
BHP: 83.0
Engine Size: 1229
Year: 2014

Hi guys - I'm looking to install an auxiliary/parking heater on my 2014 Vauxhall Corsa Excite AC. Did a few searches on youtube (I'm a complete newbie) and quickly realised I wouldn't be able to do this myself. So I'm now looking for a garage that can install one for me. However, these damn things are really expensive!

So I have a couple of questions before I take the plunge:
- Is it relatively safe to buy a second hand auxiliary/parking heater?
- Couldn't find any specific auxiliary/parking heater for Vauxhall Corsa models. Will any auxiliary/parking heater fit? If not, what specs am I searching for my car model?
- What is most recommended, water or fuel auxiliary/parking heaters?

Any help much appreciated!

Cheers,
D

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GreenV8S said:

Are you in a region where these are commonly used? If not, you might struggle to find an ordinary garage willing to take responsibility for installing it. You also need to check whether your insurers will accept this as a modification and whether they impose any restrictions on it - for example they might require a qualified engineer's report.

Once you know what your constraints are and have found somebody willing to do the job, I suggest you let them deal with choosing and sourcing any hardware you need. Yes, it will need to be suitable for the vehicle which means there's physical space for it and the associated plumbing and wiring, and it needs to have a suitable performance. I would be surprised if somebody taking on that job would want to use a second hand component, but that's something you'd need to discuss with them.

One option if you decide to go ahead with this is to look for a small locally based race team. In my experience people involved in preparing competition vehicles are more used to designing and building their own solutions than people who usually service production cars, and they might be up for a small job for extra cash if you catch them off season.

Thank you for the comprehensive feedback. It sounds like an awful lot of work, and it's becoming clear, as per @E-bmw's comment on a different post of mine, that I need to get a new car. It's just that I really like my Corsa and would like to keep it for a while longer. Again, feedback much appreciated

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E-bmw said:

Are you copying & pasting this question with all options you want on your car?

I wanted to keep the posts separate not to muddle topics. Apologies if that's not in line with this forum's etiquette. I'll put all questions in one post in the future.

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Mignon said:

E-bmw said:

Are you copying & pasting this question with all options you want on your car?

I think it's called fantasy tuning. Adding a whole bunch of expensive stuff you're never actually going to do to a POS little car and seeing who'll bite in here.

I'm old enough to not want to waste people's time. Apologies if that was the impression I left with the questions I posted. The truth is I know very little about cars and was trying to keep my Corsa for a while longer by adding comforts it doesn't offer. You guys are probably right, I need to buy a new car. Thank you for your time.