User Tag List

Thanks Thanks:  0
Likes Likes:  0
Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: Cool face, warm feet?

  1. #1
    Regular Member Doug-SRidirect's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Hemel Hempstead
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default Cool face, warm feet?

    I’ve had my SRi for five weeks now and last weekend I did the popular “interior light upgrade”. The front map light assembly and sunglasses holder took literally ten minutes to fit, after I’d released the three screws and figured out how it all clipped together and into place. The rear light was more involved, but once I’d seen the shape of the lamp moulded into the upperside of the headlining, I was a lot more confident and got to work with my Stanley knife. I made a cardboard template and the end result is perfect. The kids no longer complain – or at least complain about something else now!

    On question, apparent only since the (early) mornings have become a little chillier:

    With the A/C off, how do you get warm feet at the same time as fresh air on your face. All four of the dash vents seem to blow out air at the same temperature as the footwell vents. Please don’t say “wind down the window!!!”

    I like cool fresh air on my face to help keep me alert (awake!!!?) on a long run and have had this facility in (I think) all my cars since my mark two Cortina’s superb and simple “airflow” system in 1969!

    I thought I’d read everything in the handbook, but have I missed something?

    Doug

  2. #2
    Regular Member Andy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Tyne & Wear
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    to be honest, i dont think you can. Im not even sure if my fancy climate control can do vary the temp between on one side of the car. It can split the temp side to side ie driver/passenger but i dont think i can set it so warm air at the feet and cold at the face.

  3. #3
    Regular Member MLC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    uk
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    It's best to leave the aircon on all the time anyway. If it's not used it dries out and the seals crack. It's also the time all sorts of nasties grow inside it.

  4. #4
    Regular Member Doug-SRidirect's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    Hemel Hempstead
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    Thanks for those chaps.

    A/C on all the time.......hmm....

    I'll try that from now on. I had noticed that the quality of the air coming through the vents is drier and more pleasant when a/c is running, but (being an oldster) I was under the impression that a/c was only really for use on hot days, and that using it would significantly increase my fuel consumption.

    I suppose, thinking about it, on cool days, when the a/c's only drying the air (not cooling it) it cannot possibly use anything like as much fuel as on a hot day when it's working hard struggling to cool the car.

    Am I right? ('O' level physics - failed!), that it is the energy used to cool the car that uses the fuel, therefore if it's on but not cooling, it shouldn't use very much extra fuel at all.

    Or am I R..E..A..L..L..Y thick!

    Doug

  5. #5
    Regular Member Lloydy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Location
    Newbury
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Doug-SRidirect
    I’ve had my SRi for five weeks now and last weekend I did the popular “interior light upgrade”. The front map light assembly and sunglasses holder took literally ten minutes to fit, after I’d released the three screws and figured out how it all clipped together and into place.
    I did that one too - very straight forward. I was a bit disappointed with the map-reading lights though, I thought they might have been a bit more directional than they are.

  6. #6
    Regular Member Andy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Tyne & Wear
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    nope, as mlc says its better for the air con if its running all the time, even in winter. the only downside is it can make the air very dry leading to dry eyes on long runs.

    If you turn the aircon off on a wet day, your rear windows will mist up. Switch it on and everything is crystal clear. Mines on all the time and never had any problems.

  7. #7
    Regular Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    Just as a point, I was told by a professional valet guy at a recent car show I was at that A/C can seriously dry out leather interiors if the A/C is on all the time, best to get natural air-flow when ever possible - Just thought I mention it

  8. #8
    Regular Member MLC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    uk
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Vehicle InfoStats





    Default

    And I average 36mpg from my 2.2 Sri, with the aircon on all the time. It has only a minor effect on mpg. Haven't noticed any effect on my leather, but I'll keep an eye out now.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. Weather Warning - 2 Feet of Snow!!!
    By lofty in forum General Chat
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 18th January 2013, 11:37
  2. stopping the sexy feet
    By ip8645 in forum Handling & Braking
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 28th March 2012, 18:15
  3. Kittinger jump at 102,800 feet
    By Leemarksmith in forum The 'Off Topic' room
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 11th April 2010, 14:22
  4. Thule Feet for Facelift Vec
    By Scalesy in forum Parts for sale
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 28th May 2008, 06:06
  5. New feet today
    By Swatty in forum Vectra C / Signum Car Chat
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 25th March 2008, 02:14

Visitors found this page by searching for:

Nobody landed on this page from a search engine, yet!

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •