LS Full-automatic AC controls in 97 ES?

[Russian7G]

Today I have found a picture of 96 LS with that nice digital dash ac controls unit

I have a 97 ES with not so sexy dials How much can this thing cost at the junkyard? I'm too broke to pay $908.86 mitsubishiparts.com is asking for it Probably I'll need a couple of temp. sensors and the center dash cover.. but it looks so much better in comparision with what I have now

[Livn2sk8]

WOW, that looks really nice....and yeah, even if I had the money, I wouldn't pay a grand for that. As far as finding one....man, that would be awesome. Good Luck, i've never seen that before....heard of them...but never seen em.

[Russian7G]

I have just checked wiring diagrams.. it's not a direct bolt-on -((( Most of the wires match, but there are at least 2 more devices in the automatic setup - air mix damper motor and air outlet changeover damper motor.. also I still didn't figure out how to connect the defroster switch.. There is quite a difference in wireing - the auto panel has a built-in compressor ecu, instead of a separate unit as most of us have :?
Probably the best bet would be to find a salvaged LS at the junk yard and rip all the AC controls and modules.. but there are not too many galants at the junkyards in my area

[Russian7G]

Here are the wiring diagrams:

Digital AC controls:
http://www.galant-info.ru/files/tech/swdusa/13168.pdf
http://www.galant-info.ru/files/tech/swdusa/13169.pdf

Manual AC controls:
http://www.galant-info.ru/files/tech/swdusa/13170.pdf
http://www.galant-info.ru/files/tech/swdusa/13171.pdf

[JiP]

the other motors are probably there to control the items that are curently controlled by the dials that yank on a steel cable to change the vent doors and stuff like that. All electric means nothing to turn the manual switches so I assum they used a motor in place to move the selectors... or somethin along those lines, seems like too much work to install. and the vents are a bitch of an area to be working in too.

[Russian7G]

The worst problem is the price of the unit

[brandon]

I've seen that control module on ebay from time to time... keep an eye out there.

[JiP]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Russian7G)</div><div class='quotemain'>The worst problem is the price of the unit</div>

not if u wear baggy pants to the junkyard

[Russian7G]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JiP)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Russian7G)</div><div class='quotemain'>The worst problem is the price of the unit</div>

not if u wear baggy pants to the junkyard </div>

7Gs are very rare in my area, especially on junk yards. I don't expect to find LS on a junkyard, but I'll give it a try