air conditioner = F-ed up, what can i do??? Options

[shinobi]

F*%^ my air conditioner knob. i bought the car with no ac knob, so i cant turn it to high low or off. the only way i can do this is the way the previous owner has been doing it... they dumb stupid way. he had a wrench he grabbed the little knob cylinder that held the actual knob and twisted it to low. high off or whatever he needed. so i need more than just a replacement knob. i need some of the hardware that comes behind the knob. anyone have any idea where i can get this stuff? right now ive got it stuck on medium. and its either to hot or to cold. and i feel its stealing a tiny bit of my gas since its not on off when i want it off! any help!?

[garin]

if the knob is the only thing missing you can go on ebay, the junk yard or the stealership to get a new one. i would guess you might pay $10 off ebay with shipping.

[95st-celica]

post a WTB thread and ask if anyone has a whole new unit for sale...or go to your local toyota delearship and get one through them...it would prolly be cheaper to go through someone on this site...try tiga i think he had one for sale a while back but i dunno if he still has it...if so i know he'll let it go for cheap...good luck....and if your wondering how you get it out...you have to pop your hood and look at the firewall...there will be a little clip that you have to pop off the A/C/Heater wire....then look under the driver side dash and you will see a blue cable...pop that off and pull the unit out...good luck hope you get it fixed

[shinobi]

thanks, i will see what my options are. but thanks again!

[garin]

post some pics to show what paet you are looking for and, yes i would post a wtb listing in the buying selling section. i guess it is m=not just the black knob that is causing troubles for you?

[shinobi]

theres a missing knob and the little thing that attaches to the knob has been abused so if i bought a new knob it wouldnt fit onto it.

[shinobi]

here is the knob thats missing, and that little white end is in bad shape. last owner used wrench to turn it, and its peeled the plastic off over time.



here is a picture of my dashboard with the ghetto lights to light it up because the darn backlight doesnt work, any tips that may lead to why this problem is happening would be great!



here is a picture of my clock. not much to see but it resets to 1:00 everytime the unit looses power. it cant keep any memory. p.s. it is an aftermarket cd player for whoever was wondering earlier.



a little random but does this look to boring to any of yall? it does to me, and if anyone wants to throw out any idea id consider it. because i want it to have some nice tone. with a little contrast.

thanks for any comments!

This post has been edited by shinobi: Aug 28, 2008 - 12:38 PM