Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club

lmacanchrosain · Post by **lmacanchrosain** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 2:14 pm

Hi, given the 'interesting' weather recently, I'm curious as to whether anyone has had success adding A/C to a K-Series R8? I imagine it's too much hassle to be worth it, but curious.

GTiJohn · Post by **GTiJohn** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:14 pm

I'm fitting it to a K-series R3 and that's difficult enough!

It'd be easier to buy an R8 216, an R3 or HH-R with it already fitted, believe me

Was A/C offered even as an option on K-series R8s?

It's cost over £700 in new/second-hand/reconditioned parts already and they're getting scarce or are NLA...

lmacanchrosain · Post by **lmacanchrosain** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:42 pm

It was offered on some, but would appear to be rare enough. I suspected it'd be a bit awkward anyway, especially on a budget. Looks like the sunroof will have to do.

itcaptainslow · Post by **itcaptainslow** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 5:56 pm

Offered as an option on the 214Si and SLi. Dig deep as it was a £1,105 option in 1994; £1,882 adjusted for inflation today!

I’d love it fitted to my SEi-not strictly correct as it was never available as an option, but it would be a nice thing to have.

Montegoman · Post by **Montegoman** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:30 pm

I have A/C on No.1 which is a 214GSi.

rjessett · Post by **rjessett** » Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:36 pm

I've done it on a VVC Coupe. Technically, its easy enough. Finding the right parts will be the challenge.

richard moss · Post by **richard moss** » Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:50 pm

I had Aircon on a 1994 R8 414. It was a left hand drive Saudi Arabia market car (complete with leather interior) that I bought when I relocated to Spain for my job.

The aircon was amazing - on a humid day we had clouds coming out of the dashboard vents. I was worried that the 1.4 engine might struggle with the extra load but it was absolutely fine.

ROVER Cabby · Post by **ROVER Cabby** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:13 am

The engine back is almost identical to a ROVER 25 (MG ZR), find a scrapper or raid a scrappy.

I stripped out the system from a ROVER 25 for my Cabby, I cross-referenced all the pipes and parts from RIMMER Bros,
90% is the same, I am running a K-Series though, Honda or Diesel is a different matter.

ROVER Cabby · Post by **ROVER Cabby** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:13 am

Fit new O-Rings too!!

richard moss · Post by **richard moss** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 7:21 am

We had Aircon on a LHD 1994 model 414 (Saudi Arabia market spec). It was very, very effective

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