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holes in the firewall (archive)
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Posted by pt on October 29, 2001 at 16:07:34:

In Reply to: Complicated HVAC Problem posted by Mike on October 28, 2001 at 19:21:53:

Shawn is right, there are plugs in the firewall that fall out. I spent too much $$$ "fixing" this same problem, replaced the heater control valve that the BMW "expert" assured me was the problem. But it wasn't.
I got up under teh dash and peeked up close to the steering wheel and sure enough 2 large holes where hot air and noise were pouring into the cabin. Plugged them with some floor insulation and VOILA!!! no more heat and the noise level dropped quite a bit. This could be your problem too.


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I have a 85 535i which I bought used with about 200k on it. My question has to do with the hvac system. It feels like the heat is on all the time. Even when the a/c is on i can feel heat coming from under the dash. Also the sliding vent controls dont work. The a/c comes out of the main dash vents in the middle, never from the defrost or floor vents. i'm in the Navy stationed in Puerto Rico so needless to say its very hot here all the time. i'm transfering back to the states in may so I want to fix it right so I can have heat and defrost when I need it. BTW my 85 seems to be somewhat odd. It was a european delivery car. It has head rests in back, no "535i" emblem in back and the fuse box has those old fashioned german fuses instead of the normal ones. Any insight would be appreciated.

-Mike




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