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biggeorge04
09-24-2011, 09:37 AM
went to local dealership to pick up my blend door actuator...A/C tech looked at problem on the side and told me he would repair (off the books) for me for 200.00 + part 60.00 (discount)!!!!....deal or no deal?????....thanks for all the help on this forum
jimlam56
09-24-2011, 09:45 AM
went to local dealership to pick up my blend door actuator...A/C tech looked at problem on the side and told me he would repair (off the books) for me for 200.00 + part 60.00 (discount)!!!!....deal or no deal?????....thanks for all the help on this forum
That's a pretty good deal considering you have to take a good part of the dashboard to get to it.
jerrym3
09-24-2011, 09:46 AM
If the dash has to come down, it's a deal.

My blend door's been bad on my 94 TBird for years. Some mechanics don't even want to touch it.

Eventually, I do get some heat, but the real pain is the lack of a defroster.

I dropped a dash once myself in an 81 Fairmont to change a leaking heater core. It was a bear. Never again.
capt512
09-24-2011, 10:11 AM
Its doable without dash removal, just takes some time and tight spaces. Id say if you don't feel like trying to screw with it for a bit than thats a good deal he's giving ya. Shops around me charge about $300 just for the dash removal and replacement. That doesn't include installing the new actuator or the part.
carfixer
09-24-2011, 10:36 AM
Where in FL are you?
SVT_MERC
09-25-2011, 11:14 AM
Claude.... sounds like we need to have a blend door actuator install party....
JamesHecker
09-26-2011, 11:26 PM
That sounds like a great deal. I paid significantly more than that!
BigCars4Ever
09-28-2011, 05:36 PM
Don't buy one from Rock Auto. I got mine there, swapped it in and it did nothing! I ended up returning it and buying one from Ford. I'm planning to put it in when it gets a little cooler out. The dash doesn't need to come out completely either. There's a great write-up in the resource room. I also made a tool that helped. I took a chinese socket that fit the screw head and ground a hex on the outside to fit a gear wrench. Jammed it in the gear wrench with a piece of tape to keep it in place Worked great in the tight space.