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Embracing Curves
Drives: '14 Prius Executive Join Date: Aug 2013
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WTB: PTC Heater (Hatchback XP9)
Hi there,
does someone have a PTC heater to sell? I'm having a hard time getting one at ebay. The heater which fits into the box would be enough (it's no big problem for me to build a controller), but the more of the surrounding electronics you can send me, the better. My windscreen kept freezing this morning, and I don't want to scratch ice every morning nor do I want to let the engine run until it's warm (forbidden (but not nobody will care about this) and ruining my fuel efficiency (this IS critical)). I have used wiper fluid with anti-freezing-agent, however this does not work inside my car ![]() |
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Toyota does not list a part number for it in the parts catalog, so from Toyota you can only get it with the entire airbox assembly. I have two extra airboxes on hand, but unfortunately both are the non-PTC heater type.
I had a PTC heater one disassembled this weekend for cleaning and the heater is a Denso 013410-0292. Ironically, it is made in Germany.
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I've found one in Sweden:
http://en.bildelsbasen.se/?link=item&post_id=22266197 However, 90€ are way too much to me. Interesting, might be that there are some nifty secrets about manufacturing these heaters, producing in Germany is rather expensive, during holidays, I get about 10,8$ per hour for an industrial job I did not learn (well, I have to admit it does not take much knowledge to work in the stock ![]() Most Industries that did not really need the "german quality" (which the Japanese e.g. have almost exceeded by now, my yaris is in a better condition than our a-class with the same age) went away, sometimes due to a missing willingness of innovation (Siemens Mobile: made some of the first, but later on rather old fashioned phones, later on acquired by BenQ and, being unsuccessful, shut down some years ago - I don't really miss them, their phones were almost feature free). I hope it won't be as bad as e.g. in Detroit ;) Mechanical engineering Industries have a rather good situation here, although they don't build something special but big (some dozen tons of steel plus a bit of electronics), their things are bought all over the world :D ~ Well, now I have a picture and can have a look at ebay for other manufacturer's heaters, maybe one of them fits. If that does not work out, I'll take a water heater from BMW that seems rather easy to control, building a controller won't be such a big thing because I already have a controller eavesdropping on the CAN ![]() EDIT: Yup, they look quite similar: http://www.ebay.de/itm/Peugeot-307-3...item2a27a8aa27 http://www.ebay.de/itm/Renault-Megan...item20c9e19f5a http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kia-Carens-II...item2a33a39fdd http://www.ebay.de/itm/Mazda-2-DY-Zu...item27ca756e68 |
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You will need one heck of a bridge, FET, etc. to drive it, as the PTC heater draws 40A.
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