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@@jacobstull8783 The door is the only part needed. The aluminum would probably last forever but once you cut the HVAC box it is easy to replace the door any time it breaks after that.,
Man, you saved me a quoted $1700 to repair this. I replaced it yesterday following your incredible step-by-step video. I can't thank you enough, God bless you Brother!
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@@cindym.4186 It was straight forward according to the instructions. If you're having trouble getting it out, there's probably still a part that didn't get cut well. I used a card knife I bought a while ago and it worked well with a butane lighter
First, thank you so much for taking the time out to show us how to replace the blend door. I live in the midwest and my heat stopped working about 2 yrs ago. I was very nervous about doing this myself especially with the heatee core being so close to the blend door but I was able to fix it with no issues. For any woman reading this, if I can do it so can you. Just watch his video from beginning to end first, get every tool that he suggested, remove the car seat and get a pillow for your back then go to work. It might look challenging but it's not. Might is back working now. Again, thank you so much!
I had an engineer drive from a neighboring state to have me do this job that he started and got part way through and decided it was too much to finish so you should be proud. I have done 15 of these now and most have been for men who didn't have the confidence to follow the video and do it themselves. Good job and glad it helped you.
OMG!!! This video is the best!!! Thank you!!! I am a female, I am a nurse, not a mechanic…. And I was able to follow step by step and fix my AC!!! I was able to get the last part back in without removing any parts, just took a little muscle… thanks again !!
Very impressive, I had a mechanical engineer drive from Louisiana to have me do it after he gave it a try and got half way through the cut and gave up.
Someone give this guy a medal!! I could cry, I have AC and heat again for the first time in months thanks to this video (and my husband for doing the work). I almost croaked when the repair shop told me the total cost could get up into the thousands. My husband did use the weakest setting on his dremel and a bit with low profile teeth to speed up the plastic cutting, and managed to execute it perfectly.
This video was a huge help and I just spent the weekend working on my 2015 Camaro RS. Followed all these tips and instructions and would have gave up for sure if I hadn’t heard and seen it done on video. Thanks for saving me a large bill at the dealer!
I finally replaced my blend door last night. I started at 9:45p and by 11:30p the new part was in and secured. I think I could have knocked this out even quicker but a few things held me up. 1. The plastic piece that you cut off to access the blend door, TRIM it like this video suggests. I tried to put it back in without trimming it and I couldn't align it right. I fought it for a while before giving up and then trimmed it. It went in right away after. 2. The AC vent tube that is removed at the beginning needs to be put in first when you are reassembling it and the BCM pieces/wires. I tried installing the BCM first and then the vent tube and failed miserably. Once I took out the BCM (and the bracket it is in) the vent tube reattached easily. 3. Get a GOOD light. I can't stress this one enough as there is very little room down there to work in and you can't see anything without a good light you can reposition over and over to get good views of everything. If you need something good to cut the access door with, I hight recommend this ($40) plastic welder. I bought it several years ago for other projects and it worked great for this project too! There is a rounded tip that comes with it that was perfect for the job. It took me about 5 minutes to cut out the plastic piece., seriously 5 minutes if that!! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002N7S1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Man, I thank you so much for this video! $25.00 for the part and my time!!! I saw quotes upwards of $3000 to take the dash out and replace the blend door. 😢 Yikes! I followed step-by-step, and I appreciate you! May the Good LORD Bless you!
Gorilla tape is the best way to seal the door and you can take it off easy when you do the job a second and third time. Which you will. I've done mine twice.
@@cindym.4186 yes after replacing the blend door try not to put your ac all the way down. Go one notch above . This prevents excessive torque on the blend door hinge.
2015 Camaro LT 65,000 mile on it, had the AC on noticed warm air/cool air mixture blowing immediate thought was low on Freon popped the hood high side of AC line ice cold. So I ordered a bore scope for my Iphone and a blend door. Most likely the blend door hinge is broken. Thanks for the awesome video. Update to come.
So got the bore scope took a little to manipulate the camera to the blend door actuator area but yep the hinge is broken and actuator is working. Ok time to go get some beer and start the cutting.
Great video. Dealer and another shop wanted $3000 to remove windshield and dash for a $15 blender door. I followed your instructions step by step. Used a heat X acto electric knife. Took 5 hours cuz I took my time reviewing each step. AC is Freezing now! Heater is hotter than Hell. Thank you so Much!!! Joe...So California😎
Thats engineers for you. Im not fond of the idea of cutting that plastic to get to the door but im also not aboit to pay 3k or do all that for a 15$ part. Guess ill need a knife.
Just wanted to say thank you. Got my kids 2013 heating again. Silly me thought it was the thermostat. Thank you for your video and giving the average Joe confidence to tackle what the average person wouldn’t try!!!
This truly puts it in prospective on what I am going to have to do! But, you have gave great detail! I feel confident I can do this myself and not have to pay over 3k for a $20 part. GM should replace these for free for us, but thats money out of their pockets 🙄 Thanks again I'm less nervous about doing it now
I came back to say thanks, Chris (737mechanic)! I followed your instructions and 3 years of no A/C in this Texas heat has been resolved. Saved me $5k from my local shop. I used an electric hot knife from Amazon. Took me about 4 hours because I ended up pulling out both seats to deep vacuum and shampoo the carpets lol.
Great video! Thank you sooo much! My son and I just did this to his 2015 Camaro and it worked like a charm!! We were quoted 1800 to 2200 from various mechanics. It cost us $50 in parts and tools and took 3.5 hours. Awesome video, thanks so much!
Sir, Thank you so much! The comments alone should verify this works so I will leave that there but I want to say you're a hero lol. Saved me $2700! Im 6'1 and the area is very tight but it is 100% doable. I have 0 car experience and it took me 6 hrs with a 40 minute break and multiple trips back and forth to the tool shed to get the right tools. An electric hot iron does the trick without the blowtorch. How did you even figure this out??? Whatever made you decide to record this is a God send. Thank you again, you deserve an award lol!
Amazing video dude! I have a 2013 Camaro with 67k miles on it, it seems like most people are having this issues around 10 years give or take of use before that door breaks.
Did this fix yesterday. The hardest part for me was getting the body module clipped back in. It held me up for 30 minutes or so but I got it done. I’m not a small fella, I’m 6’2 300 lbs so it didn’t leave me much room 😂 but I got it done. Took me about 4 hrs taking my time and not rushing anything. Thanks for the instruction video!!!!!
Done! Here was my experience, to help others know what to expect: 1. Cutting the box open was more difficult than I would have thought. I used a soldering iron with flattened tip. This worked really well - better than the lighter. Go quickly or make plunge cuts. Too slow and you'll melt everything back together. Temp = 350 degrees F. Pay attention to the size and shape of his cutting knife. Try to match that profile. I used a grinder to shape a removable soldering tip but initially didn't make the flat part long enough. The part that was most difficult is that the plastic is much more rigid than I realized, and mine seemed glued at the top. I had to pry really hard to get it to come out. Set up a fan nearby while melting the plastic. 2. Reinstalling the BCM and vent tube seemed impossible! I struggled for hours and even considered cutting the vent tube or BCM bracket. Here's what finally worked: First, remove the BCM bracket. Practice taking it off and putting it on so you know how it goes. Install the vent tube first, but don't secure it yet. Install the BCM bracket second. This is difficult, but the trick is to pull the BCM wires and vent tube out of the way while making sure the vent tube stays attached. Install the BCM. Move slowly and get everything out of the way. It'll fit. If it seems hung up on something, push the BCM down into the bracket while sliding it in. 3. Reinstalling the cut out section was difficult. Clean up all of the edges like the video says. I additionally trimmed and shaped some of the pieces until I finally got it to go in. Practice installing and removing before worrying about installing the new flapper. I think the upper-left corner generally needs to go in first. 4. Other: I did unhook my battery before starting. I didn't want to worry about the BCM wires, and the blend door seems to have auto-calibrated after connecting the battery. Two of the more obscure tools you'll need are a 7/32" socket (or maybe 5.5mm) and T50 torx bit. The other tools are more common and should be in an average toolset: I think they were: 10mm and 7mm sockets and T10 torx. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! All-in-all this was more difficult than I imagined but I *was* able to do it thanks to *you*.
I don't know what I can say that hasn't already been said but thank you so much for taking the time to make such a great video and sharing your experience. Like others I was quoted $2000 and because of this video it only cost $21 for the door, $7 for RTV, $19 for an electric hot knife. Total $47!!! You make it look too easy, it took me about 4hrs. but I knew ahead of time it probably would. Thanks again.
We just finished our 2014 Camaro. Could not have done it w/o this video. Thank you very much! FWIW - a couple tips that may help others as well... Before you seal it up, don't forget to pull out the broken piece of the blend air door. We thought we might not have pulled it out. In fact when we tested it, we heard some rattling inside the dash when the fan was on max circulation, confirming it was still in there. In the end we wound up getting a vacuum cleaner with flexible nozzle and put it into the cut-out hole. While holding the vacuum in the hole, we covered over the opening with our hands and turned on the fan to max circulation. By doing this, we were able to seal it off enough so the suction from the vacuum, plus the fan, sucked the broken part into the vacuum! We also found that putting the vent on first before connecting the wiring was the way to go. Just be sure to keep the wires tucked back on top of the vent. Good luck!
I just fixed mine without too much trouble, thanks to this amazing video. The most annoying part was getting the control module and air vent back in afterword. I couldn't get either one fully in and still have room for the other. I had to kind of put both in at the same time, which required a lot of jiggling, pushing, pulling, and shouting to make work.
This was the best video I’ve seen on UA-cam saved me 1.5k quoted to me by my local Chevy dealership. Took me 4 hour but saved me all that money. Followed this video step by step and got it. Thank you !!!
Thank you for this video you saved me over 1000.00 dollars I did it myself with the help of your video but I have a question hopefully you can help when I put the car back together and hooked up the battery I now have a service airbag light on is it possible I hit a wire under the dashboard???
Hey bro, what was your ac doing before this fix?? I gotta 2013 2ss a month ago Andy ac started going in and out until it finally went out completely.. I changed the whole ac motor for $800 and replaced the ac liquid but it’s still coming out hot air no ac.. I’m starting to think it’s this. 🤷♂️
@@bgproductions93706 get a bore scope($60-100) and go to the passenger side footwell, theres a temp prob under there that u twist and remove, then stick the bore scope in
Holy smokes that was great! I believe I did watch the first video I remember you pulling that sensor out for the borescope, can’t believe how well that piece fit back on there after you cut it out, great job and thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with us!
For anyone that doesn’t have a scan tool. It’s not 100% necessary. All I did was disconnect battery and after finishing and connecting everything back. The only problems I encountered was tpms was all dashes and the compass was saying “CAL”. But literally after driving it for 5 seconds everything went back to normal. With the patience and tools you’ll get it done.
Thank you so much for this detailed video. I watched it a few times, and I just successfully did this fix on my car. I had a shop quote me 1300 to fix it, and it only cost me ~$30 and some time!
Amazing video. Stopped at harbor freight yesterday after watching your video to get the tools I needed and then replaced my blend door. Also I used a box cutter type tool and no heat to cut and it worked fine. That heater core is strong enough it just had some scratches on it
I just replaced mine, I appreciate you taking the time to post this video brother it definitely helped. The only thing I did differently was trim the inner lip on the pop out piece so it goes in place without a lot of hassle. I also found out that a company actually makes an aluminum version of the blend door, should it happen again I'll be buying that one. Again thank you very much. 👍
I have to agree this is a very well and death video this man took his time show how to do it right and helping a lot of people out in this time of Overkill in expenses I'd like to say thank you
Got the door cut and out today, wasn't too bad, took a few hours, but I didn't get in any hurry. Only thing I would add is the horizontal screw for the air duct was a Hex 20 on my car and not a 7mm. Mine is a 2012 2SS. When you get these two screws out pull down towards you and rotate clockwise, the duct comes right out. The only issue I have now is trying to fish out the broke end, and the white connector piece, but I'll tackle that tomorrow. I used the borescope and unfortunately, they both are about 1/2 way down to the passenger side, approx. 6"-7" away from the hole I cut. I tried a vacuum with an end on it that would hold them at the end without pulling them into it, but it didn't reach far enough. I guess I'll try a long screwdriver tomorrow. Thanks for the video, made it much easier to do.
This was the best video for doing this that I found. He doesn’t talk too much, just enough to help you if you need it and the video was good for the space you have to record. Very helpful and I completed in about 2 hours, and AC works great again!
Hello sir! I wanted to wait till the job was done. And im currently sitting in my 13 Camaro SS enjoying full AC for the first time since I bought the car over a year ago. Thankyou. Thankyou. So much patience in telling every little detail. Perfect guide. Took me twice as long,but the job is done. You're a f*ckin saint. Stay golden.
I have a 2010 Camaro with the same issue. The A/C mechanic I took it to installed a valve on the heater hose, you close it for A/C and open it for heat. He said he did not know how to fix the blend door and this way was the most practical fix he knew of. Today I found this video and ordered a new blend door off Amazon. Also, when on the order page an electric hot knife popped up. So Amazon must know about this fix. It will be nice to switch from heat to A/C without having to stop and turn the valve and burn the shit out of your fingers. 😮
Such a helpful video. Thank you so much. I did this today and only problem I had was installing the cut back. I couldn’t seal it. I ended up just going with it unsealed and the ac and heater work. I didn’t remove the seat or disconnect the battery and everything seems fine. Thanks again.
Thank you, I was a mechanic, but now going to school for a new trade. I toke my car to the dealership, and they want to pull the dashboard out and break my windshield in the process just to get to it. I just replaced the windshield and now they want 4500 in repairs... Almost half of what i paid for the car just to get to a hvac valve. If you are aware of anything else ridiculous please 🙏 make more videos.
Man what a super good video. Had issues knowing how far to cut in the ends. The shaving down of parts is very important everyone However we got her all buttoned up in the dark and it did t work. I assume the blend door feel out of the far end chase at some time however I checked the movement of the door before proceeding. Quite disappointing but nothing to do with your video. Just my abilities. Thanks again
This video helped me change my blend door myself. I'm 58 yr old healthcare provider. I'd like to add that there is a simpler way to check if the blend door is working. Remove the cabin air filter. Have someone turn the AC to on and over to heat. You can clearly see the blend door moving. Of.course that was after I fixed it. So if it's broken. The blend door shouldn't move back and forth.
I thought you were on to something but the only thing I could see when the cabin air filter is removed is the squirrel cage on the blower motor. What year Camaro do you have?
@@elliehorning922 So the cabin air filter on the 2013 is on the cowl under the hood. When I open the hood and remove the cabin air filter the blower motor squirrel cage is all I can see. When I look under the passage side of the dash I see nothing that would allow me to remove to see the blend air door.
I'll take a closer look at this tomorrow morning. I'm in Florida and morning is best for me to work on my car. I've changed the blend door and it moves back and forth easily. I also changed the blend door Actuator since I was right there to do so. Unfortunately, I'm getting cold air when I start out driving, but then it goes to warm air. I'm thinking, I may have mixed my new Actuator with the old and put the old 1 back in. I am going to change that out in the morning. I'm at a loss as to why I'm getting cool air and warm air . It comes and goes. Any idea what else might be my problem. Help help help🙏🏻
@@elliehorning922 You need to find out if the compressor is shutting off or if it is still engaged. That will tell you if it is something causing the compressor to disengage or if it is a door issue.
Man I appreciate videos like this. You save me a ton of time. Even tho you gotta hack the side of the box open it actually doesn’t look to bad after you get it back together. Thank you!
This was a very helpful video and I appreciate you doing it. However I just finished doing this on my 2014 Camaro. I must say this is the hardest repair I've ever done to a vehicle in my life. I struggled almost all the way through it. Lying on my back wasn't good either it made me nauseous and sick. If someone offered me $3,000 to fix their car this way I would refuse. I did however spend the money for the billet blend door so hopefully it will never break again and if it does I know I'm not fixing it. Thanks again for your video I probably couldn't have got this done without it.
@@737mechanic After doing mine yesterday I wouldn't do another one for $350 and hopefully I'll never have to do one again. You probably are low balling yourself but that's a great price you give you customers. I'd pay it.
I used a pocket knife and a propane torch and it worked great. I think the problem is not the door but the actuator not stopping in the correct position braking the blend door.
Thanks a bunch for the video, I just picked up the new blend door yesterday and went to harbor freight and got a cheap hot knife, now I'm waiting for the rain to move on through soon as I get it installed I let you know how I did . Thanks again!!
I replaced the blend door today but im having just one issue. Before the car would ONLY release hot air but now after replacing the blend door, the car blows hot air only when i start driving, and sometimes when im parked. Any advice for what I should do? My model is a 2013
@@737mechanicThanks so much for the quick reply! Also, I was wondering a couple more things. When I took the actuator out the white peice was still sitting there, and when I pulled that out I heard something fall down. I am wondering if there is only 3 parts, the blend. door, little white thing, and actuator. If so, was it probably the blend door I heard fall down? Also, when installing the blend door back in should I position it in a certain way? Open or closed? So that is syncs up with the climate control system. Thanks so much for this video, I am 17 and am not willing to pay 2k for someone to just check if this is the issue. If needed I would be willing pay you to give a quick call to help me out if possible. Anyways, thanks and I am wondering if you have any insight on this.
@@NathanZehnder There are only the 3 parts, door, white coupler, and actuator so what you heard was the door falling down. Postition the door vertical or up and down and you should be fine.
Ok thanks! I got the plastic piece off and looked inside. There was the door which I took out and a little black peice that was not attached. Is it because this was supposed to be attached to the actuator? It looked broken. Is there any way I can message you a photo? I am pretty sure I have found the problem but want to be sure. Thanks!
Holy crap!! This repair is a true p.i.t.a.!!You couldn’t pay me to do 8 of these terrible just terrible to put yourself through such pain. Thank you for the walk through but this is way more intense then I thought took me 4 hours and I’m no rookie or well atleast I wasn’t until this happened 😂
I kept saying I will never do another one but I have done 14 now and I have one to do in the next couple of weeks. It has gotten easier but it still sucks.
What is a safe length to use on the exacto knife to not pierce the heater core? I’ll be attempting to do this in two weeks and damaging the heater core is what worries me the most.
I use the regular exacto knife blade and I grind down the sharp point to a rounded point to be safe. But unless you are really pushing hard on it I don't think you need to worry to much.
@@737mechanic Thanks for the great video and details! AC is blowing super cold again! I have an Xtool D7 and did the relearn. If I do this often should it be okay to move my switch to max AC or max heat or should I avoid doing this at all even if I can run the relearn monthly?
@@kylewalsh803 I run ours on max. Our car had 130000 miles when it broke so I figure if it last even 80000 before it breaks again no big deal. If we happen to have the car the hard part is already done.
737, Scan calibration question: Will a proper calibration help fix any errors that might have occurred from mounting the actuator out of sync with the temp dial? I have plenty of heat and cool down. I just cant say the AC is really as cold as I think it should be. Maybe calibrate the door to close off the heat farther? Also, ditto on the thank you's. I would not have taken this on without your video! See you over on Camaro5...
You need to do a calibration to make sure the doors are fully opening and closing. A scan tool is easiest and the best way to do this but if you disconnect the battery for a few min and reconnect it when you turn the key on the car should do a self calibrate.
@@737mechanic Yes, I disconnected the battery before I started the car for the first time after replacing the door. It works pretty well and it's possible I just need an air conditioning service but it was cold before the old door broke. So I guess bottom line is, should I pay somebody $150 to calibrate this thing?
@@HHHAAA111222 One thing you can do is on a hot day open the hood and see if the aluminum A/C line between the master cylinder and engine is nice and cold. That will help tell you if the system is indeed getting ice cold but simply not coming out cold from the vents.
One last Q, 737. After a new (aluminum) door install and battery disconnect, I'm still getting a little warmer air on the pass side vs driver's side, did I screw something up? Seems to work thru the warm cycle. Plenty hot. Move to Alaska? 😂 Thx.
Do yourself a favor and absolutely take the seat out! I’m 6”4 245 and omg my side hurt so bad from the seat and the headache from being upside down and the hot knife burns sucked. Video is 100% 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lol. I just did mine yesterday and even though I took the seat out my neck, back shoulders, are hurting real bad. Yup, have a headache too but at least didn't burn myself with the hot knife. I agree 5 stars for the video.
Hey man your video is awesome! Best one out there, question though so I was able to replace that flap. And now car is blowing cold air.. but when the car is driven.. it will blow cold then hot then back to cold and keep doing that.. any idea why?
Thank you. I have no money but have a camaro hahaha 😅 so I used the torch lighter to melt the blend door pieces Back together even stronger than before and ill tell you what it looks ugly but it works great 👍 atleast there's access now
It probably can but you would have to figure out where the door is and how to cut it. There was a year range of RAM 1500's that this was also done regularly.
Really good video, you went through each step. I would use whatever you are using to reseal the plastic, in the little holes on the door where it breaks to reinforce it from breaking again.
Just got this done, thank you for the video! I had an issue come up after reconnecting everything and starting the car, the HVAC controls don't work properly, when pressing legs and face it comes out of the windshield vent and legs, not the face. There's also some weird popping noises coming from somewhere in the dash when set to face only and max fan speed. Any idea what I can do? The battery was disconnected the entire time, and I didn't reconnect it until everything was plugged back in.
@@737mechanic not sure what it was, got back under it this morning took BCM out, air duct out, reinstalled everything now its working like normal. Thanks again for the video!
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Man, you saved me a quoted $1700 to repair this. I replaced it yesterday following your incredible step-by-step video. I can't thank you enough, God bless you Brother!
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I took my 2014 and everyone is trying to charge me over 2k. Was there anything you had the most trouble with? Any tips?
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@@cindym.4186 It was straight forward according to the instructions. If you're having trouble getting it out, there's probably still a part that didn't get cut well. I used a card knife I bought a while ago and it worked well with a butane lighter
Mine broke as soon as I bought it used in 2017 and they quoted me 2,500 from the dealer
First, thank you so much for taking the time out to show us how to replace the blend door. I live in the midwest and my heat stopped working about 2 yrs ago. I was very nervous about doing this myself especially with the heatee core being so close to the blend door but I was able to fix it with no issues. For any woman reading this, if I can do it so can you. Just watch his video from beginning to end first, get every tool that he suggested, remove the car seat and get a pillow for your back then go to work. It might look challenging but it's not. Might is back working now. Again, thank you so much!
I had an engineer drive from a neighboring state to have me do this job that he started and got part way through and decided it was too much to finish so you should be proud. I have done 15 of these now and most have been for men who didn't have the confidence to follow the video and do it themselves.
Good job and glad it helped you.
OMG!!! This video is the best!!! Thank you!!! I am a female, I am a nurse, not a mechanic…. And I was able to follow step by step and fix my AC!!! I was able to get the last part back in without removing any parts, just took a little muscle… thanks again !!
Very impressive, I had a mechanical engineer drive from Louisiana to have me do it after he gave it a try and got half way through the cut and gave up.
Are you in Houston Tx by any chance? I need help with mine! 😂
@@M1shell31 I am in the dallas area.
@@737mechanic I’m in the Dallas area and definitely need some assistance! How can I reach out?
@@ggb4life You can email me at mechanic737@hotmail.com
I just successfully completed this job thanks to your excellent instructions! I owe you unlimited beers if we ever cross paths. 🍻
Someone give this guy a medal!!
I could cry, I have AC and heat again for the first time in months thanks to this video (and my husband for doing the work). I almost croaked when the repair shop told me the total cost could get up into the thousands.
My husband did use the weakest setting on his dremel and a bit with low profile teeth to speed up the plastic cutting, and managed to execute it perfectly.
This video was a huge help and I just spent the weekend working on my 2015 Camaro RS. Followed all these tips and instructions and would have gave up for sure if I hadn’t heard and seen it done on video. Thanks for saving me a large bill at the dealer!
dis you disconnected the battery for the BCM??
I finally replaced my blend door last night. I started at 9:45p and by 11:30p the new part was in and secured. I think I could have knocked this out even quicker but a few things held me up.
1. The plastic piece that you cut off to access the blend door, TRIM it like this video suggests. I tried to put it back in without trimming it and I couldn't align it right. I fought it for a while before giving up and then trimmed it. It went in right away after.
2. The AC vent tube that is removed at the beginning needs to be put in first when you are reassembling it and the BCM pieces/wires. I tried installing the BCM first and then the vent tube and failed miserably. Once I took out the BCM (and the bracket it is in) the vent tube reattached easily.
3. Get a GOOD light. I can't stress this one enough as there is very little room down there to work in and you can't see anything without a good light you can reposition over and over to get good views of everything.
If you need something good to cut the access door with, I hight recommend this ($40) plastic welder. I bought it several years ago for other projects and it worked great for this project too! There is a rounded tip that comes with it that was perfect for the job. It took me about 5 minutes to cut out the plastic piece., seriously 5 minutes if that!!
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Man, I thank you so much for this video! $25.00 for the part and my time!!! I saw quotes upwards of $3000 to take the dash out and replace the blend door. 😢 Yikes! I followed step-by-step, and I appreciate you! May the Good LORD Bless you!
Thank you for the nice words.
He helped many people may good luck come to him for helping a fellow human.
Did mine in 2 hours. Great video. Used gorilla tape as a seam sealer when done. Worked great.
Gorilla tape is the best way to seal the door and you can take it off easy when you do the job a second and third time. Which you will. I've done mine twice.
Any tips in addition to the video you may have?
@@cindym.4186 yes after replacing the blend door try not to put your ac all the way down. Go one notch above . This prevents excessive torque on the blend door hinge.
2015 Camaro LT 65,000 mile on it, had the AC on noticed warm air/cool air mixture blowing immediate thought was low on Freon popped the hood high side of AC line ice cold. So I ordered a bore scope for my Iphone and a blend door. Most likely the blend door hinge is broken. Thanks for the awesome video. Update to come.
So got the bore scope took a little to manipulate the camera to the blend door actuator area but yep the hinge is broken and actuator is working. Ok time to go get some beer and start the cutting.
Great video. Dealer and another shop wanted $3000 to remove windshield and dash for a $15 blender door.
I followed your instructions step by step. Used a heat X acto electric knife. Took 5 hours cuz I took my time reviewing each step. AC is Freezing now! Heater is hotter than Hell.
Thank you so Much!!!
Joe...So California😎
Thats engineers for you. Im not fond of the idea of cutting that plastic to get to the door but im also not aboit to pay 3k or do all that for a 15$ part. Guess ill need a knife.
Just wanted to say thank you. Got my kids 2013 heating again. Silly me thought it was the thermostat. Thank you for your video and giving the average Joe confidence to tackle what the average person wouldn’t try!!!
Glad it helped you.
This truly puts it in prospective on what I am going to have to do! But, you have gave great detail! I feel confident I can do this myself and not have to pay over 3k for a $20 part. GM should replace these for free for us, but thats money out of their pockets 🙄 Thanks again I'm less nervous about doing it now
I came back to say thanks, Chris (737mechanic)! I followed your instructions and 3 years of no A/C in this Texas heat has been resolved. Saved me $5k from my local shop. I used an electric hot knife from Amazon. Took me about 4 hours because I ended up pulling out both seats to deep vacuum and shampoo the carpets lol.
Glad it was a success. And thank you for the nice comment.
Great video! Thank you sooo much! My son and I just did this to his 2015 Camaro and it worked like a charm!! We were quoted 1800 to 2200 from various mechanics. It cost us $50 in parts and tools and took 3.5 hours. Awesome video, thanks so much!
Sir, Thank you so much! The comments alone should verify this works so I will leave that there but I want to say you're a hero lol. Saved me $2700! Im 6'1 and the area is very tight but it is 100% doable. I have 0 car experience and it took me 6 hrs with a 40 minute break and multiple trips back and forth to the tool shed to get the right tools.
An electric hot iron does the trick without the blowtorch. How did you even figure this out??? Whatever made you decide to record this is a God send. Thank you again, you deserve an award lol!
Thank you for the kind words and I am glad you were able to get it done.
Best detailed mechanic video I’ve ever seen on UA-cam
Amazing video dude! I have a 2013 Camaro with 67k miles on it, it seems like most people are having this issues around 10 years give or take of use before that door breaks.
I’m at the ten year mark and I’m having this issue as well. Hopefully I can fix it myself. This is a great video!
Did this fix yesterday. The hardest part for me was getting the body module clipped back in. It held me up for 30 minutes or so but I got it done. I’m not a small fella, I’m 6’2 300 lbs so it didn’t leave me much room 😂 but I got it done. Took me about 4 hrs taking my time and not rushing anything. Thanks for the instruction video!!!!!
Done! Here was my experience, to help others know what to expect:
1. Cutting the box open was more difficult than I would have thought. I used a soldering iron with flattened tip. This worked really well - better than the lighter. Go quickly or make plunge cuts. Too slow and you'll melt everything back together. Temp = 350 degrees F. Pay attention to the size and shape of his cutting knife. Try to match that profile. I used a grinder to shape a removable soldering tip but initially didn't make the flat part long enough. The part that was most difficult is that the plastic is much more rigid than I realized, and mine seemed glued at the top. I had to pry really hard to get it to come out. Set up a fan nearby while melting the plastic.
2. Reinstalling the BCM and vent tube seemed impossible! I struggled for hours and even considered cutting the vent tube or BCM bracket. Here's what finally worked: First, remove the BCM bracket. Practice taking it off and putting it on so you know how it goes. Install the vent tube first, but don't secure it yet. Install the BCM bracket second. This is difficult, but the trick is to pull the BCM wires and vent tube out of the way while making sure the vent tube stays attached. Install the BCM. Move slowly and get everything out of the way. It'll fit. If it seems hung up on something, push the BCM down into the bracket while sliding it in.
3. Reinstalling the cut out section was difficult. Clean up all of the edges like the video says. I additionally trimmed and shaped some of the pieces until I finally got it to go in. Practice installing and removing before worrying about installing the new flapper. I think the upper-left corner generally needs to go in first.
4. Other: I did unhook my battery before starting. I didn't want to worry about the BCM wires, and the blend door seems to have auto-calibrated after connecting the battery. Two of the more obscure tools you'll need are a 7/32" socket (or maybe 5.5mm) and T50 torx bit. The other tools are more common and should be in an average toolset: I think they were: 10mm and 7mm sockets and T10 torx.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! All-in-all this was more difficult than I imagined but I *was* able to do it thanks to *you*.
Glad to see you got it done.
As far as putting the duct back in. I made a video addressing only that.
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I don't know what I can say that hasn't already been said but thank you so much for taking the time to make such a great video and sharing your experience. Like others I was quoted $2000 and because of this video it only cost $21 for the door, $7 for RTV, $19 for an electric hot knife. Total $47!!! You make it look too easy, it took me about 4hrs. but I knew ahead of time it probably would. Thanks again.
We just finished our 2014 Camaro. Could not have done it w/o this video. Thank you very much!
FWIW - a couple tips that may help others as well...
Before you seal it up, don't forget to pull out the broken piece of the blend air door. We thought we might not have pulled it out. In fact when we tested it, we heard some rattling inside the dash when the fan was on max circulation, confirming it was still in there. In the end we wound up getting a vacuum cleaner with flexible nozzle and put it into the cut-out hole. While holding the vacuum in the hole, we covered over the opening with our hands and turned on the fan to max circulation. By doing this, we were able to seal it off enough so the suction from the vacuum, plus the fan, sucked the broken part into the vacuum!
We also found that putting the vent on first before connecting the wiring was the way to go. Just be sure to keep the wires tucked back on top of the vent.
Good luck!
I just fixed mine without too much trouble, thanks to this amazing video. The most annoying part was getting the control module and air vent back in afterword. I couldn't get either one fully in and still have room for the other. I had to kind of put both in at the same time, which required a lot of jiggling, pushing, pulling, and shouting to make work.
This was the best video I’ve seen on UA-cam saved me 1.5k quoted to me by my local Chevy dealership. Took me 4 hour but saved me all that money. Followed this video step by step and got it. Thank you !!!
Do mines😩😩😩
Where you from 😂 I’m also a residential heating and air technician which is why I didn’t find this to be so complicated 😂
I don't understand why a lot of people go to dealership. They overpriced everything and they do the same
Thank you for this video you saved me over 1000.00 dollars
I did it myself with the help of your video but I have a question hopefully you can help when I put the car back together and hooked up the battery I now have a service airbag light on is it possible I hit a wire under the dashboard???
They quoted me over 3000 at dealership
Life saver, just finished this on my 2012 2ss couldn't have done it without this.
Great Video 👍
Hey bro, what was your ac doing before this fix?? I gotta 2013 2ss a month ago Andy ac started going in and out until it finally went out completely.. I changed the whole ac motor for $800 and replaced the ac liquid but it’s still coming out hot air no ac.. I’m starting to think it’s this. 🤷♂️
@@bgproductions93706 get a bore scope($60-100) and go to the passenger side footwell, theres a temp prob under there that u twist and remove, then stick the bore scope in
Holy smokes that was great! I believe I did watch the first video I remember you pulling that sensor out for the borescope, can’t believe how well that piece fit back on there after you cut it out, great job and thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills with us!
For anyone that doesn’t have a scan tool. It’s not 100% necessary. All I did was disconnect battery and after finishing and connecting everything back. The only problems I encountered was tpms was all dashes and the compass was saying “CAL”. But literally after driving it for 5 seconds everything went back to normal. With the patience and tools you’ll get it done.
Thank you so much for this detailed video. I watched it a few times, and I just successfully did this fix on my car. I had a shop quote me 1300 to fix it, and it only cost me ~$30 and some time!
Amazing video. Stopped at harbor freight yesterday after watching your video to get the tools I needed and then replaced my blend door. Also I used a box cutter type tool and no heat to cut and it worked fine. That heater core is strong enough it just had some scratches on it
I just replaced mine, I appreciate you taking the time to post this video brother it definitely helped. The only thing I did differently was trim the inner lip on the pop out piece so it goes in place without a lot of hassle. I also found out that a company actually makes an aluminum version of the blend door, should it happen again I'll be buying that one. Again thank you very much. 👍
I have to agree this is a very well and death video this man took his time show how to do it right and helping a lot of people out in this time of Overkill in expenses I'd like to say thank you
Got the door cut and out today, wasn't too bad, took a few hours, but I didn't get in any hurry.
Only thing I would add is the horizontal screw for the air duct was a Hex 20 on my car and not a 7mm. Mine is a 2012 2SS.
When you get these two screws out pull down towards you and rotate clockwise, the duct comes right out.
The only issue I have now is trying to fish out the broke end, and the white connector piece, but I'll tackle that tomorrow.
I used the borescope and unfortunately, they both are about 1/2 way down to the passenger side, approx. 6"-7" away from the hole I cut.
I tried a vacuum with an end on it that would hold them at the end without pulling them into it, but it didn't reach far enough.
I guess I'll try a long screwdriver tomorrow.
Thanks for the video, made it much easier to do.
Great video. I kept the module plugged in and didn’t remove the seat which made it a little challenging but several hours later I had AC. Thanks!
Thank you for making this video. It worked perfectly. Just used it to fix my daughter’s 2015 Camaro SS. Awesome job.
GM lets put the heater core 1 inch from the plastic blend door so it can melt warp and snap. Great engineering!
You’re video helped fix my heat myself. You are awesome.
This was the best video for doing this that I found. He doesn’t talk too much, just enough to help you if you need it and the video was good for the space you have to record. Very helpful and I completed in about 2 hours, and AC works great again!
Man you are a lifesaver!!! I just knocked it out today with step by step instructions from you. Thank you so much!!
It's always good to hear that.
bro where are y’all located i will literally pay someone to do this for me chevy charged me 3000 😭
@@zjokoz I am in dallas area.
@@737mechanic HOW MUCH i’m in the dallas area too what’s your number or do you have social media
where can i privately contact you ?
Thank you for your video save me $3000 at the dealer. Now heat and cooling work great again. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
thank you so much man, my 2012 camaro was having this issue and my dad and I followed your video and now my car finally has AC!!!
Glad to hear it.
This is a really great detailed video.
Thanks so much, saved a lot of money.
I used a soldering iron for the hot knife.
Hello sir! I wanted to wait till the job was done. And im currently sitting in my 13 Camaro SS enjoying full AC for the first time since I bought the car over a year ago. Thankyou. Thankyou. So much patience in telling every little detail. Perfect guide. Took me twice as long,but the job is done. You're a f*ckin saint. Stay golden.
I have a 2010 Camaro with the same issue. The A/C mechanic I took it to installed a valve on the heater hose, you close it for A/C and open it for heat. He said he did not know how to fix the blend door and this way was the most practical fix he knew of.
Today I found this video and ordered a new blend door off Amazon. Also, when on the order page an electric hot knife popped up. So Amazon must know about this fix. It will be nice to switch from heat to A/C without having to stop and turn the valve and burn the shit out of your fingers. 😮
I just saved myself 3500$ thank you brother, you're a lifesaver!
Excelent video!! Thanks!! You did a very good job filming with just one hand!! Thanks!!
Best demo on UA-cam. Thank You ❤️
Such a helpful video. Thank you so much. I did this today and only problem I had was installing the cut back. I couldn’t seal it. I ended up just going with it unsealed and the ac and heater work. I didn’t remove the seat or disconnect the battery and everything seems fine. Thanks again.
Yesssir love to see it sir! Thank you for being here for all of us Camaro bois🫡💯
Love Your Video!!! Thanks for taking the time to record it!!!
Thank you!!! You made all the steps super easy to follow and i did it on my own! I cant thank u enough. ❤
Thank you, I was a mechanic, but now going to school for a new trade. I toke my car to the dealership, and they want to pull the dashboard out and break my windshield in the process just to get to it. I just replaced the windshield and now they want 4500 in repairs... Almost half of what i paid for the car just to get to a hvac valve. If you are aware of anything else ridiculous please 🙏 make more videos.
Man what a super good video. Had issues knowing how far to cut in the ends. The shaving down of parts is very important everyone
However we got her all buttoned up in the dark and it did t work. I assume the blend door feel out of the far end chase at some time however I checked the movement of the door before proceeding. Quite disappointing but nothing to do with your video. Just my abilities.
Thanks again
Just did this to my Camaro 2014 very good video! THANKS ALOT!!
What an awesome video ... I gotta do this and NOW i think I can .... thank you !!!!
I did it! yay! I thought about leaving the seat in but yeah that had to come out.. so much easier.
Just did this to my 2012 v6,
I feel like I need to send you some $$
Thank you brother
This video helped me change my blend door myself. I'm 58 yr old healthcare provider. I'd like to add that there is a simpler way to check if the blend door is working. Remove the cabin air filter. Have someone turn the AC to on and over to heat. You can clearly see the blend door moving. Of.course that was after I fixed it. So if it's broken. The blend door shouldn't move back and forth.
I thought you were on to something but the only thing I could see when the cabin air filter is removed is the squirrel cage on the blower motor.
What year Camaro do you have?
@@737mechanic My Camaro is a 2015. Does the squirrel guard move back and forth when the temp is moved from cold to heat?
@@elliehorning922 So the cabin air filter on the 2013 is on the cowl under the hood. When I open the hood and remove the cabin air filter the blower motor squirrel cage is all I can see. When I look under the passage side of the dash I see nothing that would allow me to remove to see the blend air door.
I'll take a closer look at this tomorrow morning. I'm in Florida and morning is best for me to work on my car.
I've changed the blend door and it moves back and forth easily. I also changed the blend door Actuator since I was right there to do so.
Unfortunately, I'm getting cold air when I start out driving, but then it goes to warm air.
I'm thinking, I may have mixed my new Actuator with the old and put the old 1 back in.
I am going to change that out in the morning.
I'm at a loss as to why I'm getting cool air and warm air . It comes and goes.
Any idea what else might be my problem. Help help help🙏🏻
@@elliehorning922 You need to find out if the compressor is shutting off or if it is still engaged. That will tell you if it is something causing the compressor to disengage or if it is a door issue.
Man I appreciate videos like this. You save me a ton of time. Even tho you gotta hack the side of the box open it actually doesn’t look to bad after you get it back together. Thank you!
Well described repair. Got my fixed!
I feel like I owe you a beer man, thank you so much, I saved 2800 bucks and spend $100
Thank You, got it done yesterday!!!
Thanks, guy
Worked like a charm
Great video, thank you you save me a lot of money.
This was a very helpful video and I appreciate you doing it. However I just finished doing this on my 2014 Camaro. I must say this is the hardest repair I've ever done to a vehicle in my life. I struggled almost all the way through it. Lying on my back wasn't good either it made me nauseous and sick. If someone offered me $3,000 to fix their car this way I would refuse. I did however spend the money for the billet blend door so hopefully it will never break again and if it does I know I'm not fixing it. Thanks again for your video I probably couldn't have got this done without it.
I am about to do my 16th Camaro tomorrow and I only charge $350. Maybe I am lowballing myself........
@@737mechanic After doing mine yesterday I wouldn't do another one for $350 and hopefully I'll never have to do one again. You probably are low balling yourself but that's a great price you give you customers. I'd pay it.
Thank you so much man!! I followed this and it totally worked. You rock my world
Thank you for your video it was a lot of help to do my 2012 Chevy camaro 45th anniversary 6.2 6 SPd manuel
Thank you very much after three years without heat I will be able to fix it
You sir are a Steely- Eyed-Missile Man! Destroyed my back, but saved a sh!t ton of money. Thank you
I used a pocket knife and a propane torch and it worked great. I think the problem is not the door but the actuator not stopping in the correct position braking the blend door.
This was a great video. It helped me replace my door. He did a great job!!!!
Good job I have the same problem and that will save me a lot of money
Awesome video! Easy to follow!
Thank u so much for this video. I just fixed it on my 2015 Camaro as well. Thank you for your detailed instructions.
You the man dude ! Thanks for the step by step
Thanks a bunch for the video, I just picked up the new blend door yesterday and went to harbor freight and got a cheap hot knife, now I'm waiting for the rain to move on through soon as I get it installed I let you know how I did .
Thanks again!!
I just did it successfully!! Planned for 3 years because I knew it would break eventually 😢
Great video, saved me so much money.
Thank you very much for the knowledge Sir. Great video great tips and made it very easy to do it myself. 👍🏼 God Bless You always
I replaced the blend door today but im having just one issue.
Before the car would ONLY release hot air but now after replacing the blend door, the car blows hot air only when i start driving, and sometimes when im parked. Any advice for what I should do?
My model is a 2013
Hello. I’m on the middle of the installation, and am asking how to avoid not breathing in all the melting plastic fumes. Thanks!
Open both doors and if there is any wind at all the fumes will evacuate if not put a small fan blowing into the car to force the fumes out.
@@737mechanicThanks so much for the quick reply! Also, I was wondering a couple more things. When I took the actuator out the white peice was still sitting there, and when I pulled that out I heard something fall down. I am wondering if there is only 3 parts, the blend. door, little white thing, and actuator. If so, was it probably the blend door I heard fall down? Also, when installing the blend door back in should I position it in a certain way? Open or closed? So that is syncs up with the climate control system. Thanks so much for this video, I am 17 and am not willing to pay 2k for someone to just check if this is the issue. If needed I would be willing pay you to give a quick call to help me out if possible. Anyways, thanks and I am wondering if you have any insight on this.
@@NathanZehnder There are only the 3 parts, door, white coupler, and actuator so what you heard was the door falling down.
Postition the door vertical or up and down and you should be fine.
Ok thanks! I got the plastic piece off and looked inside. There was the door which I took out and a little black peice that was not attached. Is it because this was supposed to be attached to the actuator? It looked broken. Is there any way I can message you a photo? I am pretty sure I have found the problem but want to be sure. Thanks!
Oh nevermind it was the blend door! Thanks so much for the help!
Gave a like and subscribe bc you probably just saved me $400 bucks
Holy crap!! This repair is a true p.i.t.a.!!You couldn’t pay me to do 8 of these terrible just terrible to put yourself through such pain. Thank you for the walk through but this is way more intense then I thought took me 4 hours and I’m no rookie or well atleast I wasn’t until this happened 😂
I kept saying I will never do another one but I have done 14 now and I have one to do in the next couple of weeks.
It has gotten easier but it still sucks.
What is a safe length to use on the exacto knife to not pierce the heater core? I’ll be attempting to do this in two weeks and damaging the heater core is what worries me the most.
I use the regular exacto knife blade and I grind down the sharp point to a rounded point to be safe. But unless you are really pushing hard on it I don't think you need to worry to much.
@@737mechanic Thanks for the great video and details! AC is blowing super cold again! I have an Xtool D7 and did the relearn. If I do this often should it be okay to move my switch to max AC or max heat or should I avoid doing this at all even if I can run the relearn monthly?
@@kylewalsh803 I run ours on max. Our car had 130000 miles when it broke so I figure if it last even 80000 before it breaks again no big deal. If we happen to have the car the hard part is already done.
Awesome thank you for the knowledge sir saved me a lot of time
Is there a specific way I have to put my actuator in, do I leave it on cold or on hot? So when I put my blend door, it goes in the way it should ? 🙏🏽
It will only go in one way.
737, Scan calibration question: Will a proper calibration help fix any errors that might have occurred from mounting the actuator out of sync with the temp dial? I have plenty of heat and cool down. I just cant say the AC is really as cold as I think it should be. Maybe calibrate the door to close off the heat farther? Also, ditto on the thank you's. I would not have taken this on without your video! See you over on Camaro5...
You need to do a calibration to make sure the doors are fully opening and closing. A scan tool is easiest and the best way to do this but if you disconnect the battery for a few min and reconnect it when you turn the key on the car should do a self calibrate.
@@737mechanic Yes, I disconnected the battery before I started the car for the first time after replacing the door. It works pretty well and it's possible I just need an air conditioning service but it was cold before the old door broke. So I guess bottom line is, should I pay somebody $150 to calibrate this thing?
@@HHHAAA111222 One thing you can do is on a hot day open the hood and see if the aluminum A/C line between the master cylinder and engine is nice and cold. That will help tell you if the system is indeed getting ice cold but simply not coming out cold from the vents.
Good idea. Thnaks for all your help. @@737mechanic
One last Q, 737. After a new (aluminum) door install and battery disconnect, I'm still getting a little warmer air on the pass side vs driver's side, did I screw something up? Seems to work thru the warm cycle. Plenty hot. Move to Alaska? 😂 Thx.
Do yourself a favor and absolutely take the seat out! I’m 6”4 245 and omg my side hurt so bad from the seat and the headache from being upside down and the hot knife burns sucked. Video is 100% 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
lol 6’2” and 200…. Seat wouldn’t come out …. I did it tho…. Side and shoulders tore up a little…. Very tight spot
Lol. I just did mine yesterday and even though I took the seat out my neck, back shoulders, are hurting real bad. Yup, have a headache too but at least didn't burn myself with the hot knife. I agree 5 stars for the video.
Hey man your video is awesome! Best one out there, question though so I was able to replace that flap. And now car is blowing cold air.. but when the car is driven.. it will blow cold then hot then back to cold and keep doing that.. any idea why?
im having trouble getting this piece off, i got the bottom to dislodge but its still not budging for me
Make sure you have cut deep enough in the two top corners and pry the bottom out and kinda bend it back and forth and it will slowly work loose.
nvm i got it, that top piece was a bear, for some reason. you made it look easy
What happens if you try to recalibrate the actuator while it’s still broken? Would it return any error codes? Could that be another way to diagnose?
@@marks_02 that is a good question, I am not sure but next time I do one of these I am going to try that.
Thank you. I have no money but have a camaro hahaha 😅 so I used the torch lighter to melt the blend door pieces Back together even stronger than before and ill tell you what it looks ugly but it works great 👍 atleast there's access now
Can this be done on 2011 5.7 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
It probably can but you would have to figure out where the door is and how to cut it.
There was a year range of RAM 1500's that this was also done regularly.
Thank you@@737mechanic
Really good video, you went through each step. I would use whatever you are using to reseal the plastic, in the little holes on the door where it breaks to reinforce it from breaking again.
do i need to disconnect the battery before taking the seat out?
It is best but I never do.
Could you get the heater core out this way?
I don't think so, you would have to cut both sides, and the tubes are so long you wouldn't be able to maneuver it out.
@@737mechanic ok thanks! Just trying to find a way to not pull the whole dash out! 😂
@@reesewoodworks Yea, unfortunatly you are going to have to pull the dash for that.
Hello, great video. What is the name of the blue glue you used to put the cut back together? Thanks!!!
I’m having a problem getting the heat duct out on 2015 Lt camero any suggestions
Thanks you for this video...congratulations
Just got this done, thank you for the video! I had an issue come up after reconnecting everything and starting the car, the HVAC controls don't work properly, when pressing legs and face it comes out of the windshield vent and legs, not the face. There's also some weird popping noises coming from somewhere in the dash when set to face only and max fan speed. Any idea what I can do? The battery was disconnected the entire time, and I didn't reconnect it until everything was plugged back in.
Disconnecting the battery should cause the door actuators to recalibrate. You may have a bad mode control actuator.
@@737mechanic not sure what it was, got back under it this morning took BCM out, air duct out, reinstalled everything now its working like normal. Thanks again for the video!
@@rinzzlerrrr Maybe one of the BCM plugs wasn't seated all the way.