Reputable digital climate control rebuilders?

Can anyone recommend a reputable climate control rebuilder? I know it isn't terribly difficult to replace the components, but experience almost always makes a job turn out better. I'd rather trust this job to someone who has done it before. I see a place advertising on Ebay (Galaxy Car Parts), but they have an F rating with the BBB. Their Ebay feedback is good, but the F rating is worrisome. Has anyone used them?

If anyone does this or can recommend someone who repairs these modules, please let me know!

Thanks,
Tom

Bump, I'm curious too.

Could do.

Just curious why not find a used? This isn't an attempt at a pitch but I have a good working one but one of the lower mounting tabs is broken. Perhaps between your housing and it you could make a good one? I opted to replace it.

I have looked at used units, but I assumed I would be back in the same position at some point in the future. Can you PM me with the cost of your unit?

Thanks,
Tom

Memphetic: You could do the repair?

--Tom

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Can anyone recommend a reputable climate control rebuilder? I know it isn't terribly difficult to replace the components, but experience almost always makes a job turn out better. I'd rather trust this job to someone who has done it before. I see a place advertising on Ebay (Galaxy Car Parts), but they have an F rating with the BBB. Their Ebay feedback is good, but the F rating is worrisome. Has anyone used them?

If anyone does this or can recommend someone who repairs these modules, please let me know!

Thanks,
Tom

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Galaxy did mine and it works perfectly. Fast turn around and they refunded the 75 core as well. I bought the 129 dollar one because my mount tabs were broken.

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Memphetic: You could do the repair?

--Tom

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Yep, I can repair yours - and it won't be nearly as much as Galaxy charges :P

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Originally Posted by Memphetic

Yep, I can repair yours - and it won't be nearly as much as Galaxy charges :P

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How much do you charge? Do you repair both the display and the computer itself? Please post or PM me with the details.

Thanks,
Tom

I didn't hear anything for a long time, so I went with Galaxy's repair service. They repaired the unit and returned it extremely quickly. I hooked up the components and everything worked, but the background cathode lines were pretty bright (not a good sign). The display worked for about 20 minutes and went out again on my test drive with a burned resistor smell. I sent it back yesterday, so we'll see what happens. If they make it right, I will not be unhappy with the deal. I will post the results when I get the display unit back again.

Tom

There is a long thread about the DCC only lasting a little while after they have been repaired.

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At this point I don't know if anyone knows the causes of them blowing after being repaired. Mine started acting really weird on me. First off it would always turn on when I turned the car on and never saved any of the previous settings. Next, when driving for some time the display would randomly flicker different items on the display, Likw a disco light or something... I pulled it apart and none of the caps were leaking or anything. I am replacing them all anyways. I should have my parts in the next day or so,

Gonzo I have a question for you regarding yours.

When you said it would always turn on, was it turning on to 69* and AC on?

If that is the case then that issue is likely unrelated to the repair. That's a memory issue. I had a similar issue to this on the 92 RT I 2g converted all those years ago and it was related to the IOD.

On mine it would always turn on at i think 72 with the AC on. Yeah it si a memory issue almost like the unit is not getting constant power after I turn off the car. I have to look at the wiring to see what is going on with it also.

Yeah 72 that's right. That constant issue could also be causing the flicker issue.

You are not experiencing ECU resets or radio preset resets are you?

nope, Just issues with the DCC. I am in the process if finishing up the rebuild right now. Hope to have it back in the car tomorrow.

Good luck. Maybe you will fall into something that helps others.

Well, I'm just following the rebuild instructions. i did notice that none of the caps in mine were leaking so I may have lucked out. Then again, it may be something else I missed.

I received my re-repaired climate control unit back from Galaxy last week and installed it before the Polar Express pulled in and the temperatures plummeted. I have run the car for a total of 30-40 minutes so far and the display is still working. I have to say they do a good job of turning the part around quickly once they receive it. They were also quick to say they would fix it when it failed again the first time. It's a bummer I had to pay for shipping twice because that ran up the cost of the repair; however, I will be happy if it continues to work properly. It looks like the frigid weather is going to be hanging around for the indefinite future, so I don't know when I will be able to take the car for a long test drive. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will last almost as long as the original unit did...

Just wanted everyone to know the second repair is still holding up nine months later.

I replaced almost every cap, diode, the two transistors, the voltage regulator... and, the 1 Ohm resistor still heats like crazy, so I just put junk yard DCC :)