UrS-car owner and cool guy Mario Pott from the Bronx brought this to my attention. Looks like something we may all need at some point.
Enjoy.
left air duct (from the driver’s side near the gas pedal); right air duct (from the right side under the glove compartment which i removed to make it all easier…seeing as it’s 4 bolts and the plug to the compartment light (5 minuutes total); two multi-wire plugs wich i reached by removing the stereo head-unit!!! If you begin to withdraw the heater unit from the engine side, it gives you room to then go back inside and with left fingers into the stereo hole, and the right hand up in under the glove compartment you can unplug those two plugs which hang loose in behind the stereo; then go back to the engine side and complete pulling out the unit (this of course after removing the wiper mechanism, unhooking coolant hoses, etc.). I have done this twice without removing the center console, and it is worth the patience it takes in unplugging and replugging those two wire plugs (one red, one blue??) in behind the stereo. Bytheway, make sure to order the ALL_METAL heater core (not the one with plastic ends which might only last one year like mine did FROM THE DEALER!! –got my all-metal from advance auto parts, prox. $70-; the core arrived with partsamerica.com paperwork. customer service: 877-808-0698. They carry both, so be sure to stipulate “all-metal”. LISTEN TO ME HERE: IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE PLASTIC-END CORE, RETURN IT AND GET THE ALL-METAL!!!!!Good luck! PS: I wrap the core in hardware-store 1″ wide foam tape to get a snug fit of the core into the plastic cavity; I close up the hose end with 100% silicone caulk, and let it set up overnight before installing the unit back into the car. –no other seals to purchase. but you might have to somehow adapt the too-large heater-hose to the smaller pipe on the heater core….be creative!