# dealership wanted almost $600 for a replacement climate control board. here's my $10

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [July 19, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842 "2013-07-19T08:27:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/1 "2013-07-19T08:27:09Z")

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from reddit and rocdubs, but too awesome to not repost… lol @ /r/frugal

> **[r/Frugal - dealership wanted almost $600 for a replacement climate control...](https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/1im1tg/dealership_wanted_almost_600_for_a_replacement/)**
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> 2,417 votes and 564 comments so far on Reddit

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**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/2 "2013-07-19T08:30:43Z")

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too much to read through to find the funny part

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**Author:** ![copperlegend](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copperlegend/32/7445_2.png) [@copperlegend](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/copperlegend)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/3 "2013-07-19T08:49:55Z")

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Pretty sure the funny part is in the photo itself…

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/4 "2013-07-19T08:54:11Z")

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so, what exactly are you referring to, theblue?

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**Author:** ![Norb\_O](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/norb_o/32/5189_2.png) [@Norb\_O](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norb_O)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/5 "2013-07-19T09:00:52Z")

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are those up to code?

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**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/6 "2013-07-19T09:03:28Z")

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I do not see a photo

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**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/7 "2013-07-19T09:31:30Z")

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it takes maybe 15 seconds to figure out what’s going on if you click the link.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/8 "2013-07-19T09:36:27Z")

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I can see the picture. Everything looks factory to me though :shrug:

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**Author:** ![TORQDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torqdss/32/5125_2.png) [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/9 "2013-07-19T09:37:00Z")

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Completely awesome! HVAC controls are insanely expensive so I give this guy the DIY award of the year!!!

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dealership-wanted-almost-600-for-a-replacement-climate-control-board-heres-my-10/231842/10 "2013-07-19T12:55:25Z")

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beat car who cares? I’ve hard wires the A.C clutch and blower motors before to switches…