Autoterm have moved their manufacturing to Latvia
Its still Russian owned.Autoterm have moved their manufacturing to Latvia
We had no beef with Russia when I bought it and installed it.....It wouldn't be any less unethical if you removed it now - you funded Putin's war machine at the point of purchase. (joking!)
Yup, it has an app. It allows remote / timer based operation And shows your location.Moving on, the next thing I'm looking at is the diesel heater.
Reading between the lines it looks like mounting the heater externaly, but above the underbody plastics is the way to go.( To save seatbase space for electricals)
And that taking the fuel feed from the main tank makes more sense.
I like the OEM look where the cool air inlet is from the drivers foot well step, and the hot air outlet is on the lower b pillar.
I like the various options of timers, remote on,/off etc, but it not a deal breaker.... I loved @Eli OEM Cali option with the roof display panel and remote control.
And that @czmate1999 has a sim card system for remote monitoring?... Does it have an app?
Appart from that.... I have no idea.
So what are people fitting,? Running?
What is the OEM option?
What's a decent unit to look at?
What would you do differently if you done it again?.
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I'm hearing names like webastow,?
Erberspratcher,?
Chinese cloan,?
Over to you guys.
I'm sure there's a joke in there about it being Argentina that have the beef and Russia just have the gas... anyway, a cynic would say that ethics only apply until it is politically expedient for them to not.We had no beef with Russia when I bought it and installed it.....
How far should ethicality (is that a word?) apply? Although thinking about it, I avoid Argentine products as much as I can since The Hand of God.....!!
Whats the make and model?Yup, it has an app. It allows remote / timer based operation And shows your location.
The App is easy to use, it basically sends a string of alphanumerics to the controller and then it replies with what the heater is doing.. I plumped up for the Comfort controller and its great to use. The other one (Pu5 is the basic one)We hats the to make, mode.
Can you post some pics and controller plus app screenshots?
Do you have an option on the autotern planar kit?Reliability wise they are on a par, they are both well made with many years of experience in the market. I only work with Webastos as a retirement occupation so restrict myself to them as I don't want to build up a big legacy for my kids to sort out when I pop my clogs. ( It will be bad enough with what I have now!) Quality - they are much the same.
VW swing between the two, sometimes fitting Eberspächer sometimes Webasto. T5s had the Webasto Air Top 3500ST but have gone with Eberspächer for the T6 retaining Webasto for the coolant heater. T3s had Eberspächer air heaters and Webasto coolant heaters also. I think they just try to even out the sales between the two companies.
Thank you for your honest and valued option.5 players - the MV Airo is made by Mikuni who are a Japanese manufacturer since the 1920s. It appears to be a direct copy of Webastos with every component the same! The older basic Mikuni heaters used to be a common fitment in yachts.
Personally I would not touch Planar with the Russian associations even though they have supposedly relocated out of Russia.
That leaves 3 players with credentials that stand up to scrutiny.
Webasto
Eberspächer
Mikuni.
Chinese heaters are out for me - I would not trust the safety accreditation at all.
Russians are out for obvious reasons.
The Mikuni MV Airo would appear to be intellectual theft unless there is some sort of licencing happening in the background.
Here are the details:Whats the make and model?
Can you post some pics and controller plus app screenshots?
Pics would be great.You can specify the “Factory “ vents fitted to a Cali
The intake is fitted to the step and sits fairly flush to the vertical face
The outlet is fitted to the B pillar at about the same height at the seat Squab.
if you want some photos of the factory vents let me know.
The controllers can either be fitted as Factory in the centre roof courtesy light Console or you can have a different style of digital controller fitted elsewhere.
I love that.Here you go, these can be retrofitted as part of the install, instead of the standard Round vents
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