How does he have his condenser mounted? On the topside or bottom of the radiator?

We successfully wired everything up. We connected the switch from relay 1 "yellow white wire" that is the switch for the A/c on button. Connected to a fuse and relay that connects to the battery power source on the fuse box and mounted a ground.

Now time to drive it around.

Looks like it is above the radiator according to pictures in his build thread.

My quest for my A/C to perform as efficient as possible continues with the purchase of a CoverCraft Sunshade. Parking the car while Jeanne and I are enjoying the weekend cruise and doing some historic district shopping etc.( " she's calls it antiquing" Don't judge me lol) but the car bakes in the sun. Florida parking lots have no trees to retreat underneath to.

Well, one step closer to my insanity consists of this custom cut CoverCraft UVS100 through https://www.carid.com/1993-mazda-rx-...-10095883.html Keeping the dash as ambient as possible is my goal because the A/C has to cool the dash before we can really feel the cool air. I ordered the UVS100 and waited for a month to receive the product. That wait seem to be nonexistent as I put the shade on the front windshield. I couldn't believe how nicely it fit. I mean were talking snug with little to no light protruding through the edge of the pillar. Its structure is a very thick accordion style fold board that seems to have strength since it can prop itself up without the help of the sun visors to lay it flat against the windshield. The instructions though ask for you to press them against the sunshade.

I also had the option to pick a reflective color which was Gold because I am engulfed in the Montego Blue life and Gold along with Bronze goes well with the paint.

Heres some pictures. I am also going to have installed a 3M crystalline Clear tint on the windshield to keep the dash cool while driving because the A/C is cooling the dash before it cools us.

Thanks for posting about the sunshade, I've been looking for one for my FD and my wife's Mazda3. Both our car sits in the sun at work. Some times I get a garage spot if I make it in early but most of the time it sits outside, and the Speedhut gauges hate heatsoak, they won't work until they cool down.

I also thought about getting a tint that Tesla owners install on their vehicles to reduce the heat inside. They complain about cranking their a/c to cool the Model S inside which drains the battery life. It's Spectra Photosync 75 tint that is better then 3M crystalline 70 clear tint. But the complaints about 3M is that they turn a funny shade of bronze with water or moisture and become hazy with polarized glasses. There are more accounts of people's critique and opinion that may or may not be true or accurate but I've read more positive reviews with Photosync. It'll keep the dash temps cooler while driving and a 20 degree difference in btu's

If I leave the car outside for several hours under the sun, to a point where the gauge pod is hot to touch, the gauges won't display reading correctly, like 30psi fuel pressure will display 10psi etc. It feels like the needle have trouble moving if it gets really hot, outside of the stepper motor operational temperature perhaps?

Once the cabin cool down, and a restart of the gauges they will read normal again. This is not that big of an issue since I don't leave it out in the sun that often, I either make sure I get in early if I drive the car to work or I move it to the garage during lunch, but it would be nice to have a sunshade handy if I'm force to leave it outside.

Gerald! Excellent choice on the sunshade man. I bought one last year and it's done a fantastic job keeping out the heat.

Twinsies...

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I thought about going gold too but opted for silver in the end.

Keep up the good work dude!

Nick

So I've been short circuiting the fog light relay that is wired and stuffed under the metal bumper plate and water keeps getting to it somehow. So I bought a 1 1/2 inch adhesive waterproof shrink wrap and walla! Perfect coverage and the glue on the inside sealed it right up. I performed the idea on the AC fan switch as well since the boot ripped. I zip tied the bottom tightly where the wires meet.



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Nice. Have a link to that heat shrink?

https://buyheatshrink.com

It's the 1 1/2 inch adhesive wrap 3:1


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