This Is The Reason Why You Need The Jdm Ac Controller
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It does work but you have to remove the button and button cover from the oem one and put it on the jdm version there are how to write ups on this
What about the one that has a dual climate button on it already? Is it plug and play or would it still require moving buttons around?
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If it has it already it'll work unless it's broken lol
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Has anyone's jdm ac controller stopped working? I purchased one some years ago...and now its acting really weird. For instance the fan speed button doesn't work but if I raise or lower the temp then the fan speeds up or slow down. Also the rear defrost button is dead. I'm going to buy another controller but can't seem to find a place that just sells the controller.
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eBay is always a good place to start looking-https://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-Infiniti-G35-A-C-Control-Unit-NEW/112729856835?hash=item1a3f391b43:g:OrcAAOSwkX1ZdFl 4&vxp=mtr
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no this one is for 05-07 coupes and 05-06 sedans. 03-04 are built into the face plates and can't be ordered separately.
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Aftermarket (Metra/Scosche) or OEM it's the same on 03-04's. The climate controls are part of the whole DD assembly, not a separate unit like in the later 1st gens.
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To all,
Historically, there have been questions why we need the JDM AC controller to do a DD conversion from our stock HU's to an aftermarket one.
"Can't I just use my stock AC controller?" or "Why do we need to order another AC controller because it is expensive?" or "How can I retain my Dual Climate control?"
**This how-to pertains to 03-04 models only, but 05-07 models need the JDM AC controller for the same reason** (05-07 models vary slightly when it comes to desoldering and resoldering the DCC button and LED light)
1. This is what the face of the 03-04 stock HU/ACC HVAC unit looks like:
2. This is the back of the HU/ACC IC board. As you can see, the AC controller is deeply integrated with the radio/CD control circuits. There was a picture posted on cardomain.com back in 2004 where the guy actually physically cut the IC board and separated the stock radio controls from the stock AC controller but had to rewire the IC board traces so that he could mount the stock AC controller but put the radio controls part of the IC board down below the ashtray. The end result looked like something out of the Terminator and the guy said it was a complete PITA project.
As you can see, you need the JDM AC controller so that you can mount your aftermarket HU in the DD space. Otherwise, the stock IC board with the radio/CD controls will block your aftermarket HU.
3. How to retain your Dual Climate Control for your AC.
Take this button of your stock AC controller
..by carefully unclipping these clips...
..remove the "dead" DCC button off your JDM ACC and snap the stock DCC button into the now empty "dead" button on your JDM ACC.
4. Next, desolder your stock ACC controller DCC little green button
5. Resolder it onto the JDM ACC in the same position on the IC board.
so it looks like this...
There you go...
I think for the 05-07 DCC retention, you also need to desolder/resolder the LED for the DCC button as well....
I know this is redundent information but these 2 topics are always asked over and over again and I though I would just condense them into one thread.
Admins, sticky this??? hint, hint....
Hope this helps those who are just starting there DD conversion!
doc
Historically, there have been questions why we need the JDM AC controller to do a DD conversion from our stock HU's to an aftermarket one.
"Can't I just use my stock AC controller?" or "Why do we need to order another AC controller because it is expensive?" or "How can I retain my Dual Climate control?"
**This how-to pertains to 03-04 models only, but 05-07 models need the JDM AC controller for the same reason** (05-07 models vary slightly when it comes to desoldering and resoldering the DCC button and LED light)
1. This is what the face of the 03-04 stock HU/ACC HVAC unit looks like:
2. This is the back of the HU/ACC IC board. As you can see, the AC controller is deeply integrated with the radio/CD control circuits. There was a picture posted on cardomain.com back in 2004 where the guy actually physically cut the IC board and separated the stock radio controls from the stock AC controller but had to rewire the IC board traces so that he could mount the stock AC controller but put the radio controls part of the IC board down below the ashtray. The end result looked like something out of the Terminator and the guy said it was a complete PITA project.
As you can see, you need the JDM AC controller so that you can mount your aftermarket HU in the DD space. Otherwise, the stock IC board with the radio/CD controls will block your aftermarket HU.
3. How to retain your Dual Climate Control for your AC.
Take this button of your stock AC controller
..by carefully unclipping these clips...
..remove the "dead" DCC button off your JDM ACC and snap the stock DCC button into the now empty "dead" button on your JDM ACC.
4. Next, desolder your stock ACC controller DCC little green button
5. Resolder it onto the JDM ACC in the same position on the IC board.
so it looks like this...
There you go...
I think for the 05-07 DCC retention, you also need to desolder/resolder the LED for the DCC button as well....
I know this is redundent information but these 2 topics are always asked over and over again and I though I would just condense them into one thread.
Admins, sticky this??? hint, hint....
Hope this helps those who are just starting there DD conversion!
doc
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Probably the pics were posted to a hosting site like imgur and they have since been taken down. Thus why it's HIGHLY recommended to just upload all pics directly to G35DRIVER so this doesn't happen when a 3rd party host decides to flush old data.
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HVAC controller
My car currently has dual climate and I’ve been in search for a JDM DD with HVAC controls. Does it matter if the JDM does not have dual climate? I’m not worried about dual climate working, just everything else.