HVACs interchangeable?

[RedRyder]

Getting a black one and painting it would have been the easier/cheaper thing to do, yes. haha but I did get the clock for $8 and the bezel for $16 so I don't have a lot in it. Don't plan on spending too much for the cc unit.

I'm also doing it because I think the 01-02 looks a little cleaner and more modern. And I think the silver will update my interior nicely, since it will match the Type-S bezel around my shifter. So I'll have a combination of woodgrain, black, and silver. Guess I'm ready for something different.

"Honda-sense"

 

[Mikey]

That's how they are though and we all know it, lol. The window switches are relatively interchangeable, why aren't the CC's?

I will agree that the 0102 looks newer and more up to date. I just don't think you're gonna have fun with this. I'm not saying it won't work or that you might not blaze a trail but me and dill went through this. That's why we didn't follow through.

 

[RedRyder]

heh....dill.

What was the straw that broke the camel's back for you?

 

[Mikey]

I don't recall exactly. I think it bad something to do with either fitment or the fact that they weren't plug and play. I don't like hacking harnesses and what not. If it's not gonna zwap right in then I'm not gonna worry about it.

 

[BoyWonder]

Either that or use plastidip to spray it black and peel when youre done

 

[Simkid5614]

Year is the difference, it's another one of the things that changed between 98-00 and 01-02.

98-00 auto cc unit:

Reminds me that i still never picked up a woodgrain piece in great shape. lol

 

[RedRyder]

I got the last piece of the puzzle in the mail last night. So I now have the 01-02 silver bezel, clock/hazard, and climate control unit. I plan on swapping it tonight, and verifying once and for all if a 98-00 auto cc to 01-02 auto cc swap is possible.

The plugs on the back look the same to me. But if I remember correctly I won’t be able to just swap over my LED’s, and I need to look up how to take out the filter behind the buttons like I did on my current setup so I had pure white.

Anyway, update to come.

 

[LeAccord]

I was thinking about getting a black or silver bezel for mine too . If I do find one off another 98-00 then I may have my wood grain bezel for sale

Btw, there was no intention of copying you with the wood grain, black and silver, Chris ..
Guess it is 'Honda sense'

 

[RedRyder]

SUCCESS. So now the shifter and HVAC bezels are silver, & the console and window switch bezels are woodgrain. I like the combination.

So, we knew the manual CC units were a straight swap between 98-00 and 01-02, now we know the auto CC units are as well. All my LED bulbs, etc transferred over, and I was able to make the rear defrost button light up red instead of orange just as on the 98-00. Only thing is the 98-00 hazard button sticks out a little further, but I can live with it. Also, the silver on the HVAC bezel is a little darker than the shifter bezel.

Pics - excuse the dirty interior.


Retired:

New:

 

[Sil2DrV6]

Looks well done & fresh. Just curious, but are you having any squeaks between the bezel and c.c. unit / inside the unit after all? (i.e. when pushing buttons / driving over a bump.) If you do, I can tell you how to make them disappear. (kindda time-consuming work, but..)