Vintage air in cold/humid/winter???

[SkinnyG]

I want Vintage Air in my '61, but they do away with "fresh air" intake, and just recirculate the air in the cab.

For those who HAVE Vintage air, how well does it defrost windows in the cold/humid?

I'm in Canada; I need to keep this stuff in mind, eh?!

[Railroader]

I put Vintage Air System in my 63 C-10. It was only necessary to block fresh air vent on passenger side due to under dash unit on that side. I kept the vent on driver side. In Mississippi you don't need a lot of heat but if your unit is anywhere close to mine, the heat should be sufficient. I never use mine above the lowest setting. Just make sure you have good seal on ducts to windshield.

[nsb29]

I lived up in Washington state for number of years never had a problem defrosting windshield in older cars that only had recirculating air that always worked fine So I would imagine vintage air will work just fine

[rvrfoot]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

I want Vintage Air in my '61, but they do away with "fresh air" intake, and just recirculate the air in the cab.

For those who HAVE Vintage air, how well does it defrost windows in the cold/humid?

I'm in Canada; I need to keep this stuff in mind, eh?!

I live in cail. I will be getting vintage air for my truck. They told me that it will no problem. BUT THATS IN CAIL.

[Cooper197]

I'm in Oregon, I've had no issues with my VA and defogging windows. Overall very happy with the purchase.

[rvrfoot]

Nice to hear.

[62chevy302]

Railroader, does it block the fresh air vent in the passenger kickpanel? I was going to install vintage air. I would like to install speakers in my fresh air holes.

[rvrfoot]

Yes it is blocked.

[62chevy302]

Originally Posted by rvrfoot

Yes it is blocked.

Do you have pictures?

[SkinnyG]

https://www.vintageair.com/instructions_pdf/751163.pdf

Instructions show plate to cover it. It -looks- like the original opening is going to be reasonably blocked by the evaporator unit.

My question wasn't about losing the floor vents, but not putting fresh air through the heater. I have a V8 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint) that I built that has a fan on a heater core (no fresh air to heater core, just cabin air) and it sucks for defrost.

[Railroader]

I'll take some pictures tomorrow and post.

[Submariner616]

Originally Posted by SkinnyG

https://www.vintageair.com/instructions_pdf/751163.pdf

Instructions show plate to cover it. It -looks- like the original opening is going to be reasonably blocked by the evaporator unit.

My question wasn't about losing the floor vents, but not putting fresh air through the heater. I have a V8 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint) that I built that has a fan on a heater core (no fresh air to heater core, just cabin air) and it sucks for defrost.

In Defrost mode, the air conditioner is on and is dehumidifying the air, which helps defrost, just like modern vehicles. Reducing the humidity in the cab helps all the windows stay clear.