Retrofitting FBH?

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Hhmmm. How difficult are they to source/fit?

Devilish a trader here can possibly help the FBH and dozing pump.
How difficult to fit depends on how good you are with a spanner.
Removing the rear seat can be difficult because the "spring" can be difficult to unclip and reclip in place.
Fitting hoses can be fiddly and best not done with cold hands as it can be a cramped working space.

As for cost, may be cheaper to get a known working one then a second hand untested one.
"Common" faults, glow plug becoming high resistance and pcb going wrong.

Devilish or frenchmike are the people that can help with the pcb so don't worry if this is dud.


I recommend fitting one. I've fitted a FBH to both my cars and think they are such a good idea, I have managed to cobble together a complete spare.

Whilst the FBH may be fitted to other makes, the PCB is specific to our cars. If you have a scrap yard near you always worth seeing if they have one

macafee2

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by dinky d

Trikey,I am in full agreement,the FBH if used the way it should ie start it up 20 minutes before engine ( you can get a remote on E Bay for buttons to activate FBH from app 10 meters ) the FBH will only use a fraction of the fuel that your engine would use,with the remote you can turn the FBH on/off winter or summer to your needs,I know been doing it for years.

Thing is guys, with the kind of little journeys I’m doing, I’d be warming the FBH up for 20 minutes to drive for 10 or 15…

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Thing is guys, with the kind of little journeys I’m doing, I’d be warming the FBH up for 20 minutes to drive for 10 or 15…

perhaps all the more reason to fit one.

macafee2

[Mike Trident]

Originally Posted by macafee2

perhaps all the more reason to fit one.

macafee2

+1

Without one, you will constantly be driving with a cold engine which isn't good for anything.

Boy it must be cold in your car during the winter.

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by Mike Trident

Boy it must be cold in your car during the winter.

It is


We wear a lot of jumpers and things here...

[trebor]

Originally Posted by macafee2

Devilish a trader here can possibly help the FBH and dozing pump.
How difficult to fit depends on how good you are with a spanner.
Removing the rear seat can be difficult because the "spring" can be difficult to unclip and reclip in place.
Fitting hoses can be fiddly and best not done with cold hands as it can be a cramped working space.

As for cost, may be cheaper to get a known working one then a second hand untested one.
"Common" faults, glow plug becoming high resistance and pcb going wrong.

Devilish or frenchmike are the people that can help with the pcb so don't worry if this is dud.


I recommend fitting one. I've fitted a FBH to both my cars and think they are such a good idea, I have managed to cobble together a complete spare.

Whilst the FBH may be fitted to other makes, the PCB is specific to our cars. If you have a scrap yard near you always worth seeing if they have one

macafee2

Correction needed to the above, Devilish is not a trader on here, we both have gained a lot of knowledge about the workings of the FBH and are prepared to help members on here whenever possible

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by trebor

Correction needed to the above, Devilish is not a trader on here, we both have gained a lot of knowledge about the workings of the FBH and are prepared to help members on here whenever possible

not a trader on here or not a trader?

macafee2

[Devilish]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Thing is guys, with the kind of little journeys I’m doing, I’d be warming the FBH up for 20 minutes to drive for 10 or 15…

What you would actually be doing is pre heating for 5-10 minutes, Within 5 driving minutes, your interior is nice and warm, whereas FBH less, your Interior would still be considering warm air at the end of your 10-15 mins.

Snow on ice, ice, or frost, you go out to your defrosted motor, listening to scape scrape scrape scrape scrape scrape.

Even with your 10-15 min journeys, install a FBH, and you will wonder why you waited so long.

[Devilish]

Originally Posted by macafee2

not a trader on here or not a trader?

macafee2

Hi Ian. I am a trader, and I am on here, but I do not trade on here. BIG difference. So it is down to how it is interpreted.

Devilish who trades on here.
Devilish a trader on here.

Devilish a helicopter pilot on here, would not mean I take members for helicopter rides.

[macafee2]

Originally Posted by Devilish

Hi Ian. I am a trader, and I am on here, but I do not trade on here. BIG difference. So it is down to how it is interpreted.

Devilish who trades on here.
Devilish a trader on here.

Devilish a helicopter pilot on here, would not mean I take members for helicopter rides.

got to be honest I thought you were a trader trading via the forum. I apologise if this has caused embarrassment to you that was not intended. I then wanted to check that trebor was making it clear you did not trade via the forum but traded elsewhere.

Best on intentions going wrong.

macafee2