How do AC's compare

shbhrao · 12th May 2006, 13:53

hi how do the Ac's compare for the various cars on the road. Do any of them give good air distribution for the rear seat passengers? This is one of my sore points with petra, which does not give very good cooling for rear seat passengers. Can anything be done about it.

venkatrx · 12th May 2006, 13:57

Baleno has great AC both for front and rear.

in honda city AC ducts are provided near the legrest of the rear seats to improve air supply to the rear.....try if this kind of alteration is possible in your car.

yogi1771 · 12th May 2006, 15:00

ford fiesta1.6 ac is great good cooling overall and that too in this summer heat

ksethuram · 12th May 2006, 15:16

Swift's Ac provides good cooling to the rear seat passengers in Chennai summer without any sun film...

greatDrive · 12th May 2006, 15:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by shbhrao

hi how do the Ac's compare for the various cars on the road. Do any of them give good air distribution for the rear seat passengers? This is one of my sore points with petra, which does not give very good cooling for rear seat passengers. Can anything be done about it.

Can you go to service centre and check if the blower (fan) is working fine.
I also own a petra and I am pretty satisfied with the AC performance. my father who usually sits at rear sometimes ask me to switch off AC or slow down the blower.

Cheers

revharder · 12th May 2006, 16:02

if cooling at front seats is good than the 'throw' of blower has to be checked.
else get whole AC serviced!

hrag · 12th May 2006, 16:53

http://www.indiacar.com/infobank/aircontest.htm may be a good starting point.

shbhrao · 12th May 2006, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by greatDrive

Can you go to service centre and check if the blower (fan) is working fine.
I also own a petra and I am pretty satisfied with the AC performance. my father who usually sits at rear sometimes ask me to switch off AC or slow down the blower.

Cheers

Thanks, if that does the trick I'll be very happy

cheers

namit · 12th May 2006, 17:10

Do you have film or tinted glasses in your Petra ?

Bcoz if you are talking about cooling at the rear in our afternoon summer lot of heat radiates via glasses which can render any A/C ineffective until or unless you have a provision for air ducts at the back too like someone mentioned in the Honda city.

OR other alternative is too keep the blower speed to max for good 5 mins and then lower the fan speed.

I am very happy with my Aveo's A/C cooling in the peak noon summer of Delhi.

Cheers.

Abhay · 12th May 2006, 18:20

Indica's a/c is pretty good, infact I dont have to put the a/c on speeds more than 1 or 2 ever....Though I am not sure if its great in the rear seat as I never sit there :s

askulkarni · 12th May 2006, 18:34

The AC per se in the Getz is satisfactory. Having said that, the complaint is the peppy ness of the car decreases a lot the moment I switch on the AC. Throwing the AC (to off) switch is like giving a nitro boost to the car.

Is this the same behaviour with the others?

parijnan · 12th May 2006, 18:48

Use recirculating mode 90% of the times to improve cooling efficiency. On long drives I switch to non-recirculating mode once an hour for about 5 mins and then switch back to recirculating. I always keep the blower speed at 1 or 2.
Remember to switch to fresh air every now and then to avoid breathing stale air.

DRC · 12th May 2006, 20:26

Well, Petra's AC is good enough, If you have a problem / dis-satisfaction that it does not cool back seats, follow the suggestions in this thread..

1. Check the blower performance,
2. In summer, you tend to complain because of radiated heat through the wondows, get a good tint films they help a lot to reduce radiation inside..

3. With all this, Petra has a flaw in the AC(blower) by design. The vents are located too low, below the music system, and the hence the throw is more for the front passengers and front passengers will be blocking the air throw for the rear ones. So it does happen, front guys will bew freezing and those in the rear grilling

. Try keeping the throw direction upwards, helps sometimes

swale84 · 13th May 2006, 00:06

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Originally Posted by askulkarni

The AC per se in the Getz is satisfactory. Having said that, the complaint is the peppy ness of the car decreases a lot the moment I switch on the AC. Throwing the AC (to off) switch is like giving a nitro boost to the car.

Is this the same behaviour with the others?

Yup, makes the zen fel like it has NOS when you switch off the ac.....ok not Nos but a few extra bhp!

speedbuster · 13th May 2006, 00:41

this should give a better perspective

12th May 2006, 13:53	#1
shbhrao BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 60 Thanked: 0 Times	How do AC's compare hi how do the Ac's compare for the various cars on the road. Do any of them give good air distribution for the rear seat passengers? This is one of my sore points with petra, which does not give very good cooling for rear seat passengers. Can anything be done about it.
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12th May 2006, 13:57	#2
venkatrx BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 453 Thanked: 4 Times	Baleno has great AC both for front and rear. in honda city AC ducts are provided near the legrest of the rear seats to improve air supply to the rear.....try if this kind of alteration is possible in your car.
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12th May 2006, 15:00	#3
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 16 Times	ford fiesta1.6 ac is great good cooling overall and that too in this summer heat
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12th May 2006, 15:16	#4
ksethuram BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chennai , London (now) Posts: 233 Thanked: Once	Swift's Ac provides good cooling to the rear seat passengers in Chennai summer without any sun film...
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12th May 2006, 16:02	#6
revharder BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 460 Thanked: 57 Times	if cooling at front seats is good than the 'throw' of blower has to be checked. else get whole AC serviced!
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12th May 2006, 16:53	#7
hrag BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 1,982 Thanked: 32 Times	http://www.indiacar.com/infobank/aircontest.htm may be a good starting point.
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12th May 2006, 17:10	#9
namit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 405 Thanked: 55 Times	Do you have film or tinted glasses in your Petra ? Bcoz if you are talking about cooling at the rear in our afternoon summer lot of heat radiates via glasses which can render any A/C ineffective until or unless you have a provision for air ducts at the back too like someone mentioned in the Honda city. OR other alternative is too keep the blower speed to max for good 5 mins and then lower the fan speed. I am very happy with my Aveo's A/C cooling in the peak noon summer of Delhi. Cheers.
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12th May 2006, 18:20	#10
Abhay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 727 Thanked: 12 Times	Indica's a/c is pretty good, infact I dont have to put the a/c on speeds more than 1 or 2 ever....Though I am not sure if its great in the rear seat as I never sit there :s
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12th May 2006, 18:34	#11
askulkarni Newbie Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 14 Thanked: 0 Times	Getz and AC The AC per se in the Getz is satisfactory. Having said that, the complaint is the peppy ness of the car decreases a lot the moment I switch on the AC. Throwing the AC (to off) switch is like giving a nitro boost to the car. Is this the same behaviour with the others?
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12th May 2006, 18:48	#12
parijnan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 65 Thanked: 0 Times	Use recirculating mode 90% of the times to improve cooling efficiency. On long drives I switch to non-recirculating mode once an hour for about 5 mins and then switch back to recirculating. I always keep the blower speed at 1 or 2. Remember to switch to fresh air every now and then to avoid breathing stale air.
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12th May 2006, 20:26	#13
DRC BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cockpit Posts: 907 Thanked: 67 Times View My Garage	Well, Petra's AC is good enough, If you have a problem / dis-satisfaction that it does not cool back seats, follow the suggestions in this thread.. 1. Check the blower performance, 2. In summer, you tend to complain because of radiated heat through the wondows, get a good tint films they help a lot to reduce radiation inside.. 3. With all this, Petra has a flaw in the AC(blower) by design. The vents are located too low, below the music system, and the hence the throw is more for the front passengers and front passengers will be blocking the air throw for the rear ones. So it does happen, front guys will bew freezing and those in the rear grilling . Try keeping the throw direction upwards, helps sometimes
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13th May 2006, 00:41	#15
speedbuster BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 126 Thanked: 0 Times	this should give a better perspective
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