Hi,

When I mounted a Cooper S heater into my 850, I sat the front (away from the firewall) onto the lip beneath the key/switch panel and then attached the studs at the firewall side into the hooks that were already mounted there and put the nuts on.

Is this correct? The front seems to be very close to the live terminals on the bottom of the lighting switch and I think that it might have been shorting there when the lights are turned on. Otherwise, is there a better way to mount it?

Thanks,
Simon

Yep, thats how they mount at the front, cheap & effective.

Doogie

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No, you have corrected it correctly, but you do need to be careful selecting the screws for the underside of the switch panel.

Once they're in however, if they aren't touching, you won't have any problems.

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Great. Thanks guys.

It certainly makes the back of the switches a pain to get too! Probably the best security in my car

I might just insulate the unused terminals at the bottom of the switches.

Cheers,
Simon

if you remove the front screws only, the heater will hang down by hingeing on the heater hooks. It's not so bad as it only takes two screw to get in there this way...

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That means that I had it wrong. I actually had the heater lip sitting up on top of the bottom lip of the key panel.

Are a couple of screws strong enough to hold it in place if I screw it up underneath the panel? As you say, that'd make it a whole lot easier to access the switch wiring.

Cheers,
Simon

Geez, I always thought it came up from under can someone confirm they do or don't before I get all nervous and stuff

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My Mk1 S had it bolted up from under, so did my mate's Mk1 he bought new.

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Whew... *puts the screwdriver down*

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lol, goose

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As Mick said, the hooks on the firewall mean the heater hinges down when you remove the two large self-tapping screws that hold it up. These screws are secured into two clips that slide over the flat section under the switch panel. The clips are the same design as used elsewhere on the car.

So the self-tapping screw (with washer) goes up through the slot in the trailing edge of the plastic heater, then through the large hole in the clip, then through the large hole on the switch panel, then into the smaller hole in the other side of the clip. As you tighten the scew it pulls the clip together.

Gee, a picture would help but it's dark outside - sorry !!

Chicken!

the "clips" are called speed nuts.

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