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In my grandparents wisdom, they decided aircon wasn't necessary back in 1979, so didn't opt for it when they bought their car. Has anyone had aircon installed, and is willing to post an approximate cost? I always love driving the car, and would love to drive it more on the warmer days as I'd prefer to avoid rain. Cheers in advance Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk

Little update, just picked up what's in the pic above for $50 Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

I want to restore the plates that my grandparents had on the XD, which were Victoria - The Garden State in green on white. I know vicroads offers this style, but unfortunately the plates on my car are custom, as they are what my grandparents had. They are a 2-Letter 4-Number (eg: XX*1234) combo in which Vicroads wont provide as they aren't standard issue. My question is, has anyone taken to restoring their old number plates, and would you have a guide on what products to use? Cheers.

Maybe I'll buy some and make a mock up plate for testing. Cheers

Thanks for the info guys. Maybe I'll just mount them as is, as they're still readable and I feel like the new ones maybe look too new haha Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

Needing the answer mostly from someone who might have attempted it. Having the answer has been me watching various YouTube videos but more hoping for a more local approach. Otherwise I'm about to buy a bunch of rust-oleum and sharpies. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk

Ok thanks for the help again, much appreciated Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk

Also only comes with whatever is in the picture. My mechanic is currently sourcing stuff for me so I'll run it past him and see if it's worth it. Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk

Listed as XC XD XE Sent from my Pixel 6 Pro using Tapatalk

what I'm looking at

I may have found a complete condenser, compressor, bracket & hoses at a price I'm willing to pay even if they need reconditioning

Cool thanks. Not necessarily to cheap out, more just an ease of acquiring. Again, thanks for all the info

sorry to bring this up again so much later, but ignoring OG status of the car, are there any aftermarket kits I could grab that I should look out for? cheers.

Would you have a link to how to contact Adam? After XD S Pack trim in black. I've tried contacting Global a few times over the years but never get an answer back. To Pick attached of the trim. Sent from my Pixel 5 using Tapatalk

thanks guys, a lot of info to think about.

It's more out of interest of what I can do/if I can do it. Car is essentially single owner from factory considering it was my grandparents' car (still have the original registration cert and warranty/maintenance booklet) and yeah, car has just over 200,000kms so the stromberg definitely seems reliable. Thanks again

Thanks for the quick reply! I take it the upgrade path is not a straight swap like what's recommended in here?

Sorry if this is the wrong thread, but I can't seem to navigate the search function to find my answer, and Google is proving difficult. This thread states that the 34adm is in the XE/XF. I have a 1979 XD 4.1 and would like to know what the factory fitted carby is. Cheers