Swapped out the climate Controls

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Always wanted to do this but wasn't sure if it was plug and play then another R owner, Ian Lawler did it and posted pics on the FB page so I gave it a go.

Bought a used 2016 LX Civic Climate control off eBay for $38. All plug and play. Took like 5 mins to install, no tools needed, snap together. Part number 79600TBAA112.

Why? No more laggy controls from the touch screen! Everything works, even in reverse but you lose dual zone (didn't need it). Lights all match as well. I circled the temps to show it changes with the new controls.

Also with these controls you can now use an aftermarket radio, here is the radio bezel: https://tinyurl.com/y9vep7fu

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How to remove the climate controls/ radio (not me):

 
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Oh man that is brilliant! Definitely getting this done
 

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Don’t you also lose the heated seats? Without the dual zone control, does the passenger side automatically match the driver’s side?
 
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Don’t you also lose the heated seats? Without the dual zone control, does the passenger side automatically match the driver’s side?
The CTR doesn’t have heated seats. Yes, no more dual zone with this. Not needed in my case.
 


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Just purchased one off ebay as well. Couldn't find one for $38 -40.00 Thanks for posting this OP
 

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man, this is so tempting to do. I hate that climate controls are button push and then a touch screen control. I love technology and all but sometimes an analog dial can't be beat.
 

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Thanks for testing this out. Looks like the spending never stops. Just picked one up on ebay and looking forward to having some analog controls.

I almost kind of like the non-piano gloss on the unit too. Fingerprints EVERYWHERE.
 

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Do the heated side mirrors still activate or does the type r not have those either?
 

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This looks awesome! Sorry if this is a dumb question -- but is dual zone when the driver and passenger have different temperatures?
 


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It's nice to see this being so smoothly.
I will be doing this using a climate control console from an Si so I can retrofit heated seats and heated mirrors.
 

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So i'm curious...i've never understood why this is a thing to so many. I've never independently changed my fan speed in this car or my last (370Z). I leave the system on auto and it will adjust fan speed/vent location accordingly depending on the temperature difference between what i have set and what the current inside temp is. If its 90F out and i have it set for like 72 it will be blasting the fans from the front vents then taper down as it gets closer to the desired temp i set. Same thing if its cold out and i have it set to 72....puts the air to the floor and blows the fans/heat accordingly until it gets closer to the set temp. If for some reason it's not blasting the fans at 100% trying to cool down or something then i just lower the temp and the fans kick up to full speed....all with one knob. The only thing i change manually is the recycle or outside air if i'm driving by something smelly (smoker, diesel truck, etc.) Why do you guys like to set all this manually? I look at it like a house thermostat... you set your temp and it takes care of the rest...fans, compressor on/of, etc. I'm just curious to why a lot seem to prefer manual a/c controls...maybe a generation thing where that's what you grew up with?
 

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I always use auto and just set the temperature to whatever I want. I found that the computer knows better than I do when to adjust fan speed. Only time it’s not on auto is when my front defogger is on.
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