How to Fix Honda Prelude AC Climate Control

How to Fix Honda Prelude AC Climate Control

This will fix non-working vents, A/C, and flickering lights. check out my channel for more car videos Do it yourself or I will do it. Here’s the ebay listing…

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GaryKist_Automotive says:

thats hard to explain……find my “climate control removal picture video”
and you can see a picture of how the cable connects.

hollyguy1 says:

At 0:36, what type of screw head/screw is that? I am having the same
problem with my prelude and would like to get everything together before i
begin. Thank you for this video btw.

GaryKist_Automotive says:

the fan speed switch isnt on that circuit….could be a fuse or it might
not be soldered well enough. if you can take a high res picture of the
soldering and send it to hojemwod (at) yahoo dot com , I might be able to
tell.

GaryKist_Automotive says:

as long as the green light is on im pretty sure the unit will be sending
the signal to the compressor…….but since you said that the green light
goes on and off, im thinking the problem is in your unit and it should be
fixed first before you look at anything else

GaryKist_Automotive says:

Check the fuses. If they are all good, then doing this will probably fix
it. I am soldering the pins.

GaryKist_Automotive says:

yea

GaryKist_Automotive says:

yep

StoryEndsHere says:

so will this help if my climate control is stuck on the same setting? ie,
the vents blow towards the floor even if i switch the controls for cabin,
windshield, etc it still blows towards the floor on all settings

GaryKist_Automotive says:

Its just a flat head driver to get the light bulbs out. You’re welcome and
thanks for watching! Hit the subscribe button if you like!

Leonel Cuc says:

I did all that and found out that the a/c works thnx bro!!

GaryKist_Automotive says:

@nowitstimeforbeer .015 diameter. 1 oz. silver-bearing. you could probably
use larger, but this is just what i have

jesse garcia says:

so by doin this this for sure will solve the flickering lights on this !?

GaryKist_Automotive says:

check fuses, check freon, check compressor clutch. what exactly isnt
working on it?

Ben Silva says:

hahahaha. I could see that working. banging on it causes a slight movement
then the electricity arcs the very small gap between solder points and then
causes a miniature weld due to the high temp.. that would only be
plausible, though, if it was On.

smokeyx says:

did this and it still doesn’t work.. >_<

nowitstimeforbeer says:

What size solder is that?

GaryKist_Automotive says:

not sure what you mean….if you mean the 2 bulbs on top, then it doesnt
matter which side they go on

Brian Cavanaugh says:

Thanks for the video! It gets the message across as to how to fix those
solder points. Now, for someone who loves to drive his prelude (and doesn’t
know how to work on cars, but CAN fix electronics), How do I remove the
unit from my dash? Please help with that and I’ll be golden. Thanks!

mr2010cm says:

Hi, my a/c control is totally dead, no lights come on at all even when i
turn on my night lights. I bought the car like this, it seem like no
electricity gets to any of the buttons on the a/c control. will doing this
help? and what exactly are you doing to the pins? is it just coating over
them? thanks in advance.

Juan Galindo says:

Awsome vid! Been rackin my brain tryn to fix my ac!!! Thanks!!!! I would
have never thought about the solder points!!!

GaryKist_Automotive says:

If it stopped getting cold the freon leaked out again. Unless if the green
light doesnt come on when you press the A/C button, then you need to fix
the climate control unit.

StoryEndsHere says:

yea it’s all fixed. funny thing is that i fixed it by getting angry and
banged on the system and walla, it went back to normal. however, in the
long run i think this would be a better fix

GaryKist_Automotive says:

glad it helped man!

ssantiago914 says:

Just want to double check….. The whole dash has tp come out, to remove
the climate control, how about a video on that? or is it simple , just
removes and remember putting it back together.

GaryKist_Automotive says:

the shifter console has to come out, then the radio trim, then the radio
bezel, then you can get to the screws to take the climate control out. i
cant make a video on that, i haven’t had a prelude in 3 years lol…maybe i
could make a picture video, i have pictures

ssantiago914 says:

Can you tell me how to put back ont he climate control cable, I have no
idea how.

StoryEndsHere says:

sweet. thanks for the quick reply

David Bustle says:

Thank you so much!! This was so easy and I’ve been putting off replacing
the controller for two years now because I thought that’s what I was going
to end up doing. I knew that it was probably a short in the controller
after the A/C would work if I had the dash open and by wiggling the
connector(s), and the vent mode actuator was inop too. I finally pulled it
out today and happened upon your video. Didn’t have solder that small, so I
went to radio shack and picked up .022″. Ice cold now.

GaryKist_Automotive says:

no problem, good luck!

Pinoyoptics says:

I just soldered these but the switches still don’t work, only the fan
switch. Any suggestions?

GaryKist_Automotive says:

Posted in the description, thanks

thangnhoc87 says:

Nice vid, I got it working again thanks! One quick question, does it matter
which way the top 2 LEDs go or which side? I saw one labeled G and one F
but they didnt go on after the fix…maybe I messed up a connection?

Kenvin Pascual says:

hello.. i was hooking a push start button and i accidently arch on the
ignition housing… ignition fuse pop, now my A/C doesn’t have power.
checked climate fuse, all ok.. any suggestions????

GaryKist_Automotive says:

the slider? look under the passenger side dash and slide the temp control
back and forth, you should see something moving. if nothing is moving then
the cable is probably broken or fell off.

helomotos says:

I think the switch that runs across the hot and cold broke or detached ,
any advise on what to do ?

GaryKist_Automotive says:

have you taken the CC unit apart to check the circuit board?

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