Aftermarket heaters

crash2 · Nov 21, 2016

I know about the flex a lite 640 mojave heater what else is out there thats similar?

Torrance · Nov 21, 2016

if you get one, look for one that has tubes for defrost option. I tried to find a link to the one I bought awhile back. it had 4 ford style movable vents on the front and 2 tube options for the top, took up quite a bit of real-estate in my Toyota but well worth it.

Torrance · Nov 21, 2016

very similar to this one

http://danhard.com/1418.htm

this is the site
http://danhard.com/heater.htm

Lucky Eric · Nov 21, 2016

Torrance said:
very similar to this one

http://danhard.com/1418.htm

this is the site
http://danhard.com/heater.htm

Same one I have in my CJ, works great.

POR · Nov 21, 2016

Aluminum.... :redneck:

Todd1803 · Nov 21, 2016

Summit Racing is selling a house brand of heaters now

crash2 · Nov 21, 2016

Todd1803 said:
Summit Racing is selling a house brand of heaters now

Ya that one popped up on some of my research

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-991102-1/overview/

1982cj7 · Nov 21, 2016

Vintage air has good and it is very complete. http://www.vintageair.com/

bradp674 · Nov 21, 2016

I have the Vintage Air gen 2 heater in my fj40. Works great with plenty of heat with defrost and floor heat. The only thing I don't like is the electronic control valve that goes in the heater hose. When switching from cold to warm or the opposite you have to manually help it move. From what I have read its a common problem with them.

BUILTnotBOT · Nov 21, 2016

im running this one https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-991102-1/overview/

I need to run ducting for it this coming winter. Thing cooks the cab.

BUILTnotBOT · Nov 21, 2016

sometimes daily task with bluu keepin the driveway clear in the winter months. Needed a heater up to the task... :redneck:

2 years on the summit heater and I'm a fan

PORTER · Nov 22, 2016

I am a fan of the Summit also.

ain'tstuckjustresting · Nov 23, 2016

I have a Flexolite in my 1st gen and hate it. When I finish the cab swap I'm going to punt that heater across the shop. The ducting is a joke, you have to have both front vents closed to get close to enough flow to keep the windows defogged. But the louvers are such **** that when you try to close them, they fall inside.

Barnyard · Nov 25, 2016

I have this model from Vintage Air in my CJ. It has the floor duct that opens and closes and I have the defrost hooked up to the windshield.

Nice unit and very compact in size.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/vta-506101/overview/

Blackout · Nov 27, 2016

I'm also interested in aftermarket heaters. I want to gut the dash out of my 85 toyota pickup and build a sheet metal buggy dash but upgrade the heater and still keep a couple vents and window defrost. Wondering what heater would be the best for something like that.

TrikeKid · Nov 28, 2016

Blackout said:
I'm also interested in aftermarket heaters. I want to gut the dash out of my 85 toyota pickup and build a sheet metal buggy dash but upgrade the heater and still keep a couple vents and window defrost. Wondering what heater would be the best for something like that.

Do you have a good working stock heater now? You don't need the dash to run the stock heater box, they're easy to build a dash over the top of.

Blackout · Nov 28, 2016

I have a bad working stock heater haha. I've never been a big fan of the stock heaters in these trucks but it might just need to be gone threw. Right now it makes a bunch of blowing noise but I get no air movement. I won't know until I tear into it but if theres a better option I would like to hear about it too.

Corey Y · Jan 21, 2017

I just put this one in my truck. http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance-Products/555/70602/10002/-1

Pull the rubber flow restrictions, they are not drilled all the way through, doesn't say in the instructions.