Factory Manual Climate Control for LT1 RMW?

Has anyone ever seen one of these in person before???




Its on THIS hearse (which I know come with low options to begin with...just never seen that option before...(if its factory?)

Dig the manual pass seat too. Lol

All the ones who did are no longer with us Chris. Sorry,couldn't resist.


But No,I haven't,not even in any of the Funeral ones. Lorne.

Wow, I've never seen that before either. Cool find.

I thought the same thing when I saw that hearse on ebay. Someone mentioned it on the ISSF and it was an option, which I have never seen myself. He mentioned it was C67 for some hybrid controls, or C60 for a full manual. I am guessing the one above is the hybrid one.

I am probably wrong but I remember reading that the AC systems were smaller on any
Hearse that was designed with a airtight barrier seperating the drivers area from the rear
casket area.The HVAC control above indicates that this is one of those systems.I remember
thinking whats the reasons for not wanting to cool the rear casket area but I am sure Lorne
knows why.I bet GM spent a fortune designing the above controller and why did they even
bother?
IMHO
Jim Gordon

To think, after all this time... we thought we had seen it all...

Anyone recognize that unit? Knowing GM, it HAS to be from something else.

Sure would hate to have that controller break if it was my car...I can picture the blank stares at the Buick parts counter.

jayoldschool wrote:

To think, after all this time... we thought we had seen it all...

Anyone recognize that unit? Knowing GM, it HAS to be from something else.

Based on GM's track record, one would think so, but not this time - both C67/C68 controls are showing as "B" only.

Still available though:



PN 16193094 - B(C67) CONTROL,HTR & A/C(Y-CPS)(ACDelco #15-72081) - $542.36

Expensive - but still much less than the more common one:



PN 16210714 - B(C68) CONTROL,HTR & A/C(ACDelco #15-72261) - $1014.50

Would be a neat way to add pushbutton HVAC controls to a Caprice/Impala without having to deal with the off color LCD or PWM dimming circuit of the C68 head unit.

- J

Flasheroo wrote:

I am probably wrong but I remember reading that the AC systems were smaller on any
Hearse that was designed with a airtight barrier seperating the drivers area from the rear
casket area.The HVAC control above indicates that this is one of those systems.I remember
thinking whats the reasons for not wanting to cool the rear casket area but I am sure Lorne
knows why.I bet GM spent a fortune designing the above controller and why did they even
bother?
IMHO
Jim Gordon

You could be right. I've never heard that but logically, it makes sense. That said, our '96 Fleetwood hearse has a standard Fleetwood digital climate control. Perhaps it was a Buick only thing, or specific to the coach maker.