Classic Auto Air in 67 Barracuda Factory Non AC
Well, guys, for what it's worth, I installed the classic "Perfect Fit" unit in my 69 Barracuda about 10-12 years ago. The instructions were HORRIBLE. The wiring diagram was worthless, they called the same part different names in different parts of the instructions. Parts were never identified. You know, like when you buy a desk that needs to be assembled and page one shows a picture of every part with a number and a name. Then, as you assemble the desk, they refer to the parts by name and number. Well, not the Classic instructions. They would say to do such and such with a part that I would not have been able to figure out if it hadn't been for a picture. Then there was a fuzzy, out of focus picture with an explanation under it. How that made it past ANY kind of quality control is impossible for me to fathom. Then there was a place that said "The next section is for 67 models only". Fine, but it did not say when that section ended. Then, there were two female plug-in connectors in the wire harness that were the same but had different colors of wires. The instructions and the wiring diagram both gave fancy names the male plugs (on the main evaporator box) where the connectors went. Problem is that they did NOT properly describe what those names were and they were only a few inches apart, so there was NO way to determine which connector went to which plug. Then the instruction told me that moving the temp lever one way would activate the AC and the other way activated the heater. However, knowing what the lever and cable did, that made no sense. So I called, and the tech told me the instructions were backwards for that. This is just what I remember from about 10 years ago. I had to call the tech line several times because of the shitty instructions. They were quite helpful, but they did not care about the bad instructions. Well, I finally got it installed, and it does work great. Being the nice guy that I am, I spent HOURS typing up a 15 page document with some pictures documenting every mistake in their instructions. I am a retired Military Officer and I can write a very detailed set of instructions. I expected someone to contact me and thank me. No such luck. So I called them and asked if they got my letter. They said yes, and they would include my suggestions when they updated the instructions. About 5-6 years later, a guy mentioned he was having trouble with the same install. OMG, the instructions were still the same. They hadn't done anything at all. The system is really good, but they don't seem to care about their customers very much. If I were an executive at Classic and a guy like me offered up a 15 page document correcting errors in the instructions, I would contact him, thank him profusely for taking the time, and send him a $50 gift card to a restaurant. Not them!