1994-2001 Acura Integra Climate Control Slider

This is a climate control slider for generation 3 Acura Integras (1994-2001). There are two of these within the climate control unit. One for the fan control and the other for the temperature control. The temperature control slider incorporates a detent plunger, spring, and ball bearing. The ball bearing provides tactile feedback while moving it and the detent plunger engages at either end of the motion range. The fan control slider incorporates a spring and ball bearing, but the fan switch itself provided the position detents. An optical light guide provides a path for light to illuminate the knob. There is also a spring clip on the slider that appears to keep the slider from rattling.

This part is only the slider itself. The other components must be reused from the original slider being replaced.

This part is not identical to the original molded part. I designed this to be more robust, adding material where possible to improve its strength. It should be printed with 100% infill.

While I made this part using PETG, this was only for fit and operational testing at room temperature. Due to the temperature extremes in an automotive interior, a higher temperature range material should be used. While polycarbonate filaments are strong and will withstand high temperatures, it can be brittle at extremely cold temperatures. PA (nylon) filaments should provide better cold temperature performance. These high performance materials require annealing to achieve their full strength.

This was printed using Creality PETG filament with standard settings using my QIDI Tech Q1 Pro. I used organic/tree supports and printed the slider standing up with the detent end of the part against the build plate. This orientation is preferred in order for the ball bearing hole to be smooth. For strength, this part needs to have very good layer adhesion.

This was designed using Onshape and is public. Using your free account, you can copy the design and modify it if desired or to tweak the design to fine tune the part based on your printer characteristics. Or you can just look at the methods used to create this design. The link to this design for public 3D viewing or copying is:

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Category: Replacement Parts