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Product Details

Description

This is a genuine OEM Mini Cooper Lower Center Console Automatic Climate Control Switch Panel Unit removed from a running 2004 Mini Cooper S R53 1.6L Supercharged. Finished in its factory-original matte black finish and carrying exact OEM part sequence 64 11 6 927 684 / 64 11 6 962 469, this interior HVAC control module is an ideal direct physical, mechanical, and electronic drop-in replacement to instantly resolve common first-generation Mini center stack failures including sticky temperature dials, unresponsive fan speed toggles, non-engaging A/C compressor relays, erratic temperature blend door behavior, or burnt-out night backlighting illumination.

As an authentic factory-original component, this climate control panel features precisely mapped mounting screw tabs and clean multi-pin electrical harness connector docks designed to sit completely flush inside your center console down-tube frame. Opting for a genuine Mini OEM control module ensures exact electrical resistance matching and K-bus signal communication with your vehicle's heater control valve, blower motor resistor, and interior cabin ambient temperature sensor. Every rotary dial action, push-button switch, and night backlighting circuit on this unit has been fully bench-tested and operates flawlessly.

Vehicle Compatibility

Please precisely verify your original module's part number sticker and button configuration before purchasing. This climate control panel fits automatic climate control setups:

• Mini Cooper Hatchback (R50 Base - 1.6L W10 Naturally Aspirated): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

• Mini Cooper S Hatchback (R53 - 1.6L W11 Supercharged): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

• Mini Cooper / Cooper S Convertible (R52 - 1.6L W10 / W11): 2005

• Application Warning: This module is configured strictly for 2002–2005 early 1st-Gen R50/R52/R53 Mini Cooper models matching part series 64116927684 / 64116962469. It will NOT fit 2006–2008 updated models equipped with the digital wheel automatic climate system due to completely different electrical harness plugs, CAN-bus communication protocols, and center console bezels. It will NOT replace manual 3-dial climate control panels.

Important Installation Information

• Direct Mechanical Bolt-In & Harness Integration: Replacing this center console unit requires basic hand tools. Carefully remove the side trim screws securing the center console vertical down-tubes using a Torx driver. Pull the down-tubes slightly outward to gain access to the climate control retaining screws, unbolt the assembly, pull the module forward, disconnect the rear multi-pin electrical harness plugs, swap the controller over, reconnect all lines, re-tighten the mounting screws, and secure the down-tubes back into place.

Key Features

• Fully Tested Central Rotary Dial: The central temperature selection knob turns smoothly with crisp factory detents.

• Tactile Push Buttons: All surround push buttons (AUTO, OFF, A/C, Fan Speed +/-, Defrost, Air Direction) engage with clean factory tactile feedback.

• Corrosion-Free Harness Terminals: Rear multi-pin connector docks are completely clean, straight, and unbent, free of moisture or oxidation.

• Clean Cosmetic Condition: The front faceplate, control knob, and printed button graphics are well-preserved, showing only light, standard signs of careful use.

Shipping & Handling

• Packaging: Shipped securely inside a thick, heavy-duty structural box packed heavily with anti-static bubble wrap and soft foam layers to ensure the front control dials, mounting tabs, and rear electrical harness docks arrive completely pressure-isolated, shock-protected, and pristine.