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Thorp:  You live in North Hollywood.  It doesn't get that cold there.  Humid, yes.  Cold, no.

The VW generic heat should be more than enough for your needs.

Sure, you could go the route of an Espar or Webasto gas heater, but in Hollywood you won't need that much heat.  You just need something to take the chill off when taking off at 6am and, more importantly, some way to defog the windshield.  The generic VW heaters, especially if the output "heat" is routed to the front via Alan Merklin's or Troy sloan's methods, should be fully adequate for your greater LA needs.

I've gone the Espar gas heater route and it works very well, But.....   I live in New England and stretch my driving season into December in the 30 degree range and then pick it up in late Winter as soon as the salt is washed from the roads (again, in the 30's) and I've never had heater boxes so the gas heater was the way to go, for me. 

A complete Espar Airtronic B2 system, fully installed by a competent shop will run you about $2,000.    That's a lotta bucks for defroster heat and bragging rights.

Go with the VW heater boxes.  

and @Kevin - Bay Area  Driving at 45* with the top up?   With my heater, I would be in a tee-shirt!

Last edited by Gordon Nichols
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