cef2lion
Gold Member
I received my XUV Curtis heater from my dealer. There was a hold on the heater to see if Curtis needed to make any changes to the HPX heater kit to allow it to work on the XUV. None were and it was shipped to my dealer. I picked the Curtis heater over the Deere heater for two reasons. Cost and it looked like the Curtis heater was more of an under dash unit. The Deere unit by picture looks to sit in the glove box and stick out. The Curtis looked to go under the hood and take over some of the under hood storage. Not an issue for me as with the deluxe cab you need to pull the windshield lower frame to lift the hood anyway. The Curtis heater turned out to mount differently then I thought.
The Curtis heater requires you to remove the glovebox and leave it out. There is a filler plate to cover the glovebox opening. At first I wasn't happy with the filler plate but it grew on me. Still hate to lose the glove box. You need to remove the storage tray and cut it in half and leave the pass side part out. The heater unit then sits under the hood behind the glove box. Mounting the unit was easy. I put the fan switch in a blank switch opening in the dash. I changed how it was wired. Curtis called for it to be wired hot all the time via the 12volt accessory outlet. I wired it keyed on so the fan could not be left on by accident. An issue I find with the Deere deluxe light kit and the turn signals.
I do not have the heater plumbed as yet. Taking it a step at a time. I plan to plumb it at the same time as I install the block heater. I recently installed the soft door kit on my XUV. There has been a few cool nights. I have noticed heat from the radiator in its own provides just the right heat on cool nights. Judging by the Curtis fan speed in just low, heat in the winter should not be a problem. There is a defrost vent they you need to cut into the top of the dash that I have not mounted as yet. An air hose runs from the heater that vent. Two other cab vents deflect out under the dash and can be closed.
It would be nice in future models to have the heater option better integrated with the chassis to avoid losing storage space such as the glovebox. I plan to take some pictures and can post them as I progress.
Craig
The Curtis heater requires you to remove the glovebox and leave it out. There is a filler plate to cover the glovebox opening. At first I wasn't happy with the filler plate but it grew on me. Still hate to lose the glove box. You need to remove the storage tray and cut it in half and leave the pass side part out. The heater unit then sits under the hood behind the glove box. Mounting the unit was easy. I put the fan switch in a blank switch opening in the dash. I changed how it was wired. Curtis called for it to be wired hot all the time via the 12volt accessory outlet. I wired it keyed on so the fan could not be left on by accident. An issue I find with the Deere deluxe light kit and the turn signals.
I do not have the heater plumbed as yet. Taking it a step at a time. I plan to plumb it at the same time as I install the block heater. I recently installed the soft door kit on my XUV. There has been a few cool nights. I have noticed heat from the radiator in its own provides just the right heat on cool nights. Judging by the Curtis fan speed in just low, heat in the winter should not be a problem. There is a defrost vent they you need to cut into the top of the dash that I have not mounted as yet. An air hose runs from the heater that vent. Two other cab vents deflect out under the dash and can be closed.
It would be nice in future models to have the heater option better integrated with the chassis to avoid losing storage space such as the glovebox. I plan to take some pictures and can post them as I progress.
Craig
