Just saw this on thereifixedit.com and reminded me of this thread.

http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress...ee69e17545.jpg

The 1995 V6 Mustang look-alike wheels make it even sexier...meow!

Saw a guy w/a BMW that (you won't believe this one) used an aircraft electric a/c system. They are sort of self-contained, and some models fit in the rear cargo area of small planes.

Anyway, he got out of a wrecked C182 for like $100, and did something to the motor for 12V. He mounted it in the trunk, and had rigged the fan/evap to blow through the hole between the rear seats armrest. Don't remember how he vented the water.

Sorry, never heard the outcome as I never saw him again but always wondered how he vented the heat etc from the condenser

My Father (rest his soul) was the ultimate jerry rigger . . . old school farmer who never sent anything for repair.

We had an old County Dump Truck . . . No factory AC, but he rigged a 12V freezer coil (I was 6 so I have no real recollection of how this worked) into an insulated cooler. He added water/Antifreeze to this and a small pump (I don't recall the type of pump).

I do remember that in summer there were four ball valves we had to switch to move from "Heat" mode to "A/C" mode. (leads me to believe this was just plumbed into the heater core hoses)

The AC did not cool quickly (took 5-15 minutes depending on ambient temps) but we used to haul materials for hours at a time . . . that sucker got so cold it would freeze me out in the passenger seat .

I'm thinking, there's a way to start with the ice, then embed one of these 12v. Freezer coils then you have the best of both worlds!

Just bought a rebuilt compressor online for about $145, had lines flushed and installed comp. for $180 and with gas/oil it was about $360 total. Works pretty good but need to fix condensor fan motor.

The problem with running water through the A/C coil on your Benz is that the coil is aluminum and it will oxidize and will decompose rapidly.

all that and still don't get the answer you are after, tisk, tisk.
More power to you and you ice bucket a/c.......