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Universal Air RD11255KTC A/C Receiver Drier / Desiccant Element Kit
Reliable A/C Receiver Drier Kit for Audi, Honda, and Volkswagen
The Universal Air Header and Desiccant Bag Kit (Part Number RD11255KTC) is designed to maintain optimal performance of your vehicle's air conditioning system. Compatible with popular models such as the Audi A3, Honda Accord, and Volkswagen Golf, this kit ensures effective moisture removal and refrigerant filtration.
- Complete A/C receiver drier and desiccant bag kit for HVAC systems
- Compatible with Audi A3, A3 Quattro, Honda Accord, Civic, Clarity, and Volkswagen Golf, GTI, Jetta, Tiguan, and more
- Part Number RD11255KTC for precise fit and easy identification
- Helps prevent moisture and contaminants from damaging the A/C system
- Designed for use in HVAC accumulator and receiver drier applications
About the Universal Air Header and Desiccant Bag Kit
The Header and Desiccant Bag Kit from Universal Air is part of a specialized product line focused on providing essential components for automotive air conditioning systems. This kit includes both the receiver drier and the desiccant bag, which work together to absorb moisture and filter out impurities from the refrigerant. Proper use of this kit helps maintain system efficiency and prolongs the life of A/C components in vehicles such as the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport and Audi S3.
Product Description and Compatibility
This A/C receiver drier and desiccant element kit is engineered to fit a range of vehicles from Audi, Honda, and Volkswagen. It is compatible with models including the Audi A3 and Q3, Honda Accord and Insight, and Volkswagen Golf Alltrack and Tiguan. The kit is essential for removing moisture and debris from the refrigerant, which can otherwise cause corrosion and reduce cooling performance. Using part number RD11255KTC ensures a proper fit and reliable operation within the HVAC system.
Common Applications and Issues Addressed
- Prevents moisture buildup that can freeze and block refrigerant flow
- Reduces risk of corrosion inside the A/C system components
- Helps maintain consistent cooling performance in vehicles like the Honda Civic and Volkswagen GTI
- Protects compressor and other critical parts from contamination
- Supports efficient refrigerant circulation in Audi and Volkswagen models
Installation Notes and Tips
Installation of the Universal Air RD11255KTC kit should be performed by a qualified technician familiar with HVAC systems. Ensure the system is properly evacuated and recharged after replacement. Verify compatibility with your specific vehicle model before installation. Proper sealing and torque specifications should be followed to prevent leaks and ensure system integrity.
Quality Assurance and Warranty
Universal Air products are manufactured to meet industry standards for durability and performance. While specific warranty details for part number RD11255KTC should be confirmed with the supplier, Universal Air typically offers coverage against defects in materials and workmanship. Using this kit helps maintain the reliability of your vehicle’s air conditioning system over time.
This part fits 174 vehicles. Search below:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | # Doors | Liters | Cylinders | Fuel Type | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Honda | Clarity | Plug-In Hybrid | 1.5L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2021 | Honda | Clarity | Plug-In Hybrid Touring | 1.5L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2021 | Honda | Insight | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SE | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Comfortline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL R-Line | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL Premium | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Highline | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | S | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SE | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Trendline | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Comfortline | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Execline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL Premium | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2021 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Highline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | A3 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Premium Plus | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Progressiv | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Premium | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Komfort | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | S Line | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Dynamic | 1.4L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Select | 1.4L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | S-Line Premium Plus | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | S Line | 1.4L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Technik | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | S-Line Premium | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Select | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | Sportback S Line | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | Q3 | S-Line Prestige | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2020 | Audi | S3 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Touring | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | EX-L | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid Touring | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid EX | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Sport | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Sport | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | EX | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Sport Plus | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | EX-L | 2.0L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | SE | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | LX | 1.5L | L4 | GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid EX-L | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2020 | Honda | Civic | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Honda | Clarity | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Honda | Insight | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Arteon | SEL | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Arteon | SEL Premium R-Line | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Atlas | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Atlas Cross Sport | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Golf | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | GTI | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Jetta | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2020 | Volkswagen | Tiguan | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Prestige | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Dynamic | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Technik | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Select | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Titanium | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Premium Plus | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | S Line | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Progressiv | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Premium | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 | Komfort | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 Quattro | Premium Plus | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 Quattro | Progressiv | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 Quattro | Premium | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 Quattro | Komfort | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | A3 Quattro | Prestige | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2019 | Audi | Q3 | N/A | From 11/24/19; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Audi | S3 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Honda | Accord | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Honda | Civic | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Honda | Clarity | Plug-In Hybrid | 1.5L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2019 | Honda | Clarity | Plug-In Hybrid Touring | 1.5L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2019 | Honda | Clarity | Fuel Cell | -L | -- | ELECTRIC/HYDROGEN | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2019 | Honda | Insight | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Arteon | SEL Premium R-Line | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Highline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | S | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SE | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Trendline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Comfortline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL R-Line | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SE R-Line | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | S | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Trendline | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Execline | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | SEL Premium | 3.6L | V6 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Atlas | Comfortline | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Golf | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Golf Alltrack | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Golf R | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Golf SportWagen | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | GTI | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Jetta | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2019 | Volkswagen | Tiguan | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Audi | A3 | Premium | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Audi | A3 | S Line | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Audi | A3 | S Line | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Audi | A3 | Prestige | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Audi | A3 | Attraction | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Audi | A3 | Premium Plus | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Audi | A3 Quattro | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2018 | Audi | S3 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Honda | Accord | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Honda | Civic | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Honda | Clarity | Plug-In Hybrid | 1.5L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Honda | Clarity | Plug-In Hybrid Touring | 1.5L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Honda | Clarity | Fuel Cell | -L | -- | ELECTRIC/HYDROGEN | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2018 | Volkswagen | Atlas | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Volkswagen | Golf | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Volkswagen | Golf Alltrack | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Volkswagen | Golf R | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Volkswagen | Golf SportWagen | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Volkswagen | GTI | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2018 | Volkswagen | Tiguan | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Audi | A3 | Prestige | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Audi | A3 | Technik | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Audi | A3 | Premium Plus | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Audi | A3 | Progressiv | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Audi | A3 | Premium | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Audi | A3 | Komfort | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Audi | A3 Quattro | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2017 | Audi | S3 | N/A | From 03/20/2016; Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid Touring | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid EX-L | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Honda | Accord | Hybrid | 2.0L | L4 | ELECTRIC/GAS | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2017 | Honda | Civic | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Honda | Clarity | Fuel Cell | ELECTRIC/HYDROGEN | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2017 | Volkswagen | Golf | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Volkswagen | Golf Alltrack | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Volkswagen | Golf R | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Volkswagen | Golf SportWagen | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2017 | Volkswagen | GTI | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | Premium | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | Attraction | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | S Line | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | Premium Plus | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | TDI Komfort | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | Prestige | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | TDI Technik | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 | TDI Progressiv | 2 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||
| 2016 | Audi | A3 Quattro | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2016 | Audi | S3 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2016 | Honda | Civic | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | S | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Base | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | SE | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Highline | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Highline | 1.4L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | SEL | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Trendline | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Trendline | 1.4L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Comfortline | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf | Comfortline | 1.4L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | Golf SportWagen | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2016 | Volkswagen | GTI | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | Premium Plus | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | S Line | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | TDI Komfort | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | Premium | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | Prestige | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | Attraction | 2 Door | 1.8L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | TDI Progressiv | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 | TDI Technik | 2 Door | 2.0L | L4 | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |
| 2015 | Audi | A3 Quattro | 4 Door | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | ||||
| 2015 | Volkswagen | Golf | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2015 | Volkswagen | Golf SportWagen | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit | |||||
| 2015 | Volkswagen | GTI | N/A | Header and Desiccant Bag Kit |
* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:
Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.