[Gotter]

OK, to add to the A/C conversion saga.

I've been needing to repair or upgrade my A/C for a long time coming, but timing belts and such seemed to be of higher priority. wink.gif At any rate, I went to the A/C guy on post and he seemed very confident that there have been advances in the R12-to-R134 conversion where some of the concerns and issues laid out here on this thread are now obsolete. *Supposedly* they are more compatible so that the hoses, seals, compressor, et al are not necessary to replace (unless of course they are faulty...).

What does this mean? According to him, the whole conversion costs between $125-175. All in. New valves, new gas, system flushed twice before the new gas goes in, compression re-calibration, performance check once the conversion is complete. That's a far cry from the prices some guys have given on here... $800-1200! Of course, that $150 figure could go up with the addition of a compressor or anything else that's faulty getting replaced. It *IS* an 18-year old car after all. smile.gif But a straight up conversion for $150? So I told him I had a collection of guys I wanted to run this info by JUUUUUST to be sure.

So, what say thee? Thanks ahead of time!

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[DayDreamer]

I had mine done a few weeks ago when I had to have the AC unit removed to fix a bracket. I was surprised it could be done. Basically, decompress, clean, new oil and some seals somewhere, regas, test and keep cool.

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[Kim]

well I can now tell you that I had the super conversion done last year in the fall - all new parts, new fluid, $1500 - and there is no fluid left in the system. This is a major PITA.

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[Gotter]

2 very different ends of the spectrum. $150 - $1500? 2-hour job vs. major PITA...? I get that you had all new parts put in there, driving the price up... but there still seems to be some disconnect. Anyone else shed some light on this?

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[968Z]

I made this comment on a similar thread, but I repeat it to add my $0.02. My 1990 Trooper lost all of the R-12 when a hose ruptured. I had heard the same thing, but I wasn't about to invest big bucks in converting to R-134 with a 18 year old SUV w/ 330,000 miles on her. I happened to be at an Advance Auto store and saw a conversion kit with freon and nozzle on sale for $35.00 and figured "What the hell". Well, 15000 miles later and a few bucks, I still have A/C!

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