New AC system
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I would venture to say yes, I bought an extremely nice 97 firebird with ice cold air, downside 3.8 with a 5 speed for 1,000 so yep if you paid 900 just to fix a/c I say you got taken.
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From: New Hampshire
Did my A/C on the 90 last year,(performed work my self)
New Parts: Evaporator $65, Condensor $85, Drier/Accumulator $22, O-ring kit, $6, R12 (3 cans) $65, Hose assembly off compressor $75, hose to drier $45.
Rebuilt original compressor $150.
New Parts: Evaporator $65, Condensor $85, Drier/Accumulator $22, O-ring kit, $6, R12 (3 cans) $65, Hose assembly off compressor $75, hose to drier $45.
Rebuilt original compressor $150.
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GJ did you rebuild the compressor yourself?
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Owning any older car is expensive unless you are handy and have thousands of dollars of tools and a lift. Many of us have gone that route but I am not sure that is economically justified, just worth if for the satisfaction of doing it yourself. And AC work requires some additional tools that you might not have even after spending 10-20k to outfit a garage.
If you want to sit in your car and enjoy it rather than work on it, that seems like a good price.
If you want to sit in your car and enjoy it rather than work on it, that seems like a good price.
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I put 700 in on mine when i finished it last month. New compressor accumulator orifice tube. 3 cans of r-134 and some oil. A vaccum pump and A/C manifold is included in that cost and I did the work myself. It is real cold in my car now.