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R134 refill kits
« on: Apr 22nd, 2005, 4:48am » |
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Can you buy R134 service kits in the UK? I have one over here which includes a can of R134 gas with oil in it, a hose with connectors and a pressure gauge.
It allows you to refill your own AC rather than using a garage.
I'm going to bring a few back with me so if anyone wants one then shout now and I'll add extra ones in - the kits are about $30 (with one can of R13) and the extra cans of R134 are $12 each.
Steve
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steve..
pretty sure you will not be able to get the "service kits" over here, A/C is classed as pretty much "speciality" work over here,and to be honest (but i am willing to stand corrected),the thought of being able to re-gas your own car would be pretty much unheard of,(i can just see the queue in casualty now),but i'll bet just because you cant buy the kits here,if it is pretty much straight forward to do,if you do bring some extra kits over,they will be popular,simply because of the cost involved over here....
you need your a/c regassed,you take it to a man who can,and he charges you what he likes,to give you a rough idea,the price being banged around to have a re-gas at weston ths year is in the region of £40.00.....
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Re: R134 refill kits
« Reply #2 on: Apr 22nd, 2005, 3:59pm » |
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That's what I thought - whereas over here every car has AC and these kits are on every auto parts shop shelf. I'll pack a few extra in case anyone wants one at the meets I attend. The downside is that you can't extract and weigh the gas but for a yearly top-up it seems to be fine as the pressure gauge tells you whether you need any. And at $12 a can - that's about 7 quid.
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Re: R134 refill kits
« Reply #3 on: Apr 22nd, 2005, 10:33pm » |
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Hi Steve
I'm interested, please pack one for me. I'm living in Northwest Ireland so I won't be able to attend any of the meets to pick it up. However I do have a Northern Ireland (UK) postal address and I will be happy to pay you for post and packaging, if you're prepared to do that. I made enquiries with a local garage that was doing a 'special offer' on aircon regassing and after negotiating down their original price I was given a final quote of 120 euro (80+stg), so your DIY option will be much appreciated. PM me and let me know if you can do this.
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Re: R134 refill kits
« Reply #4 on: Apr 23rd, 2005, 1:04am » |
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i wouyld love one as well, this spell of warmer weather has shown that my ac isnt as cold as last year, I will try anything rather than pay a garage!!
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donnie....
you can always try adding the air con booster mod as well,this CERTAINLY makes it colder 
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Re: R134 refill kits
« Reply #6 on: Apr 24th, 2005, 5:30pm » |
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thanks craig, but i think it is more a case of old age than the boost mod. i will try that tho... but i tried the ac on cold the other day, first time this year, and all i got was a sort of warmish wind...
probably needs regassing, as last year it was ice cold!
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Re: R134 refill kits
« Reply #7 on: Apr 25th, 2005, 6:51pm » |
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I'll load a few extras up in the car.
The car is due to land in Southampton at the beginning of June so I'll let you know as soon as I pick her up etc.
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Steve
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Re: R134 refill kits
« Reply #8 on: Apr 26th, 2005, 4:33pm » |
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yes there are some on ebay
I got kit ,not used it yet changing my compressor www.car-air-conditioning-supplies.co.uk
Hope this is useful
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Boblavens
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Trev66
Yep I recommend them as well.
Just Topped up my AC to the new levell with their DIY Kit.
And check out the AC mod I did, managed to get -1 Deg C coming out of the Centre vents!!
It will be colder next time I use it as I checked the presures and had to add some more gas.
Bob
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Kevin
That site that Trev66 mentioned will post to a UK address.
So get surfing and check it out.
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