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View Poll Results: Which Condenser? | |||
High price is a sure shot for quality, go for it! | 0 | 0% | |
Mid range is a good quality and affordable option, get that! | 1 | 33.33% | |
They're all the same, why pay more for the same quality? go cheap! | 2 | 66.67% | |
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Condenser question.
So after working in some more urgent stuff the time has come to replace my A/C condenser, which got a 1/4 inch hole a week after I bought the car, about 3 years ago. Needless to say, the system is bone dry, and I'll need to recharge it. I'm looking into suggestions of what to look for, knowing it has been inoperative for all this time. Also, I'm shopping around for condenser units, and I've found different prices out there; higher prices around $185 for a unit at discount ac parts, mid-range prices at around $85 for a Silla unit and lower prices at around $35 at a couple of websites. (I was unable to find a condenser on fastlane... )
I used to work at an autoglass company and I know that when you ask for an original Mercedes glass they will just slap a Mercedes sticker on it and charge you $100 extra for the same aftermarket glass. Is this the same case here? Per the pics and descriptions of these places I really cannot tell the difference between one unit and the other. Any suggestions?
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Are you at all interested in the possibility of fixing the one you have ?
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There's an idea, but this condenser is rather old, it might not be the only spot that needs welding... I might end up paying more to fix this one than for a new one.
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[/SIGPIC]~cirrusman 1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD - Wife calls him "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" [SIGPIC] 1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could) 1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford) 2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride) Gone: 1988 Toyota Pickup 2004 Subaru Outback 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham 1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk. 1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P. 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT |
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