REGAS MY AIRCON - where is cheapest

i bought a rangie 4.6 vogue at the weekend off a forum member and the aircon aint working the seller told me the system just needs a regas, where is the cheapest place to get this done, i heard on the radio that kwik fit do it for £45 is this a good price or is there better ?

im in scotland but have the usual budget, kwik fit national tryes etc in this area. do small independant garages do it cheaper usually ?

Have you got any Refridgerator repair men around you. They can usually do it for cheap...or try mobile aircon firms. I used to pay 40 - 50 to get it gassed.... least it wont leak out now with that new condensor.

Theres a label on the front under the bonnet telling you the amount and type of gas.

Sirus said:

Have you got any Refridgerator repair men around you. They can usually do it for cheap...or try mobile aircon firms. I used to pay 40 - 50 to get it gassed.... least it wont leak out now with that new condensor.

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hmm unsure about refridgerator repair men but ill see if there are any mobile firms i never thought of that, cheers ill let you know how i get on.

£92 to fill up yesterday shockeroony

mystic.bertie said:

hmm unsure about refridgerator repair men but ill see if there are any mobile firms i never thought of that, cheers ill let you know how i get on.

£92 to fill up yesterday shockeroony

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You've been going vrooooooommm int ya.

Sirus said:

You've been going vrooooooommm int ya.

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a teeny wee bit

the drive home used most of my petrol at 21mpg mostly cruisin at 70, its fantastic to drive i love it.

i won a 'oxford blue' wing on ebay £60 delivered so can swap that over soon , i hope its easy lol.

no problems with it so far, touch wood

Where are you in Scotland, I use a guy who does this for a living he is mobile and lives near Helensburgh.
I think your system needs more than just a re - gas, why did it empty in the first place, I had a tiny leak in one of the pipes only visible under UV light.
I've also sent you a PM with the guy's details.

biggeeeee said:

Where are you in Scotland, I use a guy who does this for a living he is mobile and lives near Helensburgh.
I think your system needs more than just a re - gas, why did it empty in the first place, I had a tiny leak in one of the pipes only visible under UV light.
I've also sent you a PM with the guy's details.

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It emptied cause the condensor was changed....then the gearbox was changed so it never got regassed

There is dye in the system so leaks are easier to spot

Sirus said:

It emptied cause the condensor was changed....then the gearbox was changed so it never got regassed

There is dye in the system so leaks are easier to spot

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i know little about aircon systems so ill take your word for it but there aint no leaks anyway i have sent a message to the mobile place that bigeeee has mentioned in his pm as they cover glasgow and i work in that area.

Kwik fit do a re-gas de-gas pressure test all in one, and put pag oil in the system at the same time,for about £70 something, and if it dosn't wok they give you your ££ back (bet they wont though!!) and they guarantee it until it brakes down!! lol

DON'T use a refrigerating place ever (unless they use pag oil) you need pag oil in the system, or it will be fubar in no time

Dopey said:

Kwik fit do a re-gas de-gas pressure test all in one, and put pag oil in the system at the same time,for about £70 something, and if it dosn't wok they give you your ££ back (bet they wont though!!) and they guarantee it until it brakes down!! lol

DON'T use a refrigerating place ever (unless they use pag oil) you need pag oil in the system, or it will be fubar in no time

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cheers for the info, id rather not pay £70 if i can help it, hopefully the regas will do the trick

"air con scotland forum car" if you type a string like that in google it will come up with good forum results usually. you can replace scotland with your town or city.

well done with the car and i hope all goes well! the wings are bolt on i believe so ot shouldnt be too much hassle!