ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
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ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
i paid $521 out the door for replacing a compressor and some other parts and recharging the system and stuff. Did i get ripped off? i kinda feel like i did since labor was $150
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Re: ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
Nope, sounds like you got a good deal.
Compressor: ~$275
Receiver/Drier: ~$60
Oil and Freon: ~$50
Labor to R&R Compressor: 1.5hrs($135 at my shop)
Labor to R&R Drier: 0.5hr($45)
Labor to Recover/Flush/Evacuate/Recharge and test: 1.5hrs($135)
Total: $700+tax
That's what we would charge to do a complete service and retrofit to R134a. So it sounds like you got a good deal. A/C is definitly the most expensive creature comfort to fix.
Compressor: ~$275
Receiver/Drier: ~$60
Oil and Freon: ~$50
Labor to R&R Compressor: 1.5hrs($135 at my shop)
Labor to R&R Drier: 0.5hr($45)
Labor to Recover/Flush/Evacuate/Recharge and test: 1.5hrs($135)
Total: $700+tax
That's what we would charge to do a complete service and retrofit to R134a. So it sounds like you got a good deal. A/C is definitly the most expensive creature comfort to fix.
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Re: ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
Nope, sounds like you got a good deal.
Compressor: ~$275
Receiver/Drier: ~$60
Oil and Freon: ~$50
Labor to R&R Compressor: 1.5hrs($135 at my shop)
Labor to R&R Drier: 0.5hr($45)
Labor to Recover/Flush/Evacuate/Recharge and test: 1.5hrs($135)
Total: $700+tax
That's what we would charge to do a complete service and retrofit to R134a. So it sounds like you got a good deal. A/C is definitly the most expensive creature comfort to fix.
Compressor: ~$275
Receiver/Drier: ~$60
Oil and Freon: ~$50
Labor to R&R Compressor: 1.5hrs($135 at my shop)
Labor to R&R Drier: 0.5hr($45)
Labor to Recover/Flush/Evacuate/Recharge and test: 1.5hrs($135)
Total: $700+tax
That's what we would charge to do a complete service and retrofit to R134a. So it sounds like you got a good deal. A/C is definitly the most expensive creature comfort to fix.
most of the time its cheaper to convert to the new stuff instead of getting a freon system recharged
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Re: ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
my car seems so much more sluggish when the a/c is on now, oh well. i need a turbo sssssssssssooooooooooooooooooo bad
and on another note, is it possible to stop a compressor from rattleing. I just got home and noticed the crompressor rattleng, gh3y
and on another note, is it possible to stop a compressor from rattleing. I just got home and noticed the crompressor rattleng, gh3y
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Re: ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
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You better bring it back to them, don't touch anything or you could be voiding your labor warranty. Most guys around here will give you 1yr labor and however long the mfgr warranty is for parts (just hope the parts warrantied for 2yrs doesn't break in 13 mos, )
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Re: ddi i get ripped off on my a/c repair?
I just redid my whole system and I still have a compressor rattle at idle. It sounds like something's about to come apart, but as soon as you get off idle, it goes away. I've tried replacing the compressor 3 times, discharging and flushing and putting in new oil and everything else under the sun, to no avail. I've just learned to live with it. You can't hear it anyway with the windows up and the radio on.
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