Fair price when buying ac system?

[rhkcommander]

It's used what's fair to offer if I pull? Wanted to add ac last year but the one system I found was in crap shape

Thanks

 

[Diesel_brad]

$100

 

[rhkcommander]

Alright cool I wasn't too far off. I was guessing 75 give or take on condition. I have a spare compressor too

 

[typ4]

And you dont need everything inside the truck, just the controls and harness. If you do get it all, I may need a part or 2, my function door is broken and all I get is defog and vent.

 

[rhkcommander]

You can use polycarb or acrylic or something similar to fix the blend door, some foam for sealing. most of them are busted because of the force used when sealing. I will probably get most of the system if I do I'll see if the doors are decent.

 

[RLDSL]

You don't want the compressor unless you can personally see the system run in it's present form, otherwise consider teh comp nothing but a core and get a new compressor ( I said new not repainted, er rebuilt, same thing, rebuilt comps rarely last any longer than used ones ) besides, you can get a new one for less than the cost of a rebuilt anyway

 

[rhkcommander]

You don't want the compressor unless you can personally see the system run in it's present form, otherwise consider teh comp nothing but a core and get a new compressor ( I said new not repainted, er rebuilt, same thing, rebuilt comps rarely last any longer than used ones ) besides, you can get a new one for less than the cost of a rebuilt anyway

I hear ya on that. These trucks generally use fixed orifice tubes don't they?

 

[RLDSL]

I hear ya on that. These trucks generally use fixed orifice tubes don't they?

You'll get better cooling performance with a variable orifice valve, although in Oregon, where AC is almost never needed, that one is a coin toss

 

[jam sandwich]

i paid 300$ for my rebuilt compressor from napa with the conversion kit, orifice tube and all new o rings.. works great. i highly recommend taking it to a shop with a vacuum machine to have it filled. using those r134 cans is a nightmare and NOT accurate.

 

[dyoung14]

You don't want the compressor unless you can personally see the system run in it's present form, otherwise consider teh comp nothing but a core and get a new compressor ( I said new not repainted, er rebuilt, same thing, rebuilt comps rarely last any longer than used ones ) besides, you can get a new one for less than the cost of a rebuilt anyway

I have had gret luck with used compressors, and even if one tears up i got a bunch more, they were all free

 

[Alex S]

I have had gret luck with used compressors, and even if one tears up i got a bunch more, they were all free

ya know the few times i have grabbed compressors from the wrecker i have had good luck to. They have all worked.

But i gues you kind of be smart about what one you take for instance. Get a compressor from a AC system that's intact and probably charged and not one lying in the ground half covered in mud

 

[rhkcommander]

I've got a spare compressor thats good . Most people don't bother rebuilding compressors, I've done it before and it isn't hard.

Theres some tricks to getting the refrigerant out of the cans, hot pads for instance . Put a vaccuum on the system and a heated tank and she'll suck up a bit of it. Nothing beats one of those nice spendy systems though

I'll look into the cost of converting to VOV, do any of you have the part #s or anything for this? Is it a simple swap, they look about the same?

I've got flush, r134, dye, etc. I'll take some photos as I go if I get it this weekend

 

[dyoung14]

ya know the few times i have grabbed compressors from the wrecker i have had good luck to. They have all worked.

But i gues you kind of be smart about what one you take for instance. Get a compressor from a AC system that's intact and probably charged and not one lying in the ground half covered in mud

I have always took compressors from vehicles that the system was intact and so far so good, never had one gernade

 

[creighta]

A new ac add on system is about $900. Do not forget to grab the black airbox under the hood at the firewall.