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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: markh1 on 29 June 2009, 08:54:20
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Hi all,
I am having to drive 650 miles tomorrow and as it is going to be rather hot I thought I would try and regass the aircon. A local garage has quoted me 75 quid plus the Vat to do it. Does anyone sell kits that you can do yourself? and has anyone ever used them?
Cheers
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halfords sell the kits, but generally a waste of time.
Get it done properly, if you want it to work properly.
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£75 + VAT sounds way overpriced to me, £50 inc VAT is about the going rate for a regas.
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Isn't there a company that do mobile air-con servicing, (£10 cheaper if you take it to them), that has been recommended on this site a fair few times? IIRC they were about £60 all in.
I can't remember their name tho! Think it may be a franchise. Anyone got a clue? :-/
(I remember that there's one in Sutton Coldfield and I need his number for a re-gas too.....)
Think any services will be over-run at the moment what with the met office issuing a hot weather alert! 8-) 8-)
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£75 + VAT sounds way overpriced to me, £50 inc VAT is about the going rate for a regas.
round here only kwikfitup do it for near that price, everywhere else (decent) 70-80 quid :'(
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yep I live in stevenge and paid £50 for a mobile guy to come and test and re-gas my miggy, well worth the money as a lot colder now.
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Mark, your profile doesn't say where you are but I just found this company based in Tamworth, in the Midlands. No idea about how good/bad etc as i got them from Yell!
But £45+VAT for a full service is certainly a price to go on :y
http://www.autoelectrical.co.uk/offers.html
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Isn't there a company that do mobile air-con servicing, (£10 cheaper if you take it to them), that has been recommended on this site a fair few times? IIRC they were about £60 all in.
I can't remember their name tho! Think it may be a franchise. Anyone got a clue? :-/
(I remember that there's one in Sutton Coldfield and I need his number for a re-gas too.....)
Think any services will be over-run at the moment what with the met office issuing a hot weather alert! 8-) 8-)
I think you mean http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1155723629
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Don't bother with the DIY kits, you can't do it properly. I believe you may struggle to buy them anyway, as I understand they are about to be made illegal to sell.
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Isn't there a company that do mobile air-con servicing, (£10 cheaper if you take it to them), that has been recommended on this site a fair few times? IIRC they were about £60 all in.
I can't remember their name tho! Think it may be a franchise. Anyone got a clue? :-/
(I remember that there's one in Sutton Coldfield and I need his number for a re-gas too.....)
Think any services will be over-run at the moment what with the met office issuing a hot weather alert! 8-) 8-)
I think you mean http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1155723629
That's exactly who i was thinking of. Nice detective work! 8-) Thanks!
As they have lots of franchises, it's worth you having a look Mark....
http://www.coolcaraircon.co.uk/car-air-conditioning.htm
I'll be getting an a/c service, once all the other car issues have been fixed :-/
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Thanks for all the replies chaps, I am in ashtead, surrey. I will search for a mobile company.
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Whenever your in the Bournemouth area, pop into my garage "the forge garage" in winton i'm doing Re-gas for £39.95 + vat ;D ;D ;D
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Whenever your in the Bournemouth area, pop into my garage "the forge garage" in winton i'm doing Re-gas for £39.95 + vat ;D ;D ;D
Is that the full works? Vacuum and leak test too?
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http://www.subzeroac.co.uk/index.html
I don't know if these guys are any good, but they seem to know what they're talking about.
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Just had my aircon serviced, regassed and deodorised for £39.95 at the local garage I use. :y